How to Install Ghost on Elementary OS Latest

Ghost is a popular open-source blogging platform that allows users to easily create and manage their own blogs. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Ghost on Elementary OS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you begin to install Ghost, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

• A server running Elementary OS Latest
• A non-root user with sudo privileges
• Node.js version 8.x or above
• NPM version 6.x or above

Step 1: Install nginx

Ghost requires a web server to function properly. We will install nginx as our web server:

Open the terminal and type:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install nginx

Start nginx:

sudo systemctl start nginx

Check the status of nginx:

sudo systemctl status nginx

You should see a message that nginx is running.

Make nginx start automatically at boot time:

sudo systemctl enable nginx

Step 2: Install MySQL

Ghost requires a database to store its data. We will install MySQL as our database management system:

sudo apt-get install mysql-server

Start MySQL:

sudo systemctl start mysql

Check the status of MySQL:

sudo systemctl status mysql

You should see a message that MySQL is running.

Make MySQL start automatically at boot time:

sudo systemctl enable mysql

Step 3: Install Ghost

Create a new directory for the installation of Ghost:

mkdir /var/www/ghost

Change to the directory:

cd /var/www/ghost

Install Ghost-CLI globally:

sudo npm install ghost-cli -g

Now, we can install Ghost using the CLI:

ghost install

Follow the CLI prompts to complete the installation. When asked for the URL of your blog, enter your domain name or IP address.

Step 4: Configure Nginx

We need to configure Nginx to serve the Ghost web pages. Create a new Nginx server block:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/ghost.conf

Paste the following configuration:

server {
    listen 80;
    listen [::]:80;

    server_name your-domain.com;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://localhost:2368;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
    }
}

Save and exit the file.

Enable the Ghost configuration and disable the default configuration:

sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/ghost.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/

sudo rm /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default

Test the Nginx configuration:

sudo nginx -t

Reload Nginx to apply the new configuration:

sudo systemctl reload nginx

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Ghost on your Elementary OS Latest server. You can now visit your blog at your domain name or IP address.