16 days ago
I need an IP Addreess to allow my backend on railway to communicate with mongodb before I deploy the full system because I need to have a database connected to the backend to save data on my webapp
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16 days ago
Sorry I'm confused. Is your backend on Railway or is your database on Railway?
Unfortunately, static outbound IPs are only available on the Pro plan on Railway. Free plan users do not have access to static IPs for services in Railway.
There isn't a way for you to get the IP address of your backend service.
(If I understand your thread correctly)
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16 days ago
You'll want to use the static IP feature, which is available to users on the Pro plan.
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16 days ago
I don't have money currently and can only run off free plans and also cant do any advanced stuff that requires me to not use my web browser because I'm on an HP Chromebook
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16 days ago
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16 days ago
Railway doesn't provide IP addresses to connect to services.
You can access the MongoDB database through the public URL from the variables tab, although I'd recommend moving your service to Railway to avoid egress costs, as they can rack up quite quickly.
16 days ago
So do I just use the prebuilt variable to save a headache of networking everything to get them to play nice
16 days ago
Yes. Though keep in mind using the public URL will incur egress costs, which may increase quickly.
16 days ago
so do I add it as a database service
16 days ago
Sorry I'm confused. Is your backend on Railway or is your database on Railway?
Unfortunately, static outbound IPs are only available on the Pro plan on Railway. Free plan users do not have access to static IPs for services in Railway.
There isn't a way for you to get the IP address of your backend service.
(If I understand your thread correctly)
16 days ago
backend is on railway but I am trying to connect a database to it because my code in GitHub is setup weird and uses 2 other platforms to run the app
16 days ago
You need to migrate your db to railway.
- In your project canvas, Click New -> Database -> Add MongoDB.
- Once deployed, click on the newly created MongoDB service, navigate to the Variables tab, and copy the MONGO_URL
- Paste the url into the backend service's Variables tab.
16 days ago
OP can just get a connection string to their MongoDB Atlas instance through their MongoDB Atlas dashboard and use that to connect their Railway backend service to the db.
I wouldn't migrate the database to Railway since OP is on the Free plan.
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OP can just get a connection string to their MongoDB Atlas instance through their MongoDB Atlas dashboard and use that to connect their Railway backend service to the db. I wouldn't migrate the database to Railway since OP is on the Free plan.
16 days ago
On free plan, he must follow your recommendation to keep the database on MongoDB Atlas due to the constraints of Railway's Free plan
16 days ago
ok I just did the allow all IP addresses ip
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