ghost-docker-compose

Local Ghost CMS instance

https://ghost.org/docs/

1. Make sure you have openssl installed in your local environment
2. Add ghost.home.arpa to your hosts file. IP Address 127.0.0.1
3. Create a .env file with the folowing environment variables:

DB_NAME=ghost
DB_USER=ghost
DB_PASSWORD=gpassword
DB_ROOT_PASSWORD=gpassword
LOCAL_DOMAIN=ghost.home.arpa
DB_PORT=33306

Note: These are BAD user names and passwords. Do not even think about using them in a Production environment

4. Run the create_local_cert.sh script. (Fill in the values or just hit Enter for the defaults)
5. Run: docker compose up
6. Point your browser here: http://ghost.home.arpa for the front page or http://ghost.home.arpa/ghost to create an account
7. Boo!