railway-env.md

Railway Environment Variables Setup

Required Environment Variables for Railway:

Database (Auto-configured by Railway)

• DATABASE_URL - Automatically set by Railway PostgreSQL service

NextAuth Configuration

• NEXTAUTH_URL - Your Railway app URL (e.g., https://your-app.railway.app)
• NEXTAUTH_SECRET - Generate with: openssl rand -base64 32

OAuth Providers (Optional for now)

• GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID - Your Google OAuth client ID
• GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET - Your Google OAuth client secret
• GITHUB_CLIENT_ID - Your GitHub OAuth client ID
• GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET - Your GitHub OAuth client secret

Setup Steps:

1. In Railway Dashboard:

   • Go to your project
   • Click on your app service
   • Go to "Variables" tab
   • Add the environment variables above

2. Generate NEXTAUTH_SECRET:

   openssl rand -base64 32

3. Set NEXTAUTH_URL:

   • Use your Railway app URL
   • Format: https://your-app-name.railway.app

Database Connection:

• Railway automatically provides DATABASE_URL
• No additional setup needed for database