Ghost 6.32 modern publishing platform with built-in memberships, Stripe subscriptions, and email newsletters on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS by cloudimg. Node.js 22 + nginx + MySQL 8. MIT licensed.
## Ghost 6 on Ubuntu 24.04 by cloudimg
Ghost is the modern open source publishing platform — built-in memberships, Stripe-powered subscriptions, email newsletter sending, and a polished editor that feels like Medium / Substack. It is used by creators, newsrooms, and indie publishers as a self-hosted alternative to commercial newsletter SaaS. The cloudimg image installs Ghost 6.32 (Node.js 22 LTS) configured for production with a MySQL 8 backend, nginx fronting on port 80, and the admin UI ready for the first-visit wizard at /ghost/.
Why Choose cloudimg?
* 24/7 Expert Support with guaranteed 24 hour response. support@cloudimg.co.uk
* Production Ready from Launch Pre-configured, security-patched, validated
* Azure Native Integration Azure Linux Agent, cloud-init, Gen2 Hyper-V, TrustedLaunch
What is Included
* Ghost 6.32 (Node.js 22 LTS) installed via the official ghost-cli into /var/www/ghost/
* MySQL Server 8.0 (Ubuntu noble repo) with ghost_prod database + dedicated ghost_user
* Per-VM MySQL root + ghost_user passwords rotated at build time
* nginx reverse proxy on TCP 80 → Ghost upstream on TCP 2368
* ghost_localhost.service running as ghost:ghost system user
* Ubuntu 24.04 LTS base with latest security patches
* 24/7 cloudimg support with guaranteed 24 hour response SLA
Recommended Virtual Machine Sizes
* Standard_B2s (2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM) — typical newsletter / blog with thousands of subscribers
* Standard_D2s_v5 (2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM) — high-traffic newsletter sends or busy publication
* Standard_D4s_v5 (4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM) — production with heavy traffic + many newsletter sends