railwayapp · jzeuzs · Sep 27, 2025 · Sep 27, 2025
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -80,12 +80,15 @@ jobs:
 
           - target: x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
             os: windows-latest
+            rustflags: -C target-feature=+crt-static
 
           - target: i686-pc-windows-msvc
             os: windows-latest
+            rustflags: -C target-feature=+crt-static
 
           - target: x86_64-pc-windows-gnu
             os: windows-latest
+            rustflags: -C target-feature=+crt-static
 
           - target: aarch64-pc-windows-msvc
             os: windows-latest
@@ -94,23 +97,41 @@ jobs:
           - target: i686-pc-windows-gnu
             os: ubuntu-latest
             use-cross: true
+            rustflags: -C target-feature=+crt-static
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 1
+
       - name: Install Rust
         uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
         with:
           targets: ${{ matrix.target }}
 
+      - name: Setup cargo-wix
+        continue-on-error: true
+        if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
+        run: cargo install cargo-wix
+        env:
+          # cargo-wix does not require static crt
+          RUSTFLAGS: ""
+
       - name: Build release binary
         uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with:
           command: build
           args: --release --locked --target ${{ matrix.target }}
           use-cross: ${{ matrix.use-cross || matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' }}
+
+      - name: Build windows installer
+        continue-on-error: true
+        if: matrix.os == 'windows.latest'
+        run: >
+          cargo wix -v --nocapture
+          --target ${{ matrix.target }}
+          --output railway-${{ needs.create-release.outputs.railway_version }}-${{ matrix.target }}.msi
 
       - name: Upload docker artifact
         if: ${{ matrix.docker-artifact }}
@@ -163,6 +184,15 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           gh release upload "${{ needs.create-release.outputs.railway_version }}" railway-${{ needs.create-release.outputs.railway_version }}-${{ matrix.target }}*
 
+      - name: Upload windows installers
+        if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
+        continue-on-error: true
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+          GH_REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
+        run: |
+          gh release upload "${{ needs.create-release.outputs.railway_version }}" "railway-${{ needs.create-release.outputs.railway_version }}-${{ matrix.target }}.msi"
+
       - name: Install musl-tools
         if: matrix.target == 'x86_64-unknown-linux-musl'
         run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y musl-tools

diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ tokio-util = "0.7.15"
 similar = "2.7.0"
 pathdiff = "0.2.3"
 
+[target.'cfg(windows)'.build-dependencies]
+winres = "0.1.12"
+
 [profile.release]
 lto = "fat"
 opt-level = "z"

diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
@@ -4,4 +4,14 @@ fn main() {
     println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=src/gql/mutations/strings");
     println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=src/gql/subscriptions/strings");
     println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=src/gql/schema.json");
+
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    {
+        use winres::WindowsResource;
+
+        let mut res = WindowsResource::new();
+        res.set_manifest_file("railway.exe.manifest")
+            .set_icon("wix/logo.ico");
+        res.compile().unwrap();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/railway.exe.manifest b/railway.exe.manifest
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
+<assembly manifestVersion="1.0" xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
+    <trustInfo xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3">
+        <security>
+            <requestedPrivileges>
+                <requestedExecutionLevel
+                    level="asInvoker"
+                    uiAccess="false"
+                />
+            </requestedPrivileges>
+        </security>
+    </trustInfo>
+    <compatibility xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:compatibility.v1">
+        <application>
+            <!-- Windows 10 & 11 -->
+            <supportedOS Id="{8e0f7a12-bfb3-4fe8-b9a5-48fd50a15a9a}"/>
+            <!-- Windows 8.1 -->
+            <supportedOS Id="{1f676c76-80e1-4239-95bb-83d0f6d0da78}"/>
+            <!-- Windows 8 -->
+            <supportedOS Id="{4a2f28e3-53b9-4441-ba9c-d69d4a4a6e38}"/>
+            <!-- Windows 7 -->
+            <supportedOS Id="{35138b9a-5d96-4fbd-8e2d-a2440225f93a}"/>
+            <!-- Windows Vista -->
+            <supportedOS Id="{e2011457-1546-43c5-a5fe-008deee3d3f0}"/>
+        </application>
+    </compatibility>
+    <application xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3">
+        <windowsSettings xmlns:ws2="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2016/WindowsSettings">
+            <ws2:longPathAware>true</ws2:longPathAware>
+        </windowsSettings>
+    </application>
+</assembly>
diff --git a/wix/License.rtf b/wix/License.rtf
diff --git a/wix/logo.ico b/wix/logo.ico
diff --git a/wix/main.wxs b/wix/main.wxs
@@ -0,0 +1,214 @@
+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='windows-1252'?>
+<!--
+  Copyright (C) 2017 Christopher R. Field.
+
+  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+  limitations under the License.
+-->
+
+<!--
+  The "cargo wix" subcommand provides a variety of predefined variables available
+  for customization of this template. The values for each variable are set at
+  installer creation time. The following variables are available:
+
+  TargetTriple      = The rustc target triple name.
+  TargetEnv         = The rustc target environment. This is typically either
+                      "msvc" or "gnu" depending on the toolchain downloaded and
+                      installed.
+  TargetVendor      = The rustc target vendor. This is typically "pc", but Rust
+                      does support other vendors, like "uwp".
+  CargoTargetBinDir = The complete path to the directory containing the
+                      binaries (exes) to include. The default would be
+                      "target\release\". If an explicit rustc target triple is
+                      used, i.e. cross-compiling, then the default path would
+                      be "target\<CARGO_TARGET>\<CARGO_PROFILE>",
+                      where "<CARGO_TARGET>" is replaced with the "CargoTarget"
+                      variable value and "<CARGO_PROFILE>" is replaced with the
+                      value from the "CargoProfile" variable. This can also
+                      be overridden manually with the "target-bin-dir" flag.
+  CargoTargetDir    = The path to the directory for the build artifacts, i.e.
+                      "target".
+  CargoProfile      = The cargo profile used to build the binaries
+                      (usually "debug" or "release").
+  Version           = The version for the installer. The default is the
+                      "Major.Minor.Fix" semantic versioning number of the Rust
+                      package.
+-->
+
+<!--
+  Please do not remove these pre-processor If-Else blocks. These are used with
+  the `cargo wix` subcommand to automatically determine the installation
+  destination for 32-bit versus 64-bit installers. Removal of these lines will
+  cause installation errors.
+-->
+<?if $(sys.BUILDARCH) = x64 or $(sys.BUILDARCH) = arm64 ?>
+    <?define PlatformProgramFilesFolder = "ProgramFiles64Folder" ?>
+<?else ?>
+    <?define PlatformProgramFilesFolder = "ProgramFilesFolder" ?>
+<?endif ?>
+
+<Wix xmlns='http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi'>
+
+    <Product
+        Id='*'
+        Name='railwayapp'
+        UpgradeCode='9CB14909-943B-4248-A926-0B3C9BCE3D11'
+        Manufacturer='Railway'
+        Language='1033'
+        Codepage='1252'
+        Version='$(var.Version)'>
+
+        <Package Id='*'
+            Keywords='Installer'
+            Description='Interact with Railway via CLI'
+            Manufacturer='Railway'
+            InstallerVersion='450'
+            Languages='1033'
+            Compressed='yes'
+            InstallScope='perMachine'
+            SummaryCodepage='1252'
+            />
+
+        <MajorUpgrade
+            Schedule='afterInstallInitialize'
