Sorry, but I think there might be some confusion, you seem to be on the Hobby plan, as per your tag here.

Can you share a screenshot of you plan?

And if it's indeed PRO, can you share the logs of the connection error so I might help? 🙂

yes, currently hobby plan. and this is the deploy logs

Starting Container

npm warn config production Use --omit=dev instead.

> start

> node src/server.js

[dotenv@17.2.3] injecting env (0) from .env -- tip: ⚙ load multiple .env files with { path: ['.env.local', '.env'] }

[dotenv@17.2.3] injecting env (0) from .env -- tip: 🛠 run anywhere with dotenvx run -- yourcommand

[dotenv@17.2.3] injecting env (0) from .env -- tip: ⚙ write to custom object with { processEnv: myObject }

[dotenv@17.2.3] injecting env (0) from .env -- tip: 🔐 encrypt with Dotenvx: https://dotenvx.com

Server running on port 8080

PostgreSQL connected successfully: 2026-01-02T17:41:12.963Z

Email failed: Connection timeout

Hello,

Outbound SMTP is only available on the Pro plan and above, while Free, Trial, and Hobby plans have SMTP disabled.

For sending emails from your application, please use a dedicated email service that provides HTTPS APIs. More information can be found in our documentation:

https://docs.railway.com/reference/outbound-networking

Best regards,

The Railway Team

ohh..! so then what i do next?

Use a dedicated email service that provides HTTPS APIs, or upgrade to Pro.

ok. now how much i paid for pro

$20 of usage credits :)

You can check on https://railway.com/pricing