Ghost
Professional publishing platform for blogs and newsletters
Ghost is the open-source publishing platform for professional creators. With 51K+ GitHub stars, it powers blogs, newsletters, and membership sites for publishers who want independence from corporate platforms. Modern, fast, and designed for sustainable creator businesses.
Why Ghost?
Publishing on Medium or Substack means platform dependency. They control your audience, your data, and your monetization. When algorithms change or platforms shut down, creators lose everything they built. You need a publishing platform that you own—one that lets you build a sustainable business on your terms.
How It Works
Ghost gives you a complete publishing platform with built-in memberships and newsletters. Write in a beautiful editor, publish to your own domain, grow your email list, and monetize with paid subscriptions. Self-host for complete control or use Ghost(Pro) for managed hosting.
What Is Ghost?
Ghost is an open-source publishing platform. It provides a modern writing experience, membership and subscription tools, native email newsletters, and headless CMS capabilities. Built on Node.js with comprehensive APIs.
Key Benefits
Why teams choose Ghost
Modern Editor
Beautiful writing experience with cards for images, code, and embeds.
Built-In Memberships
Free and paid memberships with subscription management.
Native Newsletters
Email your audience directly. No third-party tools needed.
SEO Optimized
Clean URLs, structured data, and fast page loads.
Headless Ready
Use as a headless CMS with any frontend framework.
Creator Owned
Your content, your audience, your business.
Features
Everything you need to build with Ghost
Rich Editor
Card-based editor with images, code, embeds, and more.
Member Management
Free and paid tiers with Stripe integration.
Email Newsletters
Send posts as emails to your subscribers.
Custom Themes
Fully customizable themes with Handlebars.
Content API
RESTful API for headless CMS usage.
Team Collaboration
Multiple authors with role-based permissions.
Use Cases
What you can build with Ghost
Technology Stack
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