CiviCRM

Community

2 services

CiviCRM, the open-source CRM built for nonprofits, NGOs and advocacy groups — contacts, donations, memberships, events and campaigns — with a dedicated MariaDB database.

Deploy CiviCRM Free plan, no card.

What you get

All 2 services provisioned together: civicrm, civicrm-db
A community template, not yet verified end to end by the Railyard team
Automatic HTTPS and zero-downtime deploys

How to deploy CiviCRM

1
Connect a server
Attach a DigitalOcean, Hetzner or Vultr server to Railyard, or any Linux box over SSH.
2
Click "Deploy CiviCRM"
Railyard builds the container and provisions all 2 services.
3
Set your domain
Point your domain at the app. Railyard issues an HTTPS certificate and keeps it renewed automatically.

Why deploy on Railyard

Railyard provisions all 2 services in this stack together — civicrm, civicrm-db — wired to reach each other over the private network, on a server you already pay for.

Deploying CiviCRM is one piece of a bigger stack you can keep building — add a database, a worker, a cache, or another app, all on the same servers you already pay for.

Good for

A nonprofit or NGO tracking donors, donations and memberships without a paid CRM subscription
Event registration and campaign/advocacy tracking for an association or advocacy group

Good to know

Three separate volumes (private, public, ext) match upstream's own compose exactly — ext holds installed CiviCRM extensions, public/private split holds uploaded files by visibility
Redis is in upstream's own reference compose as an optional cache — upstream's own docs call it experimental ('little experience with different redis versions'), so it's skipped here; CiviCRM works without it
No admin account is pre-seeded — CiviCRM's own installer finishes setup from the web UI on first visit

Project docs ↗

Frequently asked questions

How much does it cost to self-host CiviCRM?

Free covers 1 server plus a database server and 3 apps, no card required. Pro is $19/month per team for up to 5 servers and unlimited apps. Team is $49/month per team for unlimited servers. You pay your cloud provider for the server directly; Railyard adds no markup on compute.

What do I need to self-host CiviCRM?

A server from a provider such as DigitalOcean, Hetzner or Vultr. Railyard provisions all 2 services in this stack together, with HTTPS and your domain configured.

How do I deploy CiviCRM on my own server?

Connect a server to Railyard, click "Deploy CiviCRM", and set your domain. Railyard builds the container, wires up the services it needs, and issues an HTTPS certificate automatically.

Can I use my own domain with CiviCRM?

Yes. Point a DNS record at your server and Railyard issues and renews an HTTPS certificate for it automatically.

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