N/A

It all depends on the frameworks you're using, but you can always just link your gh repo (if you are using a gh repo) and see how the build goes or opt to a Dockerfile, to link your MongoDB you can do so through env vars, MongoDB probably gave you the DB url, username, pass, etc... You can also host your own MongoDB on railway if needed.

You can always base yourself off already existing templates in https://railway.app/templates

Also you can guide yourself through the docs https://docs.railway.app/overview/the-basics

Railway uses Nixpacks, so if you link a project without a dockerfile it will try recognizing what you're building and build a dockerfile for you (for railway to use)

I'll try linking it through the gh repo. Also what's a build and a dockerfile? (And env vars?) You kinda lost me there 😅

Hmm.. Build is basically the process of converting your project's source code into a runnable application

And "Dockerfile" is a text file that contains a series of instructions on how to build a Docker image (which is your application but on "containers/boxes")

It serves to "package" your application for easy distribution across systems

It's a bit of a "devops", you don't necessarily need to know about Docker but it helps.

(I mean.. I guess one of railway's strongest points is you not needing to dwelve into devops that much)

@Medim Thank you sm man.

Yeah, I'm very confused on the Docker/Build stuff, but I'll learn

Np, u can comment on this thread or @me if u got any more questions

@Medim sorry for the ping.

Quick question:

Say I have multiple "groups" that I own in need of a bot/website, should I place the under the same project as they all need to connect to each other.

But, if more users use this, will my project be charge a lot more than if I were to split it up?

Or would splitting it up be a waste of time?

Hmm for easier management I would place them under different projects

You can still link them up, and also makes it easier to differentiate the billings

ight, I was just thinking about having the website be it's own project, the discord bot, and the other bot.

3 projects

cheaper and might be easier to manage

About it being easier to manage sure, but about it being cheaper i don't think so since railway is based on usage

You can also put then on one project and arrange them in groups

what is groups?

I thought railway works like: You have the hobby plan, so each project you create will have $5 usage monthly

So would all of these add up for a total?

Yes

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that’s not how this works. You pay a subscription fee of 5$ a month +(your project usage-5$)

if your project usage is under 5$, then you are just charged the flat subscription fee

Oh alr, is there anyway to keep my usage down?

write good / efficient code, dont run development servers