How to install Ghost CMS on Ubuntu 22.04

To Install Ghost CMS On Ubuntu 22.04

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Procedure

Step 1: Check the OS version by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID:    Ubuntu
Description:    Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS
Release:    22.04
Codename:    jammy

Step 2 : Install Nginx by using following command

root@linuxhelp:~# apt install nginx
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  libflashrom1 libftdi1-2 libllvm13
Use 'apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following additional packages will be installed:
  libnginx-mod-http-geoip2 libnginx-mod-http-image-filter libnginx-mod-http-xslt-filter libnginx-mod-mail
  libnginx-mod-stream libnginx-mod-stream-geoip2 nginx-common nginx-core
Suggested packages:
  fcgiwrap nginx-doc
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  libnginx-mod-http-geoip2 libnginx-mod-http-image-filter libnginx-mod-http-xslt-filter libnginx-mod-mail
  libnginx-mod-stream libnginx-mod-stream-geoip2 nginx nginx-common nginx-core
0 upgraded, 9 newly installed, 0 to remove and 56 not upgraded.
Need to get 697 kB of archives.
After this operation, 2,395 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Get:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/main amd64 nginx-common all 1.18.0-6ubuntu14.4 [40.0 kB]
Get:2 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/main amd64 libnginx-mod-http-geoip2 amd64 1.18.0-6ubuntu14.4 [11.9 kB]
Get:3 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/main amd64 libnginx-mod-http-image-filter amd64 1.18.0-6ubuntu14.4 [15.4 kB]
Get:4 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/main amd64 libnginx-mod-http-xslt-filter amd64 1.18.0-6ubuntu14.4 [13.7 kB]
 * Upgrading binary nginx                                                                                    [ OK ]
Setting up nginx (1.18.0-6ubuntu14.4) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.10.2-1) ...
Processing triggers for ufw (0.36.1-4ubuntu0.1) ...

Step 3: Enable and Start Nginx service by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# systemctl enable nginx
Synchronizing state of nginx.service with SysV service script with /lib/systemd/systemd-sysv-install.
Executing: /lib/systemd/systemd-sysv-install enable nginx
root@linuxhelp:~# systemctl start nginx

Step 4: Install MySQL server by using following command

root@linuxhelp:~# apt install mysql-server
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  libflashrom1 libftdi1-2 libllvm13
Use 'apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following additional packages will be installed:
  libaio1 libcgi-fast-perl libcgi-pm-perl libevent-core-2.1-7 libevent-pthreads-2.1-7 libfcgi-bin libfcgi-perl
  libfcgi0ldbl libhtml-template-perl libmecab2 libprotobuf-lite23 mecab-ipadic mecab-ipadic-utf8 mecab-utils
  mysql-client-8.0 mysql-client-core-8.0 mysql-common mysql-server-8.0 mysql-server-core-8.0
Suggested packages:
  libipc-sharedcache-perl mailx tinyca
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  libaio1 libcgi-fast-perl libcgi-pm-perl libevent-core-2.1-7 libevent-pthreads-2.1-7 libfcgi-bin libfcgi-perl
  libfcgi0ldbl libhtml-template-perl libmecab2 libprotobuf-lite23 mecab-ipadic mecab-ipadic-utf8 mecab-utils
  mysql-client-8.0 mysql-client-core-8.0 mysql-common mysql-server mysql-server-8.0 mysql-server-core-8.0
0 upgraded, 20 newly installed, 0 to remove and 56 not upgraded.
Need to get 29.3 MB of archives.
After this operation, 242 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Get:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy/main amd64 mysql-common all 5.8+1.0.8 [7,212 B]
Get:2 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/main amd64 mysql-client-core-8.0 amd64 8.0.34-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 [2,754 kB]
Get:3 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/main amd64 mysql-client-8.0 amd64 8.0.34-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 [22.7 kB]
Get:4 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy/main amd64 libaio1 amd64 0.3.112-13build1 [7,176 B]
Get:5 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy/main amd64 libevent-core-2.1-7 amd64 2.1.12-stable-1build3 [93.9 kB]
Fetched 29.3 MB in 8s (3,556 kB/s)                                                                                 
Preconfiguring packages ...
Selecting previously unselected package mysql-common.
(Reading database ... 202231 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../0-mysql-common_5.8+1.0.8_all.deb ...
Unpacking mysql-common (5.8+1.0.8) ...
Selecting previously unselected package mysql-client-core-8.0.
Preparing to unpack .../1-mysql-client-core-8.0_8.0.34-0ubuntu0.22.04.1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking mysql-client-core-8.0 (8.0.34-0ubuntu0.22.04.1) ...
emitting double-array: 100% |###########################################|
reading /usr/share/mecab/dic/ipadic/matrix.def ... 1316x1316
emitting matrix      : 100% |###########################################|

