GLWS · Web publishing
Build an independent publication with posts, newsletters and membership tools.
Common uses of Ghost.
Follow the official production stack for your chosen installation method. Newsletter delivery requires a separately configured email service.
Planning examples, not official minimum requirements.
Web publishing
Check the current supported operating systems, deployment methods, dependencies and licence terms. What you need depends on your workload, not just the application's name.
Large datasets and busy workloads can need far more memory, storage or different hardware. Any external API or service subscriptions are separate.
Read the Ghost documentation ↗ (opens in a new tab)Advice specific to this application.
Ghost supports different deployment paths with different operational requirements. Check the documented operating system, Node.js, database and web server combination for the path you choose. Point a domain at the server before completing public HTTPS setup.
Publishing pages and delivering newsletters use different services. Decide how outgoing messages will be sent and authenticated, and account for the provider costs alongside the server. Back up the content, uploaded images and configuration before upgrading the publication.
Linux guides that help with this setup.
Identify your distribution, install software from its repositories, and review updates before applying them.
Read guide →Point apex and www DNS records at your VPS, add a named Apache site, obtain a certificate and check automatic renewal.
Read guide →Create a compressed archive of your own project, verify it, and extract a test copy without overwriting the original files.
Read guide →Four steps that make the environment easier to maintain.
Read the publisher's instructions and choose a supported installation method.
Protect the dashboard, credentials and network endpoints before you expose any service.
Work out where the application keeps its state and store it separately from replaceable runtime files.
Back up the data and configuration, then check that you can restore them.
Run through it before and after you install.
$ application-checklist --name ghost
[ ] Supported deployment method
[ ] Authentication and access restrictions
[ ] Independent data backup
[ ] Updates and restoration tested
root@glws:~#
Quick answers before you choose resources.
No. The configurator only saves your application preference. It does not connect to any infrastructure or run an installer.
Use the planning example as a starting point only. Check the publisher's requirements and measure the whole stack under a realistic workload.
You do. Self-hosted applications need updates, configuration and recovery planning from the operator. The publisher's documentation describes supported maintenance.
The knowledge base covers Linux access, packages, services, firewalls and backups.
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