How to Install Ghost on Linux Mint Latest

Ghost is a free, open-source publishing platform based on Node.js. It is designed for bloggers, writers, and publications to easily manage and publish their content. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Ghost on Linux Mint Latest.

Prerequisites

Before installing Ghost, make sure your system meets the following requirements:

• A Linux Mint Latest installation
• Node.js 10.x or later installed on your system
• MySQL server installed and configured with a user account.

Step 1: Download the latest version of Ghost

First, download the latest version of Ghost from the official website. You can use the command line or a browser to download it. In this tutorial, we will use the command line for downloading.

$ sudo curl -L https://ghost.org/zip/ghost-latest.zip -o ghost.zip

After downloading the file, extract it to the desired directory.

$ sudo unzip -uo ghost.zip -d /var/www/ghost

Step 2: Install Ghost dependencies

Ghost uses some dependencies that need to be installed before running the application. Install the dependencies using the npm package manager.

$ cd /var/www/ghost
$ sudo npm install --production

Step 3: Configure Ghost

In this step, create a new configuration file for Ghost. Navigate to the Ghost directory and copy the example configuration file.

$ cd /var/www/ghost
$ sudo cp config.production.json config.production.json.bak
$ sudo cp config.example.json config.production.json

Edit the config.production.json file to include the database details. Make sure to edit the following fields:

"database": {
    "client": "mysql",
    "connection": {
        "host"     : "127.0.0.1",
        "user"     : "your_username_here",
        "password" : "your_password_here",
        "database" : "your_database_here",
        "charset"  : "utf8"
    }
},

Step 4: Start Ghost

Start Ghost by running the following command:

$ sudo npm start --production

The command will run Ghost in production mode. Once the application starts, navigate to http://your_server_IP:2368. You will see the Ghost welcome page.

Step 5: Automate Ghost startup with systemd

To ensure Ghost starts automatically whenever the system reboots, you can use systemd to create a service for the Ghost application.

Create a systemd service file by running the following command.

$ sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/ghost.service

Add the following lines to the service file:

[Unit]
Description=Ghost blog
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=simple
WorkingDirectory=/var/www/ghost
ExecStart=/usr/bin/npm start --production
Restart=always
StandardOutput=syslog
StandardError=syslog
SyslogIdentifier=ghost

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Reload the systemd daemon with the following command:

$ sudo systemctl daemon-reload

Start the Ghost service and enable it to run at boot:

$ sudo systemctl start ghost
$ sudo systemctl enable ghost

Conclusion

You have successfully installed and configured Ghost on your Linux Mint Latest machine. You can now begin publishing your content using the Ghost platform. Happy Blogging!

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