Railway databases are standard PostgreSQL. Dora talks to them over the normal Postgres protocol — there is no Railway-specific driver or configuration required.
You get the full Dora workbench: data viewer, schema browser, and SQL editor, all pointing at your Railway database.
PostgreSQL connection string
postgresql://postgres:[PASSWORD]@[HOST].railway.app:[PORT]/railwaySteps
1.Open your Railway project
In the Railway dashboard, open your project and click the Postgres service (or whichever database service you added).
2.Copy the connection string
Go to the Connect tab. Copy the "Postgres Connection URL" under Public Networking. It looks like postgresql://postgres:[PASSWORD]@[HOST].railway.app:[PORT]/railway.
3.Add a connection in Dora
Create a new connection in Dora and paste the string. Dora parses the host, port, user, database, and password automatically.
4.Test and connect
Click Test to confirm connectivity, then Connect. Your Railway tables appear in the sidebar.
Good to know
- Railway enables SSL on Postgres by default. Dora applies SSL automatically when it detects a Railway host.
- Railway also exposes a private URL for use inside the platform. For the Dora desktop app running on your machine, use the Public Networking URL.
- If you rotate the database password in Railway, update the connection string in Dora to match.