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Move from Railway in an afternoon

Railway and velixir both build your source with no Dockerfile, so most projects move without a code change. Bring your variables in one paste, copy your Postgres data across, and switch the domain.

Deploy your first app velixir vs Railway
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    Deploy your code

    velixir detects the language and builds your source, no Dockerfile needed. It's live on its velixir.run address in about a minute. Listen on 0.0.0.0 on the port in PORT; a Procfile's web line is the start command.

    velixir init
velixir deploy
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    Bring your variables

    Pipe them straight in from the Railway CLI, or copy the service's Raw Editor (as .env or JSON) into Import on the app's Environment tab. References like ${{Postgres.DATABASE_URL}} aren't values, so the import stops and names them. Leave out the database and Redis URLs: bind a velixir database and cache and they set DATABASE_URL and REDIS_URL for you. Moving is a good moment to rotate your keys, so paste fresh ones where you can.

    railway link
railway variables --kv | velixir env import - --secret
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    Copy your Postgres data

    Dump from the DATABASE_PUBLIC_URL on your Railway Postgres service. Create a Postgres database on velixir, restore into it using the external connection string, then bind it to your app.

    pg_dump -Fc --no-acl --no-owner "<DATABASE_PUBLIC_URL>" > latest.dump
velixir db connect <database-id> --external
pg_restore --no-owner --no-acl -d "<external connection string>" latest.dump
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    Switch the domain

    Add your domain on the app's Domains tab and point DNS at velixir. Keep the old service running until DNS has moved over.

What works differently

  • •A start command in railway.json or railway.toml goes in a Procfile as web: <command>.
  • •Pre-deploy commands: run migrations as part of your start command.
  • •Cron schedules: run them from inside your app with a cron library, or from a small worker app.
  • •A Dockerfile isn't used. If yours installs extra system packages, open a ticket and we'll help.
  • •Volumes: add a persistent volume to the app and copy your files across.

The full guide, with every flag explained, is in the docs. Stuck on something Railway-specific? Open a ticket from your dashboard and we'll help you move it.

The switching offer

We'll cover your hosting bill for 3 months.

Move your app, show us your last invoice from the host you're leaving, and we match it as velixir credit: up to €50 a month, for your first 3 months.

  • ✓ Credit arrives monthly while your app is live and serving visitors.
  • ✓ A card on file is needed to claim. It isn't charged for the offer.
  • ✓ One claim per team. Credit can't be cashed out or refunded.
Claim your credit

For the first 100 teams. We may close the offer at any time; claims already made are honoured.