Railway monolith and worker architecture
One web service, one background worker, a serverless Postgres and object storage. The smallest real stack.
Every resource, and what it costs.
Projections from August 2026 list prices for always-on resources. Connect an account and these become the figures your provider actually bills.
| Node | Type | What it is | Projected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Web service | Compute | 1 GB RAM · light vCPU | from $12/mo |
| Background worker | Compute | 1 GB RAM · light vCPU | from $12/mo |
| Neon Postgres | Database | ~0.25 CU always-on + 1 GB | from $19/mo |
| Cloudflare R2 | Storage | 500 GB · no egress fee | $8.00/mo |
Every figure is a projection from AWS list prices, before anything is built. 3 rows show from because those services bill by usage, so the total is a scenario at the stated volumes, not a quote.
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Open Railway monolith and worker on the canvas.
It loads as an editable graph. Ask Archie to change it, then approve the plan and it is built in your own AWS account.