# How do I log in to Ghost?

https://www.seturack.com/en/knowledgebase/article/how-to-log-in-to-ghost

1. In the panel, open **My servers** and click your server.
2. On the **Overview** tab, wait for the **App** row to say "Ghost is ready". The page refreshes itself.
3. Click **Open app**.
4. Log in with the details from the **Email** and **Password** rows. There is no setup screen, the owner account is ready.
5. 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: SMTP` and the settings `mail__options__host`, `mail__options__port`, `mail__options__auth__user`, `mail__options__auth__pass` and `mail__from` to `/opt/seturack/ghost/compose.yaml`, then run `docker 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.io` address based on your IP. If a certificate can't be issued, it opens over `http://` instead. Only ports 80, 443 and 22 (for SSH) are open to the outside.

To use your own domain, see [this article](https://www.seturack.com/en/knowledgebase/article/how-to-connect-your-own-domain).

**No server yet?** [Order a server with Ghost installed](https://www.seturack.com/en/ghost-vps): you choose the size and pay for what you choose.