Enhance Documentation

# Install and deploy Ghost

# About

Ghost is an open-source blogging CMS built on Node.js.

# Prerequisites

  • Node.js must be enabled on the user’s hosting package.

# Install and delpoy Ghost

This will install Ghost with a basic sqlite backend (no mysql) and in development mode. It is not intended to be a complete guide.

  1. On the website you would like to install Ghost on, run the following commands using website level SSH.

/usr/bin/install_nvm_and_node.sh

then

nvm install 22

then

nvm use 22

then

npm install ghost-cli -g

then

mkdir ghost

then

cd ghost

then

ghost install --local

then

npm install sqlite3 --save

  1. Edit config.development.json and change 127.0.0.1 to 0.0.0.0 and http://localhost:2368/ to your real website URL.

  2. Make a Node.js app in Enhance following this guide. Use the following settings while configuring your deployment:

  • Proxy: Enable
  • Path: Leave this field blank unset
  • Port: 2368
  • Node version: 22.x.x
  • Working directory: ghost
  • Start command: ghost run --development
  1. Go to https://yourdomain.com/ghost to complete the setup of your Ghost account.

*Replace yourdomain.com with your website domain.

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