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Ghost

Ghost is a self-hostable, open-source alternative to Substack / Medium. This page compiles its license, stack, deployment, maintenance and hosting details from public sources (updated 2026-06-15).

At a glance

category (analytics, CRM, file-storage, BI, etc.)
publishing / CMS
SaaS-tool-it-replaces (e.g. 'Google Analytics', 'Notion')
Substack / Medium
license type (MIT, AGPL, GPL, BSL, etc.)
MIT
primary language/stack
Node.js, MySQL
deployment method (Docker, Helm/K8s, bare-metal, one-click)
Docker, Ghost-CLI, bare-metal
GitHub stars (snapshot, dated)
~48k (2025-06)
last-commit recency / maintenance activity
Very active
managed-hosting-available (yes/no + who offers it)
Yes - Ghost(Pro) (official)
minimum RAM/CPU footprint
~1 GB RAM
has-active-community (Discord/forum size tier)
Large - forum

Newsletter + blog publishing with memberships/subscriptions.

Official site / source ↗

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FAQ

What does Ghost replace?
Ghost is a self-hostable alternative to Substack / Medium.

What's notable about Ghost?
Newsletter + blog publishing with memberships/subscriptions.

Is the data here verified?
Yes — every entry is compiled from public sources and links out to its source.