Migration Guide
Railway to Chita Cloud Migration Guide
Step-by-step guide for migrating from Railway to Chita Cloud with minimal downtime. Fixed pricing, Redis included.
Updated: November 2025•12 min read•Intermediate Level
Step-by-step guide for migrating from Railway to Chita Cloud with minimal downtime. Fixed pricing, Redis included.
⏱️ Time Required
1-2 hours total
🎯 Difficulty
Intermediate
📋 Prerequisites
Git access, Railway account
# PostgreSQL Export from Railway
pg_dump -Fc --no-acl --no-owner \
-h railway.proxy.rlwy.net \
-p 5432 \
-U postgres \
-d railway \
> backup_$(date +%Y%m%d).dump
# Verify backup
ls -lh backup_*.dumpCopy all environment variables from Railway dashboard. Save to secure file.
⚠️ Important
Remove RAILWAY_* variables. DATABASE_URL and REDIS_URL will be provided by Chita Cloud.
FROM node:18-alpine
WORKDIR /app
COPY package*.json ./
RUN npm ci
COPY . .
ENV PORT=8080
EXPOSE 8080
CMD ["npm", "start"]# Set in Chita dashboard
PORT=8080
DATABASE_URL=... # Auto
REDIS_URL=... # Auto
API_KEY=your_key
SECRET=your_secret# Import to Chita Cloud
pg_restore --verbose --clean --no-acl --no-owner \
-h chita-postgres.example.com \
-p 5432 \
-U your_user \
-d your_database \
backup_20251101.dump
# Verify import
psql $DATABASE_URL -c "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM your_table;"Once testing passes, update DNS to point to Chita Cloud. SSL certificate auto-provisions in 5-15 minutes.
Savings: ~$25-43/month (50-65%)
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