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Ghost Publishing & Newsletter Platform
by TryGhostJavaScript
Independent open-source publishing technology for modern content marketing and email newsletters.
Maturity: stable because 13y old, v6.54.1 released 7d ago. Derived from release and commit history, not a rating.
- Stars
- 55k
- Forks
- 12k
- Downloads / mo
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- Last commit
- 2026-08-03
- License
- MIT
- Open issues
- 121
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In practice
Written by AI from this repository’s README · high confidenceRunning a publication with paid memberships otherwise means assembling a CMS, newsletter tool and billing separately.
Use it when
When you want a publishing site with memberships and newsletters that you can self host or use headless.
Not the right pick when
Self hosting means running the stack yourself; the README recommends the paid Ghost(Pro) service for production.
Capabilities
- CLI tool for local and production installs
- Local install flag for a running site in under a minute
- Server install with automatic SSL through LetsEncrypt
- Memberships, subscriptions and newsletters
- Themes and a Content API for developers
Requirements
- Node.js and npm to install the CLI globally
Cost: Open source with a paid cloud option
Video walkthroughs
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What the repository ships
Detected from the actual files in the repository root.
Latest release v6.54.1
Published 2026-07-27
- 🐛 Fixed settings preview interaction regressions (#29618) - Steve Larson
View the changelog for full details: https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/compare/v6.54.0...v6.54.1
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