Documentation Index Fetch the complete documentation index at: /llms.txt Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. ​ Ghost(Pro) vs self-hosting ​ Which option is best for me? ​ Self-hosting details & configuration A server with at least 1GB memory A non-root user for running ghost commands ​ Social Web (ActivityPub) and Web Analytics (Tinybird) ​ Hosted ActivityPub Usage Limits

2000 max. followers 2000 max. following max. 100 interactions per day (interactions include: create a post/note, reply, like, repost) ​ Server hardening Use SSL - Ghost should be configured to run over HTTPS. Ghost admin must be run over HTTPS. Separate admin domain - Configuring a separate admin URL can help to guard against privilege escalation and reduces available attack vectors. Secure MySQL - We strongly recommend running mysql_secure_installation after successful setup to significantly improve the security of your database. Set up a firewall - Ubuntu servers can use the UFW firewall to make sure only connections to certain services are allowed. We recommend setting up UFW rules for ssh , nginx , http , and https . If you do use UFW, make sure you don’t use any other firewalls. Disable SSH Root & password logins - It’s a very good idea to disable SSH password based login and only connect to your server via proper SSH keys. It’s also a good idea to disable the root user. ​ Optimizing for scale ​ Staying up to date