Railway Services Stopped: Trial Credits Ran Out
Quick answer
When the one-time $5 trial credit or your balance runs out, Railway stops workloads. Upgrade to a paid plan; stopped services redeploy automatically if fixed within 30 days.
Most likely fix: Restore service
How to fix it
Try these in order — the most common fix is first.
1. Restore service
- Upgrade to a paid plan (Hobby) or raise or remove the usage limit
- Services redeploy automatically if resolved within 30 days
- After 30 days redeploy manually from the removed deployment's 3-dot menu
- Volumes are not removed when services stop
Did this fix it?2. Beware of data deletion
- Free and Trial volume data is deleted 30 days after expiry
- Volume data is deleted 60 days after cancellation on Hobby and 90 days on Pro
Did this fix it?
Symptoms
Deployments stop after the trial credit or usage limit is exhausted.
Why it happens
- Trial $5 one-time grant used up (expires after 30 days)
- Usage limit reached on the workspace
- Credit balance reached zero, which cancels the subscription
This guide also covers
- railway trial credits expired
- railway free tier
- railway services stopped
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