Ghost
otsumami.ghost
Publishing platform for blogs, newsletters and paid memberships, combining a block editor with built-in email delivery, subscriber management and native subscription billing.
A Docker Compose file for Ghost alone, generated from the catalog and checked by the safety inspector. Sign in and use Kitchen Credits to activate it.
Uses the Medusa cart and payment-session path. This test control does not create an order or capture payment.
Ghost pairs a writing-focused editor with a members system, so the same post can be published to the web and sent as a newsletter to a segment of subscribers without a separate mailing tool. Paid tiers are handled through a direct payment-processor connection, which makes subscription revenue a built-in feature rather than a plugin. Themes are Handlebars templates, and a Content API supports headless use where the front end is built separately. A first deployment sets the public URL and mail configuration, completes the owner account setup and publishes one post.
You know it worked when
- The site loads at its configured URL and the admin interface signs in.
- A published post appears on the public site.
- A test member can subscribe and appears in the members list.
- A newsletter send reaches a test address.
- Content and uploaded images survive a container restart.
Known sharp edges
- The public URL is baked into generated links at configuration time, and changing it later leaves stale absolute URLs throughout existing content.
- Newsletter delivery requires a bulk mail provider configured separately; without one, posts publish to the web and silently reach no subscribers.
- Content, themes and uploaded images live in the content directory and the configured database, and both must persist or a container recreation loses the site.
- Major version upgrades run irreversible database migrations, so a moving tag across a major boundary requires a verified backup first.