service_create_from_image

Creates a new service on Railway using a specified Docker image, ideal for custom database setups or pre-built container deployments with specific version requirements.

Instructions

[API] Create a new service from a Docker image

⚡️ Best for: ✓ Custom database deployments ✓ Pre-built container deployments ✓ Specific version requirements

⚠️ Not for: × Standard database deployments (use database_deploy) × GitHub repository deployments (use service_create_from_repo) × Services needing build process

→ Prerequisites: project_list

→ Alternatives: database_deploy, service_create_from_repo

→ Next steps: variable_set, service_update, tcp_proxy_create

→ Related: volume_create, deployment_trigger

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description
`image`	Yes	Docker image to use (e.g., 'postgres:13-alpine')
`name`	No	Optional custom name for the service
`projectId`	Yes	ID of the project to create the service in

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "image": {
      "description": "Docker image to use (e.g., 'postgres:13-alpine')",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "name": {
      "description": "Optional custom name for the service",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "projectId": {
      "description": "ID of the project to create the service in",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "projectId",
    "image"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

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