Svelte 5 + TypeScript + Railway

A clean, fast starter project ready to ship.

A simple, elegant SvelteKit foundation ready to deploy. It keeps the structure clean, the tooling focused, and the first screen easy to extend.

Start building Railway guide

4: Stack items
4: UI features
4: Checks
4: Tasks
4: Railway flows

Stack

Complete enough for serious work.

SvelteKit

Routing, rendering, and the build pipeline are ready out of the box.

Read docs

TypeScript

Data contracts stay clearer from the start of the project.

Read docs

Tailwind CSS

Fast styling without giving up visual consistency.

Read docs

Node Adapter

Production output fits Railway and other Node runtimes.

Read docs

Features

Small touches that make the starter feel finished.

Dark mode

A localStorage-backed theme toggle with system preference fallback.

Copy commands

Small copy actions for the commands developers run most often.

Mobile navigation

A compact menu keeps the first screen useful on small devices.

Custom error page

The starter includes a branded 404 and error fallback route.

Checklist

The first steps are already mapped.

Install dependencies

Pull the project dependencies before starting local development.

npm install

Run the dev server

Start Vite with a host setting that works well locally and on Railway.

npm run dev

Validate the project

Run the checks before opening a pull request or deploying.

npm run check && npm run lint && npm run test

Build production output

Generate the adapter-node build used by the runtime.

npm run build

Railway

Use this template on Railway without guessing the path.

Start from the template, connect GitHub, deploy local code with the CLI, or add template services when the app needs a database.

One-click template

Use Railway template deployment for the fastest start, then eject the template into your own GitHub repository.

Docs

Command

https://railway.com/deploy/svelte-kit

Deploy from GitHub

Push this starter to GitHub, create a Railway project, select Deploy from GitHub repo, and generate a public domain.

Docs

Command

git push origin main

Deploy with CLI

Install and authenticate the Railway CLI, create or link a project, then upload this directory with railway up.

Docs

Command

npm i -g @railway/cli
railway login
railway init
railway up

Add template services

Use railway deploy for pre-built services such as Postgres, Redis, MySQL, or MongoDB. Use railway up for this app.

Docs

Command

railway deploy -t postgres
railway deploy -t redis

Deploy

The Railway flow stays explicit.

1
Choose one-click template, GitHub deploy, or Railway CLI based on your workflow.
2
Use railway up for this SvelteKit app code and railway deploy only for pre-built template services.
3
Generate a public Railway domain and watch logs after the deployment completes.

Runtime profile

Runtime

Node 22

Adapter

@sveltejs/adapter-node

Port

$PORT or 3000

Start command

npm run start