4 months ago
Is there any way that I can run a Windows environment on Railway. I need to run an Excel spreadsheet that will be accessed by a Python program. The spreadsheet has VBA and macros so it needs real Excel not a substitute.
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4 months ago
Yes. Railway does not provide virtual machines for you to use. They only provide hosting services from Docker images or Github repositories.
You'd need to look into providers such as Ionos or Hostinger for VM/VPS.
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Status changed to Awaiting Railway Response Railway • 4 months ago
4 months ago
Railway deploys apps as container image, not Windows desktops/VMs... what you can do is host VM then keep railway for python api
4 months ago
Does this simply mean "No"? I need to host a VM elsewhere?
4 months ago
I missed the VBA and macros part. I guess there is no way for a Railway Docker container to create a Windows container, as it requires a Windows kernel.
Does this simply mean "No"? I need to host a VM elsewhere?
4 months ago
Yes. Railway does not provide virtual machines for you to use. They only provide hosting services from Docker images or Github repositories.
You'd need to look into providers such as Ionos or Hostinger for VM/VPS.
Status changed to Solved 0x5b62656e5d • 3 months ago