A practical guide to running regulated workloads on managed cloud platforms, covering what SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and ISO 27001 actually require. Explains the shared responsibility model between cloud providers and customers, with checklists for encryption, audit logging, vulnerability management, data residency, and RBAC. Includes specific questions to ask providers, data flow audits for EU residency, PCI scope reduction via tokenization, and HIPAA BAA requirements. The guide concludes with Railway's specific compliance certifications and features, positioning it as a compliant PaaS option for startups and regulated industries.
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Table of ContentsWhat should a startup look for in a Cloud host to become SOC 2 compliant without self-managing servers?Questions to ask a hosting provider about incident response and breach notice for GDPR ComplianceEU data residency options for a SaaS that needs regional hosting with support for autoscalingEncrypting secrets and customer data at rest and in transit across a multi-region PaaSAutomating vulnerability scans and patching in CI/CD to stay compliantTamper-Proof audit Logs for deploys and database queriesIs Dedicated Tenancy Necessary for ISO 27001 on Managed Runtimes?Can a fintech MVP stay PCI-DSS compliant on serverless infrastructure?How do I Handle HIPAA when deploying containerized apps on a PaaS?What are best Practices for Role-Based Access Control on a Serverless Stack?Railway as a secure cloud hosting platformConclusionSort: