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# Railway

> Connect Railway-provided S3 buckets as sources and destinations for transfer tasks.

S3-compatible buckets provisioned by [Railway](https://railway.app) alongside your services.

## At a Glance

|                   |                                                   |
| ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------- |
| **Region**        | Depends on Railway config                         |
| **Endpoint URL**  | Required — Railway-provided S3 endpoint           |
| **Credentials**   | Access key — `access_key_id`, `secret_access_key` |
| **Task defaults** | `s3_no_check_bucket: true`                        |

## Credentials

Create a [secret](/secrets) with the **Railway** provider type. The auth method is
`railway_access_key`, which requires:

| Field               | Description                                |
| ------------------- | ------------------------------------------ |
| `access_key_id`     | Access key from Railway's bucket variables |
| `secret_access_key` | Secret key from Railway's bucket variables |

Railway exposes the credentials as service variables on the bucket it provisions — copy them from
the bucket's **Variables** tab.

## Location Setup

| Field             | Value                                                    |
| ----------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- |
| **region**        | Depends on Railway config                                |
| **endpoint\_url** | Required — the endpoint Railway provides for your bucket |

Use the S3-compatible endpoint URL provided by Railway for your bucket.

Example:

| Field          | Example value                 |
| -------------- | ----------------------------- |
| name           | `Railway Bucket US-West`      |
| location\_type | Railway                       |
| bucket\_name   | `acme-bucket`                 |
| endpoint\_url  | Railway-provided endpoint URL |

<Tip>
  Replicating between Railway regions? See the
  [Railway cross-region replication guide](/guides/railway-cross-region-replication).
</Tip>

## Importing from rclone.conf

The importer has no dedicated mapping for Railway remotes, so a hand-written `rclone.conf` entry
imports as **S3 Compatible** — fully functional, since the endpoint and credentials carry over.
To use the first-class Railway type, create the secret and location manually instead. See the
[rclone import guide](/guides/import-rclone-config).