diff --git a/Dockerfile.railway b/Dockerfile.railway
index 0e5659d3..c36fecc9 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.railway
+++ b/Dockerfile.railway
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ RUN npm run build
 FROM alpine:${ALPINE_VERSION}
 
 RUN apk update && apk add --no-cache \
-    ca-certificates tzdata sqlite nginx supervisor openssl
+    ca-certificates tzdata sqlite nginx supervisor openssl gettext
 
 # Copy TA-Lib
 COPY --from=ta-lib-builder /usr/local /usr/local
@@ -78,8 +78,12 @@ COPY --from=backend-builder /app/nofx .
 # Copy frontend build
 COPY --from=frontend-builder /build/dist /usr/share/nginx/html
 
-# Copy Railway-specific nginx config
-COPY railway/nginx.conf /etc/nginx/http.d/default.conf
+# Copy Railway-specific nginx config template
+COPY railway/nginx.conf.template /etc/nginx/nginx.conf.template
+
+# Copy nginx startup wrapper
+COPY railway/start-nginx.sh /app/start-nginx.sh
+RUN chmod +x /app/start-nginx.sh
 
 # Copy supervisor config
 COPY railway/supervisord.conf /etc/supervisord.conf
diff --git a/railway/nginx.conf b/railway/nginx.conf.template
similarity index 98%
rename from railway/nginx.conf
rename to railway/nginx.conf.template
index 7a58ff94..c30c8062 100644
--- a/railway/nginx.conf
+++ b/railway/nginx.conf.template
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Frontend static files + API proxy to backend
 
 server {
-    listen 8080;
+    listen ${PORT};
     server_name _;
 
     root /usr/share/nginx/html;
diff --git a/railway/start-nginx.sh b/railway/start-nginx.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6112493b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/railway/start-nginx.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Nginx startup wrapper - substitutes PORT environment variable
+
+# Default PORT to 8080 if not set
+export PORT=${PORT:-8080}
+
+echo "🌐 Starting nginx on port $PORT..."
+
+# Generate nginx config from template
+envsubst '${PORT}' < /etc/nginx/nginx.conf.template > /etc/nginx/http.d/default.conf
+
+# Start nginx
+exec nginx -g "daemon off;"
diff --git a/railway/supervisord.conf b/railway/supervisord.conf
index e4f198da..d971dbc1 100644
--- a/railway/supervisord.conf
+++ b/railway/supervisord.conf
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ stderr_logfile_maxbytes=0
 environment=API_SERVER_PORT="8081",DB_PATH="/app/data/data.db"
 
 [program:nginx]
-command=nginx -g "daemon off;"
+command=/app/start-nginx.sh
 autostart=true
 autorestart=true
 stdout_logfile=/dev/stdout