improvement(db): remove vercel, remove railway, remove crons, improve DB connection config (#1519)

* improvement(db): remove vercel, remove railway, remove crons, improve DB connection config

* remove NEXT_PUBLIC_VERCEL_URL

* remove db url fallbacks

* remove railway & more vercel stuff

---------

Co-authored-by: waleed <waleed>

.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ services:
     environment:
       - NODE_ENV=development
       - DATABASE_URL=postgresql://postgres:postgres@db:5432/simstudio
-      - POSTGRES_URL=postgresql://postgres:postgres@db:5432/simstudio
       - BETTER_AUTH_URL=http://localhost:3000
       - NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_URL=http://localhost:3000
       - BUN_INSTALL_CACHE_DIR=/home/bun/.bun/cache

apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/knowledge/hooks/use-knowledge-upload.ts

@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ const UPLOAD_CONFIG = {
   RETRY_DELAY: 2000, // Initial retry delay in ms (2 seconds)
   RETRY_MULTIPLIER: 2, // Standard exponential backoff (2s, 4s, 8s)
   CHUNK_SIZE: 5 * 1024 * 1024,
-  VERCEL_MAX_BODY_SIZE: 4.5 * 1024 * 1024, // Vercel's 4.5MB limit
   DIRECT_UPLOAD_THRESHOLD: 4 * 1024 * 1024, // Files > 4MB must use presigned URLs
   LARGE_FILE_THRESHOLD: 50 * 1024 * 1024, // Files > 50MB need multipart upload
   UPLOAD_TIMEOUT: 60000, // 60 second timeout per upload

apps/sim/lib/auth-client.ts

@@ -14,19 +14,7 @@ import { isBillingEnabled } from '@/lib/environment'
 import { SessionContext, type SessionHookResult } from '@/lib/session/session-context'
 
 export function getBaseURL() {
-  let baseURL
+  return getEnv('NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_URL') || 'http://localhost:3000'
-
-  if (env.VERCEL_ENV === 'preview') {
-    baseURL = `https://${getEnv('NEXT_PUBLIC_VERCEL_URL')}`
-  } else if (env.VERCEL_ENV === 'development') {
-    baseURL = `https://${getEnv('NEXT_PUBLIC_VERCEL_URL')}`
-  } else if (env.VERCEL_ENV === 'production') {
-    baseURL = env.BETTER_AUTH_URL || getEnv('NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_URL')
-  } else if (env.NODE_ENV === 'development') {
-    baseURL = getEnv('NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_URL') || env.BETTER_AUTH_URL || 'http://localhost:3000'
-  }
-
-  return baseURL
 }
 
 export const client = createAuthClient({

apps/sim/lib/auth.ts

@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ export const auth = betterAuth({
   baseURL: getBaseURL(),
   trustedOrigins: [
     env.NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_URL,
-    ...(env.NEXT_PUBLIC_VERCEL_URL ? [`https://${env.NEXT_PUBLIC_VERCEL_URL}`] : []),
     ...(env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SOCKET_URL ? [env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SOCKET_URL] : []),
   ].filter(Boolean),
   database: drizzleAdapter(db, {

apps/sim/lib/env.ts

@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ export const env = createEnv({
 
 
     // Database & Storage
-    POSTGRES_URL:                          z.string().url().optional(),            // Alternative PostgreSQL connection string
     REDIS_URL:                             z.string().url().optional(),            // Redis connection string for caching/sessions
 
     // Payment & Billing
@@ -99,7 +98,6 @@ export const env = createEnv({
 
     // Infrastructure & Deployment
     NEXT_RUNTIME:                          z.string().optional(),                  // Next.js runtime environment
-    VERCEL_ENV:                            z.string().optional(),                  // Vercel deployment environment
     DOCKER_BUILD:                          z.boolean().optional(),                 // Flag indicating Docker build environment
 
     // Background Jobs & Scheduling
@@ -244,7 +242,6 @@ export const env = createEnv({
   client: {
     // Core Application URLs - Required for frontend functionality
     NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_URL:                   z.string().url(),                       // Base URL of the application (e.g., https://app.sim.ai)
-    NEXT_PUBLIC_VERCEL_URL:                z.string().optional(),                  // Vercel deployment URL for preview/production
 
     // Client-side Services
     NEXT_PUBLIC_SOCKET_URL:                z.string().url().optional(),            // WebSocket server URL for real-time features
@@ -296,7 +293,6 @@ export const env = createEnv({
 
   experimental__runtimeEnv: {
     NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_URL: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_URL,
-    NEXT_PUBLIC_VERCEL_URL: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_VERCEL_URL,
     NEXT_PUBLIC_BLOB_BASE_URL: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_BLOB_BASE_URL,
     NEXT_PUBLIC_BILLING_ENABLED: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_BILLING_ENABLED,
     NEXT_PUBLIC_GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID,

apps/sim/lib/security/csp.ts

@@ -38,14 +38,6 @@ export const buildTimeCSPDirectives: CSPDirectives = {
     "'unsafe-eval'",
     'https://*.google.com',
     'https://apis.google.com',
-    'https://*.vercel-scripts.com',
-    'https://*.vercel-insights.com',
-    'https://vercel.live',
-    'https://*.vercel.live',
-    'https://vercel.com',
-    'https://*.vercel.app',
-    'https://vitals.vercel-insights.com',
-    'https://b2bjsstore.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com',
   ],
 
