How do I log in to Ghost?
- In the panel, open My servers and click your server.
- On the Overview tab, wait for the App row to say "Ghost is ready". The page refreshes itself.
- Click Open app.
- Log in with the details from the Email and Password rows. There is no setup screen, the owner account is ready.
- Under Settings, set your site title and your own email address. The install uses a placeholder address.
Further down the page, the Username row and the Password row below it are for SSH. Don't use them to log in to Ghost.
Good to know
- Ghost doesn't send email after the install. For invitations, password resets and member login emails, add
mail__transport: SMTPand the settingsmail__options__host,mail__options__port,mail__options__auth__user,mail__options__auth__passandmail__fromto/opt/seturack/ghost/compose.yaml, then rundocker compose up -d. Bulk newsletters also need a Mailgun account; enter its keys under Settings in the Email newsletter section. - Your posts and images stay on your server, in Ghost's own data area.
- The site opens over HTTPS on a free
sslip.ioaddress based on your IP. If a certificate can't be issued, it opens overhttp://instead. Only ports 80, 443 and 22 (for SSH) are open to the outside.
To use your own domain, see this article.
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