Ghost
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Ghost is an open source publishing platform built as a headless Node.js CMS. It is aimed at publishers, creators, and teams that want a professional, modern system for running a website or...
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Features
- headless CMS
- publishing platform
- local install
- production server install
- automatic SSL setup
- themes
- Content API
- community forum
Details
- Last Updated
- Oct 12, 2026
- Created
- May 4, 2013
- Install Methods
- package-managersource
- Requirements
- Node.jsnpmGhost CLILet's Encrypt (for production SSL setup)
- API
- REST
- Backup & Export
- built-in-backup
- Runtime / Stack
- Nodejs
- Privacy & Independence
- Cloud: Optional
- Deployment
Deployment: no container deployment found
Open-source health
Free and Open Source Software
Source: isitreallyfoss.com · reviewed Jun 2025
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