Deploy guide · Node.js
Connect the repository, Railpack builds it, the service gets a domain with TLS. Databases from templates, usage drawn per minute from a prepaid balance, everything on EU nodes.
$ npm i -g skiffly && skiffly login
$ cd my-api && skiffly init
$ skiffly up
$ skiffly logs -fRailpack inspects the repository and picks the build for Node.js; most projects need no configuration. A Dockerfile in the repository always wins.
start script or main)engines.nodeDerived by Railpack; override it in Settings → Deploy → Start command.
Skiffly injects PORT into every service and routes the public domain to it. Set the port in the service settings when your app listens on a fixed one; the default is 3000 for Node.js, 8080 when nothing is set.
app.listen(process.env.PORT ?? 3000)Install the CLI, link the directory, deploy. skiffly up builds the pushed HEAD of the current branch and streams the build logs; skiffly domain gives the service a *.skiffly.cloud address.
.skiffly/skiffly.ts declares the service, its databases and the references between them. skiffly config plan shows the diff, skiffly config apply makes it so. The API mirrors railway/iac.
// .skiffly/skiffly.ts
import { defineSkiffly, github, postgres, project, redis, service } from "@skiffly/config";
export default defineSkiffly(() => {
const db = postgres("db");
const cache = redis("cache");
const web = service("api", {
source: github("acme/api"),
start: "node server.js",
port: 3000,
healthcheck: "/",
env: {
DATABASE_URL: db.env.DATABASE_URL,
REDIS_URL: cache.env.REDIS_URL,
NODE_ENV: "production",
},
});
return project("api", { resources: [web, db, cache] });
});Deploy a database next to the Node.js service and reference its variables: ${{Postgres.DATABASE_URL}} is wired on the private network, no public port.
skiffly variables set KEY=value, or in .skiffly/skiffly.ts. Reference other services with ${{Postgres.DATABASE_URL}} and environment-wide values with ${{shared.NAME}}. Secrets are encrypted at rest.skiffly connect postgres.
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