Ghost is an open-source blogging platform that allows users to create and manage their own blogs. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps of installing Ghost on OpenSUSE.
Before we begin, make sure that you have the following:
The first step is to download the latest version of Ghost from the official website. You can download it using the following command:
wget https://ghost.org/zip/ghost-latest.zip
Once the download is complete, extract the downloaded file using the following command:
unzip ghost-latest.zip -d ghost
This will create a directory named ghost containing all the files of Ghost.
Before we can run Ghost, we need to install its dependencies. Navigate to the ghost directory and install its dependencies using the following command:
cd ghost
npm install --production
This will install all the required dependencies for running Ghost.
Next, we need to configure Ghost by editing the config.js file. Use the following command to open the file in your favorite text editor:
nano config.js
You will see a list of configuration settings you need to modify to get Ghost to work. Here's what you need to change:
url property to the URL of your blog.server.port property to the port number.Once you have made your changes, save the file and exit your text editor.
Now that we have everything set up, we can run Ghost using the following command:
npm start --production
This will start Ghost in production mode, which is suitable for running a live blog. Once the server is up and running, you can access your blog by entering the URL into your web browser.
In this tutorial, we walked you through the steps of installing Ghost on OpenSUSE Latest. By following these steps, you should now have a functional blog up and running.
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