a month ago
I'm trying to connect a GitHub repository to my Railway project (honest-growth), but I'm stuck in what appears to be an authentication or synchronization loop.
Steps I've already tried
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Clicked + Add → GitHub Repository in the project dashboard. Railway displays the "Install the Railway GitHub App" screen, stating:
"Your GitHub account is connected. Now install the Railway app..."
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Verified on GitHub (Settings → Applications → Installations) that the Railway GitHub App is installed on the GitHub organization that owns the repository. The app has access to the selected repositories and the required read/write permissions (Actions, Administration, Checks, Code, Commit Statuses, Deployments, Pull Requests, and Workflows).
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Clicked Refresh in the Railway popup — no change.
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Performed a hard refresh of the browser (Cmd + Shift + R) — no change.
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Tested in an incognito window with a fresh session and no extensions — the same issue persists, ruling out browser cache or extensions.
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Disconnected and reconnected my GitHub account from Railway Account Settings — no change.
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Completely uninstalled the Railway GitHub App from the GitHub organization and reinstalled it using Railway's Install GitHub App flow. The installation completed successfully, including the Install & Authorize step, and I was redirected through:
backboard.railway.app/login/github/callbackbefore returning to Railway.
Despite completing a clean reinstall, selecting + Add → GitHub Repository still brings me back to the same "Install the Railway GitHub App" screen instead of displaying the organization's repositories.
Account Information
- GitHub Username: Darak-Ali
- Railway Project: honest-growth
At this point, it appears that the GitHub App installation is completing successfully on GitHub but is not being recognized or synchronized on Railway's side.
Could you please check whether the GitHub App installation for my organization is correctly linked to my Railway account and whether there are any backend synchronization issues preventing the connection? If there are any additional steps required for organization-owned repositories, I'd appreciate your guidance.
1 Replies
a month ago
Your Railway account is linked to the GitHub account VORAdevopp, but you mentioned installing the Railway GitHub App under Darak-Ali. Railway will only detect installations on the GitHub account that is actually connected to your Railway account. If the repository you want to deploy lives under a different GitHub user or organization, you'll need to either install the Railway GitHub App on the VORAdevopp GitHub account (with access to that repo), or disconnect your current GitHub account in Account Settings and reconnect with the GitHub account that owns the repository.
Status changed to Awaiting User Response Railway • about 2 months ago
Status changed to Solved voradevop • about 1 month ago