Deploy a Replit app to Railway

Step by step

1. Check your project type

   • Static site: Build produces a folder of files (dist/ or build/).
   • Web server: Runs a server process (Express, Flask, FastAPI…).

2. Get the code onto GitHub

   • Connect GitHub in Account → Connected Services, then use the Git pane in the project to push to a repository.

3. Create the project on Railway

   Go to railway.com/new → Deploy from GitHub repo, connect GitHub and choose the repository. Railway detects the build automatically.

4. Check the build settings

   A Vite SPA is served as static files; a Node/Python server needs a start command and must listen on $PORT.

   For Replit: build command As configured in .replit / package.json, output For static deploys: the public directory (e.g. dist).

5. Add environment variables before the first build

   In Railway: Service → Variables tab (frontend VITE_* values must be present at build time). Copy these from Replit:

   • Replit Secrets don't travel with the code — re-create them at the new host.

   Changed a value later? Rebuild. Vite bakes variables in at build time. Troubleshoot missing env vars

6. Make page refreshes work (Vite / React Router single-page apps)

   :{$PORT:3000} {
       root * dist
       encode gzip
       file_server
       try_files {path} /index.html
   }

   Server-rendered projects (TanStack Start, Next.js) don't need this. Railway docs (opens in a new tab)

7. Update login redirect URLs

   Add your new Railway URL (and later your custom domain) to your auth provider's allowed URLs. Redirect troubleshooting

8. Add your domain

   Service → Settings → Networking → + Custom Domain. Railway gives you a CNAME to add at your DNS provider and issues SSL automatically.

What it will cost

Limited free Free Trial: $5 one-time credit for 30 days; then Free plan with $1/month of usage. Paid from $5/mo: Hobby: $5/month including $5 of usage, 2 custom domains, 50 projects. Pro: $20/month per workspace. Checked 17 Oct 2026 on Railway's pricing page (opens in a new tab).

• The Free plan can't attach a custom domain — budget for Hobby ($5/mo) if you want your own domain.

Other options for Replit

• Replit → Render