# Install railway with Homebrew, apk, Nix, pacman, scoop Develop and deploy code with zero configuration. Version 5.24.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-07. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:railway ``` ## Agent safety answer railway manages Railway projects, services, variables, and deployments. - **Credential access:** Reads Railway tokens, project links, and environment variable data. - **Remote mutation:** Can deploy, change variables, and mutate hosted services. - **Publish/artifact risk:** Publishes application builds and deployment state. - **Recommended control:** Gate deploy, variable, service, and token commands. - **Agent-use guidance:** Allow status reads; require approval for deploys, variable changes, and service mutations. Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install railway ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add railway ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: railway from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#railway ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ra/railway/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S railway ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: railway from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/railway ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/railway.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:railway - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 5.24.0 - **Source summary:** Develop and deploy code with zero configuration - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-07T20:34:13Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - railway (cli) - railway (alias) ## Build dependencies - rust ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 5.24.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-07 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/railwayapp/cli - Upstream latest detected: v5.24.0 (current) ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for railway. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Unix: ~/.railway/config.json, ~/.railway/config-dev.json, ~/.railway/config-staging.json ## Credential files - Unix: ~/.railway/config.json, ~/.railway/config-dev.json, ~/.railway/config-staging.json ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** railway - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - railway: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ra/railway/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - railway - 2.9.4-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: railway from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Railway lets you look up travel information for many different railways | https://gitlab.com/schmiddi-on-mobile/railway - apk - railway-lang - 2.9.4-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: railway-lang from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Languages for package railway | https://gitlab.com/schmiddi-on-mobile/railway - pacman - railway - 2.10.1-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: railway from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Look up travel information for many different railways | https://apps.gnome.org/DieBahn/ - Scoop - main/railway: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/railway.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Cloud CLI packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/cloud-clis/) - Belongs to a cloud or infrastructure command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [vercel-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/vercel-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud, cloud-infrastructure, deployment, hosting. - [aws-elasticbeanstalk](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aws-elasticbeanstalk/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, deployment, paas. - [sail](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sail/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, deployment, hosting. - [scalingo](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/scalingo/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud, cloud-infrastructure, deployment, hosting. - [webpod](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/webpod/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, deployment, hosting. - [bosh-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bosh-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, deployment. - [convox](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/convox/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud, cloud-infrastructure, deployment, paas. - [ecs-deploy](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ecs-deploy/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, deployment. - [railway](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/railway/) - Same normalized package name in another local ecosystem. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/railway.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/railway.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph - curated agent safety answer