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How to Set Up a Ghost Installation Ghost is a CMS designed specifically for bloggers and content creators. It is a unique CMS with features that distinguish it from other CMS solutions like WordPress. Ghost is simple to install and configure in production. In this article, we'll make use of ghostCLI, which is a command-line tool to quickly and easily set up and deploy Ghost. Installing Ghost Ghost is a free blogging platform that offers an elegant interface for creating and publishing content. It was created as a non-profit project after an appeal for crowdfunding and is accessible without licensing restrictions. It is used by a variety of developers around the world and has a huge community to support it. It is a fast light, responsive, and lightweight CMS that works on all kinds of devices. Follow the steps below to install Ghost Sign into your droplet using SSH, and change the prompt for your user to # (it should only appear on your screen). This will tell your terminal where it is installing the software. Then, you can run the command node -v to check whether it's been installed correctly. After a short time, Ghost will prompt you to enter the URL of your blog. This is a better idea rather than waiting until you've set up your domain and uploaded your website. This will let you check your blog and correct any mistakes before it is released to the public. After that, press enter to start the installation process. It will take a few minutes to complete. If you are asked for your hostname, use 127.0.0.1 (using the default will cause Ghost to use an IPv6 address, which could lead to ECONNREFUSED error later on). If you are asked if it is your intention to install Systemd, answer y. This will enable Nginx to serve your Ghost blog. It will route requests from port 80 to the port that Ghost is running on, and will add an indirection layer for your visitors, so they don't have to add :2368 to the end of the address. It will also set up the appropriate HTTP headers, so you'll be able to view the real IP addresses in your Ghost logs. You will have to add Ghost as a database user. Create a user named ghostuser with a suitable name and a password that is secure, then add it to the sudoers group so that it can execute sudo commands. Su – Ghostuser will open an account for the ghostuser user. Installing Nginx Nginx can be used as a webserver to serve static content. It can also be used as a reverse proxy, and to connect with FastCGI applications. It is a more lightweight alternative to Apache that can offer better performance and a smaller footprint in memory. Nginx's configuration files can be reloaded without the need to shutdown and restart. This is accomplished by sending an alert to the master process which is then able to check the syntax and applies any changes that are required. It also sends a message to old worker processes asking them to stop accepting new connections and to continue servicing existing ones. To create a configuration file for Nginx, open the “/etc/nginx/sites-available/” directory and then create a symbolic link to the file you want to use in the “/etc/nginx/sites-enabled/” directory. The symbolic links, also known as symlinks will be used to track which of the Nginx server blocks are enabled. This will allow your nginx server to respond to requests from your domain and the default site. The syntax for configuration of nginx is extremely flexible and you can configure a range of things like permitting SSL connections, setting up reverse proxies and many more. Visit the official Nginx Documentation for more information. Unlike Apache, Nginx uses an asynchronous event-driven connection handling algorithm instead of creating the process from scratch for every request. This makes it more efficient, especially for websites that experience large amounts of traffic. It can also be set up to cache static content throughout your website, which will enhance performance. Nginx is reverse proxy that is utilized to redirect client (e.g. requests from web browsers) to be routed to other servers via Nginx. This can be beneficial in balancing load and speeding up websites. It also offers additional security. Once the Nginx server is running, you can verify that it is accepting HTTP requests using a tool like nginx-stat or looking at the logs in the “/var/log/nginx/” directory on your Ubuntu machine. This will help you identify any errors that may be being observed. You can also make use of the systemctl command to start and stop Nginx. Type the following to do this: Configuring Ghost Once you've installed Ghost You can then begin using it to publish your blog. Themes let you personalize the look and style of your website. Ghost offers a wide selection of themes, from the simple to the complicated. Some themes are free and others aren't. Whatever theme you choose, keep in mind that Ghost's primary goal is to function as a blogging platform. It's not made for more complicated pages, such as landing pages or e-commerce websites. You can configure Ghost to use an SMTP email service for sending messages and newsletters. This is essential to ensure that your followers receive email from you and don't miss any messages. Fortunately, there are TheKeyLab that you can use with Ghost. It is important to remember that you'll require a different login and password for SMTP as opposed to your Ghost account. You should note down or save your SMTP information in a safe location. You can override Ghost’s default behavior using an individual configuration file and alter it to meet your requirements. You can create your own custom configuration file using the ghost-cli command. There are some configuration options that are required by default, and many additional ones. You can add an Redis caching adapter to Ghost to let it store data in memory instead of the database. This speeds up response time by avoiding the need to retrieve data from the database each time a page is rendered. This is especially useful for websites with high load and complicated templates that require lots of get helpers. The command ghost-cli -cache-adapter adapter> —configure_cache( adapter>) will configure the cache adapter and set the size of the cache. You can also change the name of the cache, which is visible in the admin panel. It is crucial to keep your Ghost installation up-to-date so that it runs effectively and is secure. Ghost releases new versions of its software frequently. On the official website you can learn how to upgrade the software. Backup your data and files before upgrading to a newer version. Starting Ghost Once the Setup phase has been over and the Ghost will begin its Hunting phase. In this phase the Ghost will be visible to all players and begin to move around the map, killing anyone it comes across. This is the most dangerous part of the game and is best avoided by hiding in rooms, closets or behind furniture. The Ghost will only kill players who are within its range of view, so it is important to hide at all times. In the DigitalOcean marketplace, click the “Droplet” option and choose a plan to start with (the cheapest one is fine for now). After creating the droplet, make note of its public IP address. This will be required in the future when connecting via SSH. Once you have your server set up and you are able to build the blog pages and posts for your Ghost blog. You can pick from a wide range of themes for free as well as premium themes. The platform supports a variety of integrations, such as Google Analytics, Zapier and MailChimp. It uses Markdown instead of visual WYSIWYG editing, which allows you to focus on writing instead of designing. This makes it a great option for blogs, magazines and portfolio websites.