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Self-host Ghost on DockHive

Publish a professional blog and newsletter

Ghost is a clean, fast publishing platform for blogs, newsletters and paid memberships. Write in a distraction-free editor, send posts by email and grow an audience you own. Your posts, images and database stay on the pod's disk.

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Deploy Ghost in one click

  1. 1 Open the App MarketplaceSign in to the DockHive console and open HivePods → App Marketplace, or follow the install link on this page.
  2. 2 Pick GhostSearch for Ghost or find it under Websites & CMS, then choose a size (Micro or larger) and the region closest to you.
  3. 3 InstallClick Install. Ghost is usually running in about a minute.
  4. 4 Open itOpen your pod's address followed by /ghost to create your admin account.

Running Ghost on DockHive

Smallest size

Ghost needs at least a Micro HivePod (about $2 a month if it runs all the time). Smaller sizes can't be picked for it. It is billed by the hour while it runs, from your plan's included vCPU-hours first, and a stopped pod costs nothing.

Its database is included

Ghost comes with MySQL inside the same HivePod, set up for you with its own generated password. Only the app can reach it, and you pay for the pod's size only.

Its own HTTPS address

Ghost gets its own HTTPS address as soon as it's running. You can also serve it on your own domain: add the domain to the pod and the certificate is issued automatically.

Your data and backups

Ghost's data stays on the pod's disk and survives restarts. HivePod backups include all of it, and restoring a backup brings back the same app with the same data.

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Questions about hosting Ghost

How do I self-host Ghost on DockHive?

Open HivePods → App Marketplace in the DockHive console, pick Ghost, choose a size and a region and click Install. It runs in its own HivePod at its own HTTPS address, usually in about a minute.

How much does it cost to run Ghost?

An app pod is billed like any HivePod: by the hour while it runs, from your plan's included vCPU-hours first. Ghost needs at least a Micro pod, which is about $2 a month if it runs all the time. A stopped pod costs nothing.

Where is my Ghost data kept?

On the pod's disk, in the region you picked. It survives restarts, HivePod backups include it, and restoring a backup brings back the same app with the same data.

Do I need a separate database for Ghost?

No. Ghost comes with MySQL inside the same HivePod, set up for you. You pay for the pod's size only, nothing extra for the database.

Can I put Ghost on my own domain?

Yes. Add your domain on the pod's Custom domains card, create the CNAME and TXT records it shows at your DNS provider, and the HTTPS certificate is issued once the domain is verified.

Is Ghost made by DockHive?

No. Ghost is an open-source project by its own developers; see ghost.org for its documentation. DockHive's App Marketplace installs and runs it for you.

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Ghost is an open-source project by its own developers, who own its name. DockHive is not affiliated with it; the App Marketplace installs and runs it for you.

Run Ghost in about a minute

Sign in, open the App Marketplace and click Install. Stop the pod whenever you like: a stopped pod costs nothing.

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