How to Install Ghost on nixOS Latest

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Ghost on nixOS Latest.

Step 1: Install Node.js and NPM

Before installing Ghost, you need to install Node.js and NPM. Run the following command in your terminal:

sudo nix-env -iA nixpkgs.nodejs

This will install Node.js and NPM.

Step 2: Download Ghost

Visit https://ghost.org/ and download the latest version of Ghost.

Step 3: Install Ghost

Create a new directory for Ghost and navigate to that directory:

mkdir ghost
cd ghost

Extract the contents of the downloaded Ghost zip file:

unzip /path/to/ghost-latest.zip -d ./

Install Ghost using NPM:

npm install --production

Step 4: Configure Ghost

Create a new config file for Ghost:

nano config.production.json

Add the following configuration to the file:

{
  "url": "http://example.com",
  "server": {
    "port": 2368,
    "host": "0.0.0.0"
  },
  "database": {
    "client": "mysql",
    "connection": {
      "host": "127.0.0.1",
      "user": "your_database_user",
      "password": "your_database_password",
      "database": "ghost_production",
      "charset": "utf8"
    }
  },
  "paths": {
    "contentPath": "./content/"
  }
}

Replace "http://example.com" with your domain name or IP address. Replace "your_database_user" and "your_database_password" with your MySQL database username and password.

Step 5: Start Ghost

Start Ghost using the following command:

npm start --production

Now, you can access your Ghost website at http://example.com:2368, where "example.com" is your domain name or IP address.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Ghost on nixOS Latest.