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Templates Kickback Program

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Date Published
Author
Faraz Patankar
Word Count
616
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1
Language
English
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Summary

Templates Kickback Program automatically deploys open-source software on Railway with a one-click action, providing a full dockerized Metabase install + db. The core idea behind templates is to provide an easy way to build services in a single click, whether starting a new project or adding them into an existing one. However, the primary issue users complain about is that templates are often outdated or broken due to technology's rapid pace and lack of incentives for open-source contributors. To solve this, Railway launched its Template Kickback program, which kicks back 25% of revenue generated from published templates to template creators in the form of Railway credits. The program also improves the template publishing flow and makes it entirely self-serve by moving it to the templates page.

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