# Crewtavo stopped after the Railway trial

> Railway stops your Crewtavo when the free trial credit runs out. Add a card and choose the Hobby plan to bring it back before trial data is deleted.

Railway's free trial lasts 30 days or $5 of usage, whichever comes first. When it runs out, Railway stops your Crewtavo, and your address stops answering. Railway deletes trial data 30 days after that, so act soon.

## Bring it back

1. Sign in to [Railway](https://railway.com).
2. Add a card and choose the **Hobby** plan: $5 a month, including $5 of usage. See [What Railway costs](https://crewtavo.com/docs/hosting/railway-costs/).
3. Open the project called **Crewtavo**. If its services don't start again on their own, open each stopped service and choose **Redeploy**, starting with `db`.
4. Open your address. If it shows **Crewtavo is starting up**, give it a minute. See [Finish setting up Crewtavo](https://crewtavo.com/docs/troubleshooting/finish-setting-up/) if it stays on a setup screen.

## Next time

Choose the Hobby plan before the trial ends, and Crewtavo keeps running without a break. With Railway connected, Crewtavo reminds the owner and admins 7, 3 and 1 days before the trial ends, and when its credit is nearly used up, with a button that opens Railway's plans. See [What Railway costs](https://crewtavo.com/docs/hosting/railway-costs/#warnings-before-crewtavo-stops).

Source: https://crewtavo.com/docs/troubleshooting/trial-ended/ (last updated 2026-10-20)