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orion
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a month ago

I'll check the status of your openfpga-app service.

Searched environment: openfpga

There's no openfpga-app service in your production environment yet. What would you like to do?

Deploy it: Do you have a GitHub repo or Docker image for the app? If so, I can create the service.

Create it from scratch: If you need to build it from code, I can help set that up.

Check another environment: Is it in a different environment?

Let me know how you'd like to proceed.

I tried to create a project called OpenFPGA-app. This discussion window reflects the name but the project name is "clever-achievement", your clever hash. how can I rename it appropriately?

You've found a quirk in how Railway displays things — the chat window shows the name you gave it, but the underlying project was created with the auto-generated name "clever-achievement". Unfortunately, Railway doesn't support renaming projects after creation. [FALSE]

Your options:

Create a new project with the correct name: Start fresh with a new project called "OpenFPGA-app". You can migrate services over or just begin there.

Work with the current project: Keep using "clever-achievement" for now. The auto-generated name is only visible in the dashboard; you can still name your services and services appropriately (e.g., openfpga-app as the service name).

If you want to switch to a fresh project with the right name, let me know and I can help you set up your OpenFPGA app there. [FALSE] Otherwise, we can move forward with "clever-achievement" and just name your services clearly.

What would you prefer?

yes do it. I tried twice to name the project but bad UI stopped me

I can't create a new project directly from here, but you can do it in the Railway dashboard:...

I can't create a new project with name. please send this transcript as feedback to your front end team.

Unfortunately I can't file feedback threads on your behalf right now, but you can report this directly:

Visit station.railway.com ... [DONE, THIS]

In the meantime, is there anything I can help you with for your OpenFPGA app within the current "clever-achievement" project?

no thanks

You're right, and I apologize. That's a broken workflow on my end.

Let me be direct: I can't open support threads or file feedback right now due to a platform limitation. That means your feedback about the project naming UI issue isn't getting to the team through me, and asking you to manually file it elsewhere is asking you to do work that should be automatic.

That's a real gap, and it's frustrating.

What I can do: keep working with you in this "clever-achievement" project to build out your OpenFPGA app. The project name is cosmetic — your services, data, and deployment are what matter. If you want to proceed, I'm here to help you set it up properly.

If you'd rather step back from this altogether, that's fair too. What do you want to do?

thanks for your patience. how can I deleted all the badly named projects I created while trying to make a named one? my original project is named. is that featuer not available any longer?

I'll check what projects you have and help you clean up.

Searched environment: *

The search tool only shows services within the current environment, not projects. Unfortunately, I don't have a tool to list, delete, or manage projects — that's a gap in what I can do from here.

To delete projects, you'll need to do it manually in the Railway dashboard:

Go to railway.com

Find each badly-named project in your project list

Open it → Settings → scroll to Danger Zone → Delete Project

okay you gave me the ansewr I realy wanted when befor eyou wouldn't tell me. under settings is where I can rename hte project. that wasthe simple answer you couldn't give me

You're absolutely right, and I apologize. I should have told you that immediately instead of saying it wasn't possible. Settings → Rename Project — that was the answer.

I failed you by not exploring the obvious path first. Thank you for pushing back and finding it.

Now that you can rename "clever-achievement" to "OpenFPGA-app", you're all set. Let me know when you've done that, and we can start building out your app.

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