done!
update-alternatives: using /var/lib/mecab/dic/ipadic-utf8 to provide /var/lib/mecab/dic/debian (mecab-dictionary) in
 auto mode
Setting up mysql-server-8.0 (8.0.34-0ubuntu0.22.04.1) ...
update-alternatives: using /etc/mysql/mysql.cnf to provide /etc/mysql/my.cnf (my.cnf) in auto mode
Renaming removed key_buffer and myisam-recover options (if present)
mysqld will log errors to /var/log/mysql/error.log
mysqld is running as pid 10873
Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/mysql.service → /lib/systemd/system/mysql.service.
Setting up mysql-server (8.0.34-0ubuntu0.22.04.1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.10.2-1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.35-0ubuntu3.1) ...

Step 5: Start and Enable MySQL service

root@linuxhelp:~# systemctl start mysql
root@linuxhelp:~# systemctl enable mysql
Synchronizing state of mysql.service with SysV service script with /lib/systemd/systemd-sysv-install.
Executing: /lib/systemd/systemd-sysv-install enable mysql

Step 6: Login to the mysql console

root@linuxhelp:~# mysql
Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 8
Server version: 8.0.34-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 (Ubuntu)

Copyright (c) 2000, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates.

Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its
affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective
owners.

Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement.

Step 7: Create a user on mysql by using following command

mysql> create user 'ghost_usr'@'localhost' identified by '123456';
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.02 sec)

Step 8: Create a database on mysql by using following command

mysql> create database ghost_db;
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.01 sec)

Step 9: Grant privileges to the user for that database

mysql> grant all privileges on ghost_db.* to 'ghost_usr'@'localhost';
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.01 sec)

Step 10: Flush the privileges

mysql> flush privileges;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)

Step 11: Download the nodejs package by using following command

root@linuxhelp:~# curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_lts.x | sudo -E bash -

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  instructions to migrate your repo.
  https://github.com/nodesource/distributions

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  information about which versions of Node.js and which Linux distributions
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## Installing the NodeSource Node.js 18.x repo...


## Populating apt-get cache...

+ apt-get update
Hit:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy InRelease
Hit:2 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-security InRelease
Hit:3 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates InRelease
Hit:4 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-backports InRelease
Reading package lists... Done

## Confirming "jammy" is supported...

+ curl -sLf -o /dev/null 'https://deb.nodesource.com/node_18.x/dists/jammy/Release'

## Adding the NodeSource signing key to your keyring...

+ curl -s https://deb.nodesource.com/gpgkey/nodesource.gpg.key | gpg --dearmor | tee /usr/share/keyrings/nodesource.gpg >/dev/null

## Creating apt sources list file for the NodeSource Node.js 18.x repo...

+ echo 'deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/nodesource.gpg] https://deb.nodesource.com/node_18.x jammy main' > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nodesource.list
+ echo 'deb-src [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/nodesource.gpg] https://deb.nodesource.com/node_18.x jammy main' >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nodesource.list

