How to Secure Railway

Step-by-step guide to securing your Railway deployment and protecting your services.

Railway Security Context

Railway provides container-based deployments with Private Networking and managed databases. Key security areas include environment variables, database encryption, and container security.

Security Checklist

Secure environment variables

Critical

Store all secrets in Railway variables. Never commit them to code.

Enable Private Networking

Critical

Use Railway's Private Networking for internal service communication.

Configure database encryption

Critical

Ensure Postgres/Redis deployments use encrypted connections.

Set up authentication

Critical

Implement proper authentication for your application.

Review container security

Audit Dockerfile and container configurations.

Configure health checks

Set up health checks to detect compromised services.

Enable HTTPS

Verify HTTPS is enabled for all public endpoints.

Set up team permissions

Configure appropriate access for team members.

Review build logs

Ensure sensitive data isn't exposed in logs.

Configure resource limits

Set appropriate resource limits to prevent abuse.

Enable audit logging

Track deployments and configuration changes.

Review network policies

Configure network access appropriately.

Set up backups

Configure database backups.

Review cron jobs

Audit scheduled tasks for security.

Configure monitoring

Set up monitoring for suspicious activity.

Run security scan

Use VibeEval to scan your deployed application.

Related Resources

Is Railway Safe?

In-depth security analysis.

Railway Checklist

Interactive security checklist.

Automate Your Security Checks

Let VibeEval scan your Railway application for vulnerabilities.

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