Ghost is a popular blogging platform that is specially designed for writers. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Ghost on a macOS computer.
Before installing Ghost on a macOS, you should have the following:
First, you need to download the latest version of Ghost from the official website https://ghost.org/
After downloading the file, Navigate to your download folder in the terminal or command prompt and extract the downloaded file using the following command:
tar -xvf ghost-x.x.x.zip
Please replace x.x.x with the version number of the downloaded file.
Once the file is extracted, navigate to the extracted folder by using the following command
cd ghost-x.x.x
Again, replace x.x.x with the version number.
Now run the following command to install Ghost on your machine.
npm install --production
This will install all the necessary packages required for Ghost.
After the installation is complete, start the Ghost service using the following command:
npm start
Once the service is up and running, open your web browser and visit http://localhost:2368 to access the Ghost setup wizard.
Follow the setup instructions provided by the wizard to configure your Ghost blog.
That's it! You have now successfully installed Ghost on your macOS machine.
In this tutorial, we covered the steps to install Ghost on a macOS machine. Now you can start adding content and customizing your blog on the Ghost platform.
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