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Railway Deployment - Quick Start (5 Minutes)

Deploy your Farsi Transcriber to Railway in just 5 minutes! 🚀

What You'll Get

✅ Your app live online ✅ Free $5/month credit ✅ 24/7 uptime ✅ Automatic scaling ✅ No credit card needed (free tier)

Step 1: Create Railway Account (2 min)

  1. Go to https://railway.app
  2. Click "Login with GitHub"
  3. Authorize with your GitHub account
  4. Done! You get $5 free credit ✅

Step 2: Create Backend Service (2 min)

  1. Click "Create New Project"
  2. Select "GitHub Repo"
  3. Find your whisper fork
  4. Railway auto-detects Python project
  5. Root Directory: farsi_transcriber_web/backend
  6. Click Deploy
  7. Wait 2-3 minutes for deployment
  8. Copy the URL that appears (e.g., https://farsi-api-xxx.railway.app)

Step 3: Create Frontend Service (1 min)

  1. In Railway project, click "New Service" → "GitHub Repo"
  2. Select whisper again
  3. Root Directory: farsi_transcriber_web
  4. Click Deploy
  5. Wait 3-5 minutes for build and deployment

Step 4: Connect Frontend to Backend (Bonus step - 1 min)

  1. In Railway, select frontend service
  2. Go to Variables
  3. Edit VITE_API_URL and paste your backend URL from Step 2
  4. Click Deploy to redeploy with correct API URL

That's It! 🎉

Your app is now live! Click the frontend service to see your live URL.

Example URLs:

  • Frontend: https://farsi-transcriber-prod.railway.app
  • Backend: https://farsi-api-prod.railway.app

Test Your App

  1. Click your frontend URL
  2. Add a file
  3. Click Transcribe
  4. Wait for transcription
  5. Export results

Detailed Guide

For more details, see: farsi_transcriber_web/RAILWAY_DEPLOYMENT.md

Cost

  • First 3 months: FREE ($5/month credit)
  • After that: ~$2-3/month for personal use
  • Can upgrade to paid tier for more resources

Common Issues

"API connection failed"

  • Make sure backend URL is correct in frontend variables
  • Redeploy frontend after updating API URL

"Model not loaded"

  • Wait 1-2 minutes on first transcription
  • Model downloads on first use

"Build failed"

  • Check Railway logs for errors
  • Ensure all files are committed

Support

For detailed setup help, see: farsi_transcriber_web/RAILWAY_DEPLOYMENT.md

Your Farsi Transcriber is now online! Share the URL with anyone! 🌐