TryGhost/Ghost
Ghost is an open-source publishing platform for running your own blog, memberships, and newsletters
Ghost is an open-source content management system (CMS) that combines blogging, paid memberships, subscriptions, and newsletter delivery in one platform. Built in JavaScript, it can be self-hosted locally or on a server using a simple CLI tool. For those who don't want to manage a server, the Ghost Foundation also offers a managed hosting service called Ghost(Pro) that can launch a site in about 2 minutes.
What it does
- Handles blog publishing, paid memberships, subscriptions, and newsletters all within one platform
- Works as a headless Node.js CMS, decoupled from the frontend, so it can pair with different themes and external tools
- Installable via the ghost-cli command-line tool, either as a quick local setup (under a minute) or a full production install with automatic SSL via Let's Encrypt
- Offers Ghost(Pro), a managed hosting service whose revenue goes entirely to the Ghost Foundation to fund ongoing development
- Has surpassed 100 million downloads to date
Why it matters
It gives individuals and publishers a real option to run independent, ad-free content channels on their own domain while retaining control over monetization. Being open source, anyone can inspect and customize the code, and choose between self-hosting or the paid managed service depending on their needs.
Terms in this repo
- Headless CMS · A content management system that separates content management from the presentation layer, allowing flexible frontend design
- Membership/Subscription · A model where readers pay to access specific content or receive a newsletter regularly
- CLI (command-line interface) · A tool operated via terminal commands, here referring to ghost-cli used for installation
- CDN · A network of distributed servers that speeds up content delivery worldwide
Repository description (English)
Independent technology for modern publishing, memberships, subscriptions and newsletters.
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