{"id":570,"date":"2024-01-16T10:40:03","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T10:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/support\/2024\/01\/16\/8825599-how-to-use-the-ghost-vps-template-at-hostinger\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T12:12:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T12:12:01","slug":"8825599-how-to-use-the-ghost-vps-template-at-hostinger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/8825599-how-to-use-the-ghost-vps-template-at-hostinger\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use the Ghost VPS Template at Hostinger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"https:\/\/ghost.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ghost<\/a><\/b> is a powerful <b>blogging<\/b> and <b>publishing<\/b> platform known for its simplicity and speed. Hostinger&rsquo;s <b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/1583571-what-are-the-available-operating-systems-for-vps#h_ea21916da6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ubuntu 24.04 64bit with Ghost<\/a><\/b> VPS template comes with Ghost pre-installed, making it easy to start your own blog or publication. This guide will help you understand how to utilize this template to manage and publish content effectively.<\/p><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-callout\" style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80;border-color: #334bfa33\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Setting up your virtual environment will only take a few clicks with our <b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/vps\/ghost-hosting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ghost VPS hosting plans<\/a><\/b>!<\/p>\n<\/div><h2 id=\"h_164dfd5cb2\">Accessing Ghost<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">Open a web browser and go to <b>http:\/\/[your-vps-hostname]\/ghost\/ <\/b>&mdash; make sure to replace <b>[your-vps-hostname]<\/b> with the actual working <b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/4805490-how-to-change-your-vps-hostname\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hostname of your VPS<\/a><\/b>:<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2024\/01\/40b2b553-3947-4d36-99fe-b3a84965e997.jpg\" alt=\"Accessing the Ghost platform\" width=\"300\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">Upon your first visit, the <b>Ghost Setup Wizard <\/b>will guide you through creating an admin account:<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2024\/01\/a5ed9a56-9ae1-4062-987b-f5a45b53b896.jpg\" alt=\"Creating an admin account at Ghost\" width=\"500\"><\/div><h2 id=\"h_ddbe2a1feb\">Exploring the Ghost Dashboard<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">The Ghost admin panel is intuitive. Spend some time exploring its features, including creating posts, managing tags, and customizing your site&rsquo;s design:<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2024\/01\/4742789a-1f83-4f8e-884d-72a625790307.jpg\" alt=\"The dashboard of the Ghost platforma\" width=\"500\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">Learn how to<b> create<\/b> <b>and format posts<\/b>. Ghost offers a <b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"https:\/\/ghost.org\/help\/using-the-editor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">markdown editor<\/a><\/b> for writing and styling your content:<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2024\/01\/80bd5e7f-901e-4a47-960e-a1efb66f734a.jpg\" alt=\"Ghost's editor\" width=\"500\"><\/div><h2 id=\"h_222284948a\">Customizing Your Site<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">Ghost allows you to<b> <a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"https:\/\/ghost.org\/help\/design-settings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">customize the appearance<\/a><\/b> of your site. You can select from various <b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"https:\/\/ghost.org\/help\/installing-a-theme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">themes<\/a><\/b> or create your own:<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2024\/01\/6f121a01-bf78-4927-8c84-d2fbea86d71d.jpg\" alt=\"The design settings in Ghost\" width=\"500\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">Ghost supports <b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"https:\/\/ghost.org\/help\/integrations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">integrations<\/a><\/b> with many popular services like social media, analytics, and email newsletