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This product has charges associated with it for seller support. Ghost, the open source publishing platform, preinstalled with Node.js 22 LTS, nginx and MySQL 8. Per instance database and administrator credentials are generated on first boot. Backed by 24/7 cloudimg support.
Overview
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Ghost sign-in page
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Ghost admin dashboard
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Ghost post editor
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Ghost published site
This is a repackaged open source software product wherein additional charges apply for cloudimg support services.
Overview Ghost is a modern open source publishing platform used to run blogs, newsletters, magazines and membership websites by independent creators and businesses worldwide. This image delivers Ghost fully installed and configured, so a complete publishing platform is running within minutes of launch. The current release available is Ghost 6.
Application Stack Ghost served by Node.js 22 LTS. nginx web server reverse-proxying the Ghost process on port 80. MySQL 8 database tier on its own EBS volume. Ghost-CLI installed and available for upgrades, backups and configuration.
Secure First Boot On the first boot of your instance a one shot service generates a fresh MySQL password and a fresh Ghost administrator password, unique to that instance, and writes them to a root only file. No shared or default credentials ship in the image.
Ready To Use The Ghost code tree, web server and database are all configured. Browse to the instance address and sign in at /ghost to create posts, manage members, configure themes and connect newsletters. The Ghost API and Admin UI are both immediately available.
cloudimg Support 24/7 technical support by email and chat. Help with Ghost deployment, upgrades, performance tuning, theme work and database administration.
Use Cases Professional blogs and editorial sites. Newsletter and membership businesses. Corporate publications and team newsletters. Personal publishing.
All product and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Use of them does not imply any affiliation with or endorsement by them.
Highlights
- Ghost preinstalled and ready, with Node.js 22 LTS, nginx and MySQL 8 and no manual setup required
- Hardened first boot generates fresh MySQL and Ghost administrator passwords for every instance and stores them in a file only the root user can read
- 24/7 technical support from cloudimg, with expert assistance for Ghost deployment, configuration, theme work and upgrades
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64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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Operating system
Ubuntu 24.04
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Pricing is based on actual usage, with charges varying according to how much you consume. Subscriptions have no end date and may be canceled any time. Alternatively, you can pay upfront for a contract, which typically covers your anticipated usage for the contract duration. Any usage beyond contract will incur additional usage-based costs.
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Dimension | Description | Cost/hour |
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m5.large Recommended | m5.large | $0.08 |
t2.micro | t2.micro instance type | $0.04 |
t3.micro | t3.micro instance type | $0.04 |
p6-b200.48xlarge | p6-b200.48xlarge instance type | $0.24 |
vt1.6xlarge | vt1.6xlarge instance type | $0.24 |
g7e.4xlarge | g7e.4xlarge instance type | $0.24 |
g4dn.2xlarge | g4dn.2xlarge instance type | $0.24 |
inf2.8xlarge | inf2.8xlarge instance type | $0.24 |
g6f.2xlarge | g6f.2xlarge instance type | $0.24 |
c7i-flex.large | c7i-flex.large instance type | $0.08 |
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Refunds available on request.
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Delivery details
64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
An AMI is a virtual image that provides the information required to launch an instance. Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) instances are virtual servers on which you can run your applications and workloads, offering varying combinations of CPU, memory, storage, and networking resources. You can launch as many instances from as many different AMIs as you need.
Version release notes
Initial release of Ghost 6 publishing platform.
Additional details
Usage instructions
Connect via SSH on port 22 as the default login user for your operating system variant (the user guide lists it per variant). Ghost is served on port 80. Browse to http://<instance-public-ip>/ghost/ and sign in with the generated admin email + password. Retrieve them with: sudo cat /root/ghost-credentials.txt. To enable HTTPS, follow the Let's Encrypt section of the user guide.
Resources
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Support
Vendor support
cloudimg provides 24/7 technical support for this product by email and live chat. Our engineers help with deployment, configuration, updates, performance tuning and troubleshooting; critical issues receive a one hour average response. Contact support@cloudimg.co.uk .
AWS infrastructure support
AWS Support is a one-on-one, fast-response support channel that is staffed 24x7x365 with experienced and technical support engineers. The service helps customers of all sizes and technical abilities to successfully utilize the products and features provided by Amazon Web Services.
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