Ghost
Open SourceSelf-hostablePublishing and newsletters for creators.
4.649K starsAlternative to Medium
Overview
Ghost is a free, open-source tool and a self-hostable alternative to Medium. It's licensed under MIT and written in JavaScript.
Ghost is a professional publishing platform for blogs, newsletters, and membership sites. With native subscriptions and a clean editor, it's a powerful, open-source alternative to Medium and Substack.
Why pick Ghost over Medium
- Own your data instead of trusting Medium's servers
- No per-seat pricing — grow without ballooning costs
- Ghost is open source: audit it, fork it, extend it
- Self-host for full privacy and compliance control
Key features
- Clean, modern writing editor
- Native memberships and subscriptions
- Built-in newsletters and email
- Themes and full REST/GraphQL APIs
- Self-host or managed Ghost(Pro)
Pros & cons
Screenshots
Installation
Install with the Ghost CLI
npm install ghost-cli -g && ghost installFrequently asked questions
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