a month ago
Railway is restricting deploys during daytime hours for free-tier accounts. In my context, nighttime connectivity limitations make that alternative window inaccessible as well, which renders the free plan practically unusable.
I understand there may be server congestion during peak hours, but the current solution — outright blocking deploys — seems disproportionate when more reasonable alternatives already exist in other services:
1. A deferred deploy queue: the user triggers a deploy and Railway executes it automatically when capacity becomes available.
2. Scheduled deploys: allow the user to define a preferred time window, without requiring them to be online at that moment.
Neither of these would require fundamental infrastructure changes, and both would solve the problem without forcing users onto a paid plan for a basic need.
As currently designed, the free plan does not deliver on what it promises for a significant portion of users — particularly those in regions with time-restricted connectivity. It would be helpful to know whether these restrictions are permanent or whether there is any roadmap to improve the free-tier experience.
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