+            DowngradeErrorMessage='A newer version of [ProductName] is already installed. Setup will now exit.'/>
+
+        <Media Id='1' Cabinet='media1.cab' EmbedCab='yes' DiskPrompt='CD-ROM #1'/>
+        <Property Id='DiskPrompt' Value='railwayapp Installation'/>
+
+        <Directory Id='TARGETDIR' Name='SourceDir'>
+            <Directory Id='$(var.PlatformProgramFilesFolder)' Name='PFiles'>
+                <Directory Id='APPLICATIONFOLDER' Name='railwayapp'>
+                    <!--
+                      Disabling the license sidecar file in the installer is a two step process:
+
+                      1. Comment out or remove the `Component` tag along with its contents.
+                      2. Comment out or remove the `ComponentRef` tag with the "License" Id
+                         attribute value further down in this file.
+                    -->
+                    <Component Id='License' Guid='*'>
+                        <File Id='LicenseFile'
+                            DiskId='1'
+                            Source='wix\License.rtf'
+                            KeyPath='yes'/>
+                    </Component>
+
+                    <Directory Id='Bin' Name='bin'>
+                        <Component Id='Path' Guid='6742BDD4-1749-4975-9395-478E5F9FE39C' KeyPath='yes'>
+                            <Environment
+                                Id='PATH'
+                                Name='PATH'
+                                Value='[Bin]'
+                                Permanent='no'
+                                Part='last'
+                                Action='set'
+                                System='yes'/>
+                        </Component>
+                        <Component Id='binary0' Guid='*'>
+                            <File
+                                Id='exe0'
+                                Name='railway.exe'
+                                DiskId='1'
+                                Source='$(var.CargoTargetBinDir)\railway.exe'
+                                KeyPath='yes'/>
+                        </Component>
+                    </Directory>
+                </Directory>
+            </Directory>
+        </Directory>
+
+        <Feature
+            Id='Binaries'
+            Title='Application'
+            Description='Installs all binaries and the license.'
+            Level='1'
+            ConfigurableDirectory='APPLICATIONFOLDER'
+            AllowAdvertise='no'
+            Display='expand'
+            Absent='disallow'>
+            <!--
+              Comment out or remove the following `ComponentRef` tag to remove
+              the license sidecar file from the installer.
+            -->
+            <ComponentRef Id='License'/>
+
+            <ComponentRef Id='binary0'/>
+
+            <Feature
+                Id='Environment'
+                Title='PATH Environment Variable'
+                Description='Add the install location of the [ProductName] executable to the PATH system environment variable. This allows the [ProductName] executable to be called from any location.'
+                Level='1'
+                Absent='allow'>
+                <ComponentRef Id='Path'/>
+            </Feature>
+        </Feature>
+
+        <SetProperty Id='ARPINSTALLLOCATION' Value='[APPLICATIONFOLDER]' After='CostFinalize'/>
+
+
+        <!--
+          Uncomment the following `Icon` and `Property` tags to change the product icon.
+
+          The product icon is the graphic that appears in the Add/Remove
+          Programs control panel for the application.
+        -->
+        <Icon Id='ProductICO' SourceFile='wix\logo.ico'/>
+        <Property Id='ARPPRODUCTICON' Value='ProductICO' />
+
+        <Property Id='ARPHELPLINK' Value='https://github.com/railwayapp/cli'/>
+
+        <UI>
+            <UIRef Id='WixUI_FeatureTree'/>
+            <!--
+              Disabling the EULA dialog in the installer is a two step process:
+
+                 1. Uncomment the following two `Publish` tags
+                 2. Comment out or remove the `<WiXVariable Id='WixUILicenseRtf'...` tag further down
+
+            -->
+            <!--<Publish Dialog='WelcomeDlg' Control='Next' Event='NewDialog' Value='CustomizeDlg' Order='99'>1</Publish>-->
+            <!--<Publish Dialog='CustomizeDlg' Control='Back' Event='NewDialog' Value='WelcomeDlg' Order='99'>1</Publish>-->
+
+        </UI>
+
+        <!--
+          Disabling the EULA dialog in the installer requires commenting out
+          or removing the following `WixVariable` tag
+        -->
+        <WixVariable Id='WixUILicenseRtf' Value='wix\License.rtf'/>
+
+
+        <!--
+          Uncomment the next `WixVariable` tag to customize the installer's
+          Graphical User Interface (GUI) and add a custom banner image across
+          the top of each screen. See the WiX Toolset documentation for details
+          about customization.
+
+          The banner BMP dimensions are 493 x 58 pixels.
+        -->
+        <!--<WixVariable Id='WixUIBannerBmp' Value='wix\Banner.bmp'/>-->
+
+
+        <!--
+          Uncomment the next `WixVariable` tag to customize the installer's
+          Graphical User Interface (GUI) and add a custom image to the first
+          dialog, or screen. See the WiX Toolset documentation for details about
+          customization.
+
+          The dialog BMP dimensions are 493 x 312 pixels.
+        -->
+        <!--<WixVariable Id='WixUIDialogBmp' Value='wix\Dialog.bmp'/>-->
+
+    </Product>
+
+</Wix>