17 days ago
Hi, using Railway with a Bun monorepo. Watch paths configured per service but services keep deploying even when changed files don't match.
Setup:
- Root Directory set per service
- Watch paths in Service Settings
- Focused PR Environments enabled
What happened:
Changed only files in apps/frontend/ and packages/shared/. Expected only frontend service to deploy (matches watch path /apps/frontend/**). Instead, all services deployed.
Watch paths:
# backend service
/apps/backend/**
/packages/common/**
/packages/core/**
# frontend service
/apps/frontend/**
/packages/**
# admin service
/apps/admin/**
/packages/common/**
Changed: apps/frontend/src/components/Button.tsx and packages/shared/utils/format.ts
Expected: Only frontend service (matches /apps/frontend/** and /packages/**).
Actual: All services deploying.
The /packages/** pattern doesn't seem to be working as expected for other services that don't have it in their watch paths. Is there a known issue with watch paths in monorepos?
2 Replies
Status changed to Open Railway • 17 days ago
17 days ago
Railway does not strictly isolate changes per service based only on watch paths. A few important details:
- Global repo diff first, then service evaluation
- Railway detects any change in the repo.
- Then it evaluates services, but this step is not perfectly scoped.
- Avoid broad globs like
/packages/**Instead of:
/packages/** Use explicit paths:
/packages/frontend/** i-smuglov
Railway does **not strictly isolate changes per service based only on watch paths**. A few important details: 1. Global repo diff first, then service evaluation * Railway detects _any_ change in the repo. * Then it evaluates services, but this step is not perfectly scoped. 2. Avoid broad globs like `/packages/**` Instead of: ``` /packages/** ``` Use explicit paths: ``` /packages/frontend/** ```
17 days ago
Thanks for the suggestion, but I already try use explicit paths like /packages/common/**, /packages/core/**, /packages/db/**, not the broad /packages/**. The issue persists. Changed only apps/frontend/... and packages/shared/... but all services still deploy, do yyou have any idea?