Railway•7mo ago

Is it possible to run docker compose as a railway service

I have a fairly straightforward app running via docker compose. Is there way to get this to run on a railway service? I will post the dockerfile below. I expect I would have to make some changes to use private networking if that is the case.

services:
  frontend:
    build: 
      context: ./frontend
    ports:
      - "80:80"
    networks:
      - osft-network
  backend:
    build: 
      context: ./backend
    image: osft-backend
    ports:
      - "3000:3000"  
    depends_on:
      - mongodb
      - redis
    networks:
      - osft-network
  mongodb:
    image: "mongo:latest"
    ports: 
      - "27017:27017"
    networks:
      - osft-network
    volumes:
      - db_data:/data/db  
    environment:
      MONGO_INITDB_DATABASE: osft-local
  redis:
    image: "redis:latest"
    ports:
      - "6379:6379"    
    networks:
      - osft-network

networks:
  osft-network:
    driver: bridge    

volumes:
  db_data:
    driver: local

services:
  frontend:
    build: 
      context: ./frontend
    ports:
      - "80:80"
    networks:
      - osft-network
  backend:
    build: 
      context: ./backend
    image: osft-backend
    ports:
      - "3000:3000"  
    depends_on:
      - mongodb
      - redis
    networks:
      - osft-network
  mongodb:
    image: "mongo:latest"
    ports: 
      - "27017:27017"
    networks:
      - osft-network
    volumes:
      - db_data:/data/db  
    environment:
      MONGO_INITDB_DATABASE: osft-local
  redis:
    image: "redis:latest"
    ports:
      - "6379:6379"    
    networks:
      - osft-network

networks:
  osft-network:
    driver: bridge    

volumes:
  db_data:
    driver: local

17 Replies

Percy•7mo ago

Project ID: b70c2b91-7e72-49ce-a124-ecb0f1d43ff9

h246810OP•7mo ago

b70c2b91-7e72-49ce-a124-ecb0f1d43ff9 Also, if this question has been answered, I would greatly appreciate a point in the right direction. Thanks.

Brody•7mo ago

railway does not support docker compose, and if it did, this file only has one environment variable?

h246810OP•7mo ago

Haha yes, it's more of a 'test' if you would. ENV vars are hardcoded

Brody•7mo ago

test or not, never hardcode variables, it creates fragile systems mongo alone would need about 5 variables to be setup properly

h246810OP•7mo ago

I see. It is running with this configuration on my machine, but I imagine it would be different running in a railway environment>? ?*

Brody•7mo ago

running is one thing, running properly is a whole other ball game, for example mongo has no password, and your backend has no environment variable to tell it what mongo's hostname would be, same goes for redis, same also goes for the frontend, it doesnt have an environment variable to tell it the url of the backend

h246810OP•7mo ago

Well yes, again I was more interested in a quick test and this would never actually come close to production or anything that anybody could use before I could delete it

Brody•7mo ago

i understand, but i believe good practices should still be used, even for testing besides, this compose file would be incredibly easy to translate manually into a project, youd spend the most time removing all the hardcoded stuff

h246810OP•7mo ago

Totally I was like 90% on my way to getting the app up and running via compose, and lazily hardcoding got it running. Totally agree that good practices should be used in testing. Thanks for letting me know that compose is not supported via railway It's an old application of mine, was trying to port for fun

Brody•7mo ago

well not yet at least, and im not sure how i feel about them adding support for it, after seeing this kind of compose file, no offense ❤️

h246810OP•7mo ago

hahaha none taken lol i respect it this is horrible secrets management do not attempt at home kids** if you're reading

Brody•7mo ago

i mean even supabase has a bad compose file, so its not even really your fault

h246810OP•7mo ago

that makes me feel a bit better

Brody•7mo ago

remove all the hardcoded stuff from in your code and then id be happy to help you get this up and running on railway

h246810OP•7mo ago

I'll come back to you

Brody•7mo ago

sounds good

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