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Self-Host Ghost

Professional publishing platform.

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What is Ghost?

Ghost is a powerful publishing platform for professional bloggers and publishers. Beautiful design, fast performance, and focused on content.

1

Try it locally

Run Ghost on your machine to see how it works:

terminal
docker run -d -p 2368:2368 --name ghost ghost

Open http://localhost:2368 to see your Ghost site.

Press Ctrl+C in your terminal to stop it.

2

Install the Nexlayer MCP

Install the Nexlayer MCP server for your AI coding assistant:

terminal
npx @nexlayer/mcp-install

This will configure the MCP and prompt you to authenticate with your Nexlayer account.

Don't have an account? You can create a free one during the authentication flow.

3

Deploy to Nexlayer

Ask your AI coding assistant to deploy the Docker image:

terminal
> deploy ghost to nexlayer

Nexlayer will pull the image, configure it, and give you a public URL with SSL.

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