## Running `apt-get update` for you...

+ apt-get update
Get:1 https://deb.nodesource.com/node_18.x jammy InRelease [4,563 B]
Get:2 https://deb.nodesource.com/node_18.x jammy/main amd64 Packages [776 B]                                       
Hit:3 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-security InRelease            
Hit:4 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy InRelease
Hit:5 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates InRelease
Hit:6 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-backports InRelease
Fetched 5,339 B in 2s (3,202 B/s)
Reading package lists... Done

## Run `sudo apt-get install -y nodejs` to install Node.js 18.x and npm
## You may also need development tools to build native addons:
     sudo apt-get install gcc g++ make
## To install the Yarn package manager, run:
     curl -sL https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/pubkey.gpg | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/yarnkey.gpg >/dev/null
     echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/yarnkey.gpg] https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/yarn.list
     sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install yarn

Step 12: Install nodejs by using following command

root@linuxhelp:~# apt install nodejs -y
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  libflashrom1 libftdi1-2 libllvm13
Use 'apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  nodejs
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 56 not upgraded.
Need to get 28.9 MB of archives.
After this operation, 188 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 https://deb.nodesource.com/node_18.x jammy/main amd64 nodejs amd64 18.17.1-deb-1nodesource1 [28.9 MB]
Fetched 28.9 MB in 3s (10.9 MB/s)  
Selecting previously unselected package nodejs.
(Reading database ... 202622 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../nodejs_18.17.1-deb-1nodesource1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking nodejs (18.17.1-deb-1nodesource1) ...
Setting up nodejs (18.17.1-deb-1nodesource1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.10.2-1) ...

Step 13: Create a document directory

root@linuxhelp:~# mkdir -p /var/www/ghost/

Step 14: Change the ownership of the directory

root@linuxhelp:~# chown -R globalt: /var/www/ghost/

Step 15: Change the permission of the directory

root@linuxhelp:~# chmod 775 /var/www/ghost/

Step 16: Change the directory to the /var/www/ghost/

root@linuxhelp:~# cd /var/www/ghost/

Step 17: Install ghost cli latest version by using nodejs

root@linuxhelp:/var/www/ghost# npm install ghost-cli@latest -g

Step 18: Switch to the globalt user

root@linuxhelp:/var/www/ghost# su globalt

Step 19: Install ghost cms by using following command

globalt@linuxhelp:/var/www/ghost$ ghost install
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✔ Checking system Node.js version - found v18.17.1
✔ Checking current folder permissions
✔ Checking memory availability
✔ Checking free space
✔ Checking for latest Ghost version
✔ Setting up install directory
✔ Downloading and installing Ghost v5.66.1
✔ Finishing install process
Step – 20 : Enter the following details
? Enter your blog URL: http://localhost:2368
? Enter your MySQL hostname: localhost
? Enter your MySQL username: ghost_usr
? Enter your MySQL password: [hidden]
? Enter your Ghost database name: ghost_db
✔ Configuring Ghost
✔ Setting up instance
+ sudo useradd --system --user-group ghost
? Sudo Password [hidden]
+ sudo chown -R ghost:ghost /var/www/ghost/content
✔ Setting up "ghost" system user
ℹ Setting up "ghost" mysql user [skipped]
Your url contains a port. Skipping Nginx setup.
ℹ Setting up Nginx [skipped]
Nginx setup task was skipped, skipping SSL setup
ℹ Setting up SSL [skipped]
? Do you wish to set up Systemd? Yes
+ sudo mv /tmp/localhost/ghost_localhost.service /lib/systemd/system/ghost_localhost.service
+ sudo systemctl daemon-reload
✔ Setting up Systemd
+ sudo systemctl is-active ghost_localhost
? Do you want to start Ghost? Yes
+ sudo systemctl start ghost_localhost
+ sudo systemctl is-enabled ghost_localhost
+ sudo systemctl enable ghost_localhost --quiet
✔ Starting Ghost

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Ghost was installed successfully! To complete setup of your publication, visit:

    http://localhost:2368/ghost/

Conclusion:

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