9 days ago
Hi, my website is hosted on Railway at https://nexaforgestudio.up.railway.app/
When I search “NexaForge Studio” on Google, my website appears, but Google shows “Railway” as the site name instead of “NexaForge Studio.”
I’ve already set my HTML title, favicon, meta tags, og:site_name, and WebSite structured data correctly.
I also noticed other websites using *.up.railway.app where Google shows their own custom site name instead of “Railway.”
Is there any Railway setting, header, domain configuration, or deployment setting that could cause Google to show “Railway” for my site?
Thanks!
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9 days ago
I'd make sure your Opengraph tags and other HTML tags are structured correctly.
You could also try sending feedback to Google about the search result.
And if it doesn't work, then there isn't much you can do except get a custom domain.
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9 days ago
This thread has been opened as a bounty so the community can help solve it.
Status changed to Open Railway • 9 days ago
9 days ago
this is 100% google, not railway, no setting/header/config here affects it. google generates site names from your homepage crawl, mainly WebSite structured data + og:site_name + title. subdomains can have distinct site names now too, so being on up.railway.app isnt the blocker.
check two things: your WebSite structured data has an explicit "name" field set (strongest signal per google), and your homepage is actually crawlable by googlebot (robots.txt, content rendering without js). if both are fine, it can just be a timing thing, google needs to recrawl. otherwise use the three-dot menu on the search result → send feedback, thats googles official channel for this
source: https://developers.google.com/search/docs/appearance/site-names
9 days ago
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9 days ago
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9 days ago
I'd make sure your Opengraph tags and other HTML tags are structured correctly.
You could also try sending feedback to Google about the search result.
And if it doesn't work, then there isn't much you can do except get a custom domain.
9 days ago
they re bounty rewards
9 days ago
to encourage the community for helping others
when your issue is resolved you alert everyone that this is the particular solution you use
9 days ago
I think there are basically two options. If you have the budget, getting a custom domain is the better long-term solution and should avoid the Railway branding in Google. If you don't have a budget for a domain, you can keep using the Railway domain and contact Google/send feedback about the site name issue. Otherwise, I think it's better to leave the “Railway” label for now and focus on the actual website ranking, content, and SEO rather than worrying too much about the displayed site name.
9 days ago
lol okay
Status changed to Open 0x5b62656e5d • 9 days ago
Status changed to Solved 0x5b62656e5d • 9 days ago