We are going to install Ghost CMS with Mysql database in Docker and reverse proxy it with the help of Traefik.
Prerequisites
- A domain name.
- (Optional) If you want to have a newsletter then you need a SMTP server. I would suggest you Mailgun as it goes pretty well with Ghost.
- A server with Traefik installed. Follow this guide for hosting Traefik on your server.
Simplify your deployment with Traefik - A comprehensive walk-through
Deploying docker containers, managing routes, generating TLS certificates, and load balancing can be a hassle sometimes. It may become more difficult to manage all the stuff if you want to run multiple docker containers on the same host!
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Step-1: Create required directories and files
Directory Tree:
├── ghost-blog
│ ├── docker-compose.yml
│ └── blog
│ ├── config.production.json
│ └── content
mkdir -p ghost-blog/blog/content && \
cd ghost-blog && \
touch ./blog/config.production.json && \
nano ./docker-compose.yml
Paste the following to the docker-compose.yml
version: '3.7'
services:
ghost:
image: ghost:5.2.3
restart: always
depends_on:
- db
environment:
NODE_ENV: production
networks:
- default
- web
volumes:
- ./blog/content:/var/lib/ghost/content
- ./blog/config.production.json:/var/lib/ghost/config.production.json
labels:
- "traefik.enable=true"
- "traefik.docker.network=web"
- "traefik.http.routers.ghost-secure.entrypoints=websecure"
- "traefik.http.routers.ghost-secure.rule=Host(`fossian.com`)"
- "traefik.http.routers.ghost-secure.service=ghost-service"
- "traefik.http.services.ghost-service.loadbalancer.server.port=2368"
db:
image: mysql:oracle
restart: always
environment:
MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: your_mysql_root_password
MYSQL_USER: ghost
MYSQL_PASSWORD: ghostdbpass
MYSQL_DATABASE: ghostdb
networks:
- default
volumes:
- ./data:/var/lib/mysql
networks:
web:
external: true
Make sure you change domain name in 4th label under
ghostservice. Also change the database credentials underdbservice.
I am using Mysql instead of MariaDB as Ghost has announced that they are going to remove support for other databases from upcoming major releases. Also, the image used for Mysql here is mysql:oracle. It has support for multi-architecture so you can also host it on Oracle cloud's Ampere chips (arm64) based instances or your raspberry pi (arm64) as well.
Now edit the Ghost Configuration file config.production.json
nano ./blog/config.production.json
{
"url": "https://fossian.com",
"server": {
"port": 2368,
"host": "0.0.0.0"
},
"database": {
"client": "mysql",
"connection": {
"host": "db",
"port": 3306,
"user": "ghost",
"password": "ghostdbpass",
"database": "ghostdb"
}
},
"mail": {
"transport": "SMTP",
"options": {
"service": "Mailgun",
"auth": {
"user": "postmaster@example.mailgun.org",
"pass": "1234567890"
}
}
},
"logging": {
"path": "/var/lib/ghost/content/logs/",
"level": "info",
"rotation": {
"enabled": true,
"count": 15,
"period": "1d"
},
"transports": ["stdout", "file"]
},
"paths": {
"contentPath": "/var/lib/ghost/content"
}
}
- Make sure you change the url on 2nd line to your blog URL and database credentials according to what you filled in
docker-compose.yml.- Also, edit the SMTP credentials in
If you don't want to have a newsletter or a membership feature in your blog then change the content of mail key as shown:
"mail": {
"transport": "Direct",
},
Now simply run docker-compose to deploy your Ghost blog!
docker-compose up -d
Wait for 1 minute and access your Ghost blog at https://yourdomain
Don't forget to log in to your dashboard at https://yourdomain/ghost
Wrapping Up
That's pretty much it! Feel free to comment below if you have any issues. And checkout my blog Fossian where I post about Cloud, Linux and Open Source!
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