Railway Cheatsheet #

Railway is a platform that automates deployment and management of applications and databases, with a focus on ease of use and integration with various services.

General Commands #

Command/Option	Example	Description
`railway login`	`railway login`	Log in to your Railway account
`railway whoami`	`railway whoami`	Show information about the currently logged-in user
`railway regions`	`railway regions`	List available regions for deployments

Project Management #

Command/Option	Example	Description
`railway projects`	`railway projects`	List all Railway projects
`railway project create`	`railway project create --name <project_name>`	Create a new project
`railway project delete`	`railway project delete <project_id>`	Delete a project
`railway project switch`	`railway project switch <project_id>`	Switch to a different project

Deployment #

Command/Option	Example	Description
`railway deploy`	`railway deploy --branch <branch_name>`	Deploy a specific branch of your application
`railway deploy history`	`railway deploy history`	View deployment history
`railway rollback`	`railway rollback <deploy_id>`	Roll back to a previous deployment

Environment Variables #

Command/Option	Example	Description
`railway env list`	`railway env list`	List environment variables for the current project
`railway env set`	`railway env set <variable_name>=<value>`	Set an environment variable for the current project
`railway env unset`	`railway env unset <variable_name>`	Unset an environment variable for the current project

Static Sites #

Command/Option	Example	Description
`railway static-sites`	`railway static-sites`	List all static sites
`railway static-site create`	`railway static-site create --name <site_name> --repo <repository_url>`	Create a new static site
`railway static-site delete`	`railway static-site delete <site_id>`	Delete a static site

Databases #

Command/Option	Example	Description
`railway databases`	`railway databases`	List all databases
`railway database create`	`railway database create --name <db_name> --type <db_type>`	Create a new database
`railway database delete`	`railway database delete <db_id>`	Delete a database
`railway database migrate`	`railway database migrate --database <db_id>`	Run database migrations

Secrets Management #

Command/Option	Example	Description
`railway secrets`	`railway secrets`	List secrets for the current project
`railway secret set`	`railway secret set <secret_name>=<value>`	Set a secret for the current project
`railway secret delete`	`railway secret delete <secret_name>`	Delete a secret for the current project

This cheatsheet covers the most commonly used Railway commands and options, helping you manage projects, deployments, static sites, databases, and secrets efficiently.