A practical guide comparing three deployment methods on Railway: Nixpacks (1m 27s), custom Dockerfile (15s), and pre-built Docker images (6s). Covers Dockerfile optimization strategies including smaller base images, multi-stage builds, minimizing layers, and .dockerignore usage. Also walks through setting up a two-workflow GitHub Actions CI/CD pipeline that builds and pushes Docker images to Docker Hub, then triggers a Railway redeployment automatically.
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Table of ContentsDeploying with NixpacksDeploying with a Custom DockerfileTips for Optimizing Dockerfiles for Smaller Image SizeDeploying Directly from a Pre-built ImageSetting Up GitHub Actions for CI/CDConclusionSort: