# Deploy to Railway (Prisma ORM v7) (/docs/orm/v7/prisma-client/deployment/traditional/deploy-to-railway)

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Learn how to deploy an app that uses Prisma ORM and Prisma Postgres to Railway

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This guide explains how to deploy an app that uses Prisma ORM and Prisma Postgres to [Railway](https://railway.com?utm_medium=integration\&utm_source=docs\&utm_campaign=prisma). The app exposes a REST API and uses Prisma Client to query a Prisma Postgres database. Your app will run on Railway and connect to a managed Prisma Postgres database.

Railway is a deployment platform that provides instant deployments, built-in observability, and scaling. It supports code repositories and container images from popular registries. Railway handles configuration management, environment variables, and provides private networking between services.

To get a pre-wired Next.js Project with Prisma ORM, Prisma Postgres, and Railway, use the [Official Prisma Railway Template](https://railway.com/deploy/prisma-postgres?utm_medium=integration\&utm_source=docs\&utm_campaign=prisma).

This template provisions a Prisma Postgres database and links it to your Next.js application when you deploy.

## Prerequisites [#prerequisites]

You need:

* A [Railway account](https://railway.com?utm_medium=integration\&utm_source=docs\&utm_campaign=prisma)
* A GitHub repository with your application code.

> [!NOTE]
> If you don't have a project ready, you can use our [example Prisma project](https://github.com/prisma/prisma-examples/tree/latest/deployment-platforms/railway). It's a simple Hono application that uses Prisma ORM and includes a REST API, a frontend for testing endpoints, and a defined Prisma schema with migrations.

## Deploy your application [#deploy-your-application]

### 1. Create a new Railway project [#1-create-a-new-railway-project]

1. Go to the [Railway dashboard](https://railway.com/dashboard?utm_medium=integration\&utm_source=docs\&utm_campaign=prisma)
2. Click **Create a New Project**
3. Select **GitHub Repo**
4. Click **Configure GitHub App** and authorize Railway
5. Select your repository

Your application is now deploying to Railway, but it won't properly run without a database connection.

In the next section, you'll configure a database and set the `DATABASE_URL` environment variable in Railway.

![Railway deploying application](https://www.prisma.io/img/orm/prisma-client/deployment/traditional/images/railway-deploying.png)

## Configure your database [#configure-your-database]

### 1. Get your database connection string [#1-get-your-database-connection-string]

You'll need a Prisma Postgres connection string. There are two ways to obtain one:

* Create a new database on [Prisma Data Platform](https://console.prisma.io/?utm_source=docs\&utm_medium=content\&utm_content=orm)
* Run `npx create-db` for a temporary database *(no account required)*

### 2. Add the database URL to Railway [#2-add-the-database-url-to-railway]

1. In your Railway project, open your service
2. Go to the **Variables** tab
3. Click **New Variable**
4. Set the name to `DATABASE_URL`
5. Paste your database connection string as the value
6. Click **Deploy** to redeploy your application with the new environment variable

![Railway environment variables setup](https://www.prisma.io/img/orm/prisma-client/deployment/traditional/images/railway-env-vars.png)

### 3. Access your application [#3-access-your-application]

Once the deployment completes with the database URL configured:

1. Navigate to the **Settings** tab
2. Under **Networking**, click **Generate Domain**
3. Your application will be available at the generated URL

![Railway networking settings](https://www.prisma.io/img/orm/prisma-client/deployment/traditional/images/railway-networking.png)

Open the generated URL to see your deployed app.

If you used the example project, you should see three api endpoints already set up:

* Check API status (`/api`)
* Load feed (`/api/feed`)
* Seed data (`/api/seed`)

![Railway deployed application](https://www.prisma.io/img/orm/prisma-client/deployment/traditional/images/railway-final-product.png)

If you see any errors:

* Wait a minute and refresh
* Ensure `DATABASE_URL` is set
* Check the service logs
* Redeploy

To learn more about the various features Railway offers for your application, visit the [Railway documentation](https://docs.railway.app?utm_medium=integration\&utm_source=docs\&utm_campaign=prisma).

## Related pages

- [`Deploy to Fly.io`](https://www.prisma.io/docs/orm/v7/prisma-client/deployment/traditional/deploy-to-flyio): Learn how to deploy a Node.js server that uses Prisma ORM to Fly.io
- [`Deploy to Heroku`](https://www.prisma.io/docs/orm/v7/prisma-client/deployment/traditional/deploy-to-heroku): Learn how to deploy a Node.js server that uses Prisma ORM to Heroku
- [`Deploy to Koyeb`](https://www.prisma.io/docs/orm/v7/prisma-client/deployment/traditional/deploy-to-koyeb): Learn how to deploy a Node.js server that uses Prisma ORM to Koyeb Serverless Platform
- [`Deploy to Render`](https://www.prisma.io/docs/orm/v7/prisma-client/deployment/traditional/deploy-to-render): Learn how to deploy a Node.js server that uses Prisma ORM to Render
- [`Deploy to Sevalla`](https://www.prisma.io/docs/orm/v7/prisma-client/deployment/traditional/deploy-to-sevalla): Learn how to deploy a Node.js server that uses Prisma ORM to Sevalla