   'style-src': ["'self'", "'unsafe-inline'", 'https://fonts.googleapis.com'],
@@ -90,8 +82,6 @@ export const buildTimeCSPDirectives: CSPDirectives = {
     env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SOCKET_URL || 'http://localhost:3002',
     env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SOCKET_URL?.replace('http://', 'ws://').replace('https://', 'wss://') ||
       'ws://localhost:3002',
-    'https://*.up.railway.app',
-    'wss://*.up.railway.app',
     'https://api.browser-use.com',
     'https://api.exa.ai',
     'https://api.firecrawl.dev',
@@ -99,16 +89,8 @@ export const buildTimeCSPDirectives: CSPDirectives = {
     'https://*.amazonaws.com',
     'https://*.s3.amazonaws.com',
     'https://*.blob.core.windows.net',
-    'https://*.vercel-insights.com',
-    'https://vitals.vercel-insights.com',
     'https://*.atlassian.com',
     'https://*.supabase.co',
-    'https://vercel.live',
-    'https://*.vercel.live',
-    'https://vercel.com',
-    'https://*.vercel.app',
-    'wss://*.vercel.app',
-    'https://pro.ip-api.com',
     'https://api.github.com',
     'https://github.com/*',
     ...getHostnameFromUrl(env.NEXT_PUBLIC_BRAND_LOGO_URL),
@@ -168,12 +150,12 @@ export function generateRuntimeCSP(): string {
 
   return `
     default-src 'self';
-    script-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline' 'unsafe-eval' https://*.google.com https://apis.google.com https://*.vercel-scripts.com https://*.vercel-insights.com https://vercel.live https://*.vercel.live https://vercel.com https://*.vercel.app https://vitals.vercel-insights.com https://b2bjsstore.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com;
+    script-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline' 'unsafe-eval' https://*.google.com https://apis.google.com;
     style-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline' https://fonts.googleapis.com;
     img-src 'self' data: blob: https://*.googleusercontent.com https://*.google.com https://*.atlassian.com https://cdn.discordapp.com https://*.githubusercontent.com https://*.public.blob.vercel-storage.com ${brandLogoDomain} ${brandFaviconDomain};
     media-src 'self' blob:;
     font-src 'self' https://fonts.gstatic.com;
-    connect-src 'self' ${appUrl} ${ollamaUrl} ${socketUrl} ${socketWsUrl} https://*.up.railway.app wss://*.up.railway.app https://api.browser-use.com https://api.exa.ai https://api.firecrawl.dev https://*.googleapis.com https://*.amazonaws.com https://*.s3.amazonaws.com https://*.blob.core.windows.net https://api.github.com https://github.com/* https://*.vercel-insights.com https://vitals.vercel-insights.com https://*.atlassian.com https://*.supabase.co https://vercel.live https://*.vercel.live https://vercel.com https://*.vercel.app wss://*.vercel.app https://pro.ip-api.com ${dynamicDomainsStr};
+    connect-src 'self' ${appUrl} ${ollamaUrl} ${socketUrl} ${socketWsUrl} https://api.browser-use.com https://api.exa.ai https://api.firecrawl.dev https://*.googleapis.com https://*.amazonaws.com https://*.s3.amazonaws.com https://*.blob.core.windows.net https://api.github.com https://github.com/* https://*.atlassian.com https://*.supabase.co ${dynamicDomainsStr};
     frame-src https://drive.google.com https://docs.google.com https://*.google.com;
     frame-ancestors 'self';
     form-action 'self';

apps/sim/socket-server/config/socket.ts

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ const logger = createLogger('SocketIOConfig')
 function getAllowedOrigins(): string[] {
   const allowedOrigins = [
     env.NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_URL,
-    env.NEXT_PUBLIC_VERCEL_URL,
     'http://localhost:3000',
     'http://localhost:3001',
     ...(env.ALLOWED_ORIGINS?.split(',') || []),

apps/sim/socket-server/database/operations.ts

@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ import { loadWorkflowFromNormalizedTables } from '@/lib/workflows/db-helpers'
 
 const logger = createLogger('SocketDatabase')
 
-// Create dedicated database connection for socket server with optimized settings
+const connectionString = env.DATABASE_URL
-const connectionString = env.POSTGRES_URL ?? env.DATABASE_URL
 const socketDb = drizzle(
   postgres(connectionString, {
     prepare: false,

apps/sim/socket-server/rooms/manager.ts

@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ import type { Server } from 'socket.io'
 import { env } from '@/lib/env'
 import { createLogger } from '@/lib/logs/console/logger'
 
-// Create dedicated database connection for room manager
+const connectionString = env.DATABASE_URL
-const connectionString = env.POSTGRES_URL ?? env.DATABASE_URL
 const db = drizzle(
   postgres(connectionString, {
     prepare: false,

apps/sim/socket-server/routes/http.ts

@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ interface Logger {
  */
 export function createHttpHandler(roomManager: RoomManager, logger: Logger) {
   return (req: IncomingMessage, res: ServerResponse) => {
-    // Handle health check for Railway
     if (req.method === 'GET' && req.url === '/health') {
       res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' })
       res.end(

apps/sim/vercel.json

@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "crons": [
-    {
-      "path": "/api/schedules/execute",
-      "schedule": "*/1 * * * *"
-    },
-    {
-      "path": "/api/webhooks/poll/gmail",
-      "schedule": "*/1 * * * *"
-    },
-    {
-      "path": "/api/webhooks/poll/outlook",
-      "schedule": "*/1 * * * *"
-    },
-    {
-      "path": "/api/logs/cleanup",
-      "schedule": "0 0 * * *"
-    },
-    {
-      "path": "/api/webhooks/cleanup/idempotency",
-      "schedule": "0 2 * * *"
-    }
-  ]
-}

bun.lock

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
       "dependencies": {
         "@linear/sdk": "40.0.0",
         "@t3-oss/env-nextjs": "0.13.4",
-        "@vercel/analytics": "1.5.0",
         "drizzle-orm": "^0.44.5",
         "mongodb": "6.19.0",
         "postgres": "^3.4.5",

docker/app.Dockerfile

@@ -47,9 +47,7 @@ WORKDIR /app
 # Provide dummy database URLs during image build so server code that imports @sim/db
 # can be evaluated without crashing. Runtime environments should override these.
 ARG DATABASE_URL="postgresql://user:pass@localhost:5432/dummy"
-ARG POSTGRES_URL="postgresql://user:pass@localhost:5432/dummy"
 ENV DATABASE_URL=${DATABASE_URL}
-ENV POSTGRES_URL=${POSTGRES_URL}
 
 RUN bun run build
 

package.json

@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@linear/sdk": "40.0.0",
     "@t3-oss/env-nextjs": "0.13.4",
-    "@vercel/analytics": "1.5.0",
     "drizzle-orm": "^0.44.5",
     "mongodb": "6.19.0",
     "postgres": "^3.4.5",

packages/db/drizzle.config.ts

@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ export default {
   out: './migrations',
   dialect: 'postgresql',
   dbCredentials: {
-    url: process.env.DATABASE_URL || process.env.POSTGRES_URL || '',
+    url: process.env.DATABASE_URL!,
   },
 } satisfies Config

packages/db/index.ts

@@ -2,36 +2,19 @@ import { drizzle, type PostgresJsDatabase } from 'drizzle-orm/postgres-js'
 import postgres from 'postgres'
 import * as schema from './schema'
 
-// Re-export everything from schema for type consistency
 export * from './schema'
 export type { PostgresJsDatabase }
 
-// In production, use the Vercel-generated POSTGRES_URL
+const connectionString = process.env.DATABASE_URL!
-// In development, use the direct DATABASE_URL
-const connectionString = process.env.POSTGRES_URL ?? process.env.DATABASE_URL ?? ''
 if (!connectionString) {
-  throw new Error('Missing POSTGRES_URL or DATABASE_URL environment variable')
+  throw new Error('Missing DATABASE_URL environment variable')
 }
 
-/**
- * Connection Pool Allocation Strategy
- *
- * Main App: 60 connections per instance
- * Socket Server: 25 connections (operations) + 5 connections (room manager) = 30 total
- *
- * With ~3-4 Vercel serverless instances typically active:
- * - Main app: 60 × 4 = 240 connections
- * - Socket server: 30 connections total
- * - Buffer: 130 connections
- * - Total: ~400 connections
- * - Supabase limit: 400 connections (16XL instance direct connection pool)
- */
-
 const postgresClient = postgres(connectionString, {
   prepare: false,
   idle_timeout: 20,
   connect_timeout: 30,
-  max: 60,
+  max: 80,
   onnotice: () => {},
 })
 

packages/db/scripts/register-sso-provider.ts

@@ -134,9 +134,9 @@ const logger = {
 }
 
 // Get database URL from environment
-const CONNECTION_STRING = process.env.POSTGRES_URL ?? process.env.DATABASE_URL
+const CONNECTION_STRING = process.env.DATABASE_URL
 if (!CONNECTION_STRING) {
-  console.error('❌ POSTGRES_URL or DATABASE_URL environment variable is required')
+  console.error('❌ DATABASE_URL environment variable is required')
   process.exit(1)
 }
 

railway.json

@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "$schema": "https://railway.app/railway.schema.json",
-  "build": {
-    "builder": "NIXPACKS",
-    "buildCommand": "cd apps/sim && bun install --frozen-lockfile && bun run build"
-  },
-  "deploy": {
-    "startCommand": "cd apps/sim && NODE_ENV=production bun run socket-server/index.ts",
-    "healthcheckPath": "/health",
-    "healthcheckTimeout": 300,
-    "restartPolicyType": "ON_FAILURE",
-    "restartPolicyMaxRetries": 10
-  },
-  "environments": {
-    "production": {
-      "variables": {
-        "NODE_ENV": "production"
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}