Ghost is an open-source blogging platform that allows you to create and publish your own blog. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Ghost on an MXLinux Latest system.
Before you start the installation process, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
Ghost requires Node.js version 10 or higher. To check if Node.js is installed on your system, type the following command in your terminal:
node -v
If Node.js is not installed, you can install it by running the following command in your terminal:
sudo apt install nodejs
This will install Node.js along with all of its dependencies onto your system.
You can choose to use either a MySQL or SQLite3 database for your Ghost installation. To install MySQL, type the following command in your terminal:
sudo apt install mysql-server
This will install the MySQL server on your system. You will be asked to set a root password during the installation process.
To install SQLite3, type the following command in your terminal:
sudo apt install sqlite3
This will install SQLite3 on your system.
Once you have installed your chosen database, you need to create a database and a user for your Ghost installation.
To create a database, type the following command in your terminal:
mysql -u root -p
This will prompt you for the root password that you created during the MySQL installation process. Once you have entered the password, you should see a mysql> prompt in your terminal.
Type the following commands to create a database and a user for your Ghost installation:
CREATE DATABASE ghost;
CREATE USER 'ghost'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON ghost.* TO 'ghost'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Replace password with a strong password that you create for your user.
To create a database, type the following command in your terminal:
sudo mkdir -p /var/www/ghost/content/data
sudo touch /var/www/ghost/content/data/ghost.db
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/ghost/content/data
To install Ghost, you can use the Ghost-CLI tool. To install Ghost-CLI, type the following command in your terminal:
sudo npm install ghost-cli@latest -g
Once installed, navigate to the directory where you want to install Ghost. For this tutorial, we will install Ghost in the /var/www/ghost directory. Type the following command in your terminal:
sudo mkdir -p /var/www/ghost
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/ghost
Now, navigate to the /var/www/ghost directory and enter the following command to install Ghost:
ghost install
Ghost-CLI will guide you through the installation process with a series of prompts. Answer the prompts as follows:
Enter your blog URL: - Enter your blog URL or IP address.Do you wish to set up SSL? - Choose Yes or No depending on whether you want to use SSL or not.Do you have a MySQL database or do you need to create one? - Choose your database type. If you choose MySQL, enter the MySQL connection details you created earlier.Do you want to use an existing database or create a new one? - Choose whether you want to use an existing database or create a new one.Enter your MySQL hostname: - Enter localhost.Enter your MySQL username: - Enter ghost.Enter your MySQL password: - Enter the password you created for your user.Enter your database name: - Enter ghost.Ghost-CLI will now install and configure Ghost on your system.
Once the installation process is complete, you can start Ghost by entering the following command in your terminal:
ghost start
Ghost will now start running in the background. You can access your blog by entering your blog URL in your web browser.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Ghost on an MXLinux Latest system. You can now start customizing your blog and creating amazing content.
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