Railway Setup - Quick Reference

One-Command Deploy

npm i -g @railway/cli && railway login && railway up

Manual Steps

Create Project on Railway
- Go to https://railway.app/dashboard
- Click "New Project" → "Deploy from GitHub"
- Select your aethex.live repository
Add Environment Variables
- Project Settings → Variables
- Add: NEXT_PUBLIC_STREAM_URL=your-hls-url.m3u8
- Save
Wait for Deployment
- Railway auto-builds and deploys
- Check Deployments tab for status
- Live URL appears when ready
Add Custom Domain
- Settings → Domains
- Add aethex.live
- Update DNS records (CNAME)

Environment Variables Needed

Required:

NEXT_PUBLIC_STREAM_URL=your-hls-stream-url.m3u8

Optional (backend features):

DATABASE_URL=postgresql://...       # if using database
NEXTAUTH_URL=https://aethex.live   # if using auth
NEXTAUTH_SECRET=random-secret-key   # if using auth

Test Your Deployment

# Via Railway CLI
railway open

# Or visit the URL provided in Railway Dashboard

Troubleshooting

Issue	Fix
Build fails	Check build logs in Railway dashboard
Stream won't load	Verify `NEXT_PUBLIC_STREAM_URL` is set
Domain not working	Wait 24hrs for DNS, check CNAME record
App keeps crashing	View logs, check if PORT=3000 is used

Useful Railway CLI Commands

railway login              # Login to Railway
railway up                 # Deploy current project
railway logs               # View live logs
railway variables set KEY=value    # Set env var
railway open               # Open project in browser
railway status            # Check deployment status

Next Time You Deploy

Just push to GitHub and Railway auto-deploys! Or:

railway up

Your stream is live on Railway! 🚀

For more: See RAILWAY_DEPLOYMENT.md or visit https://docs.railway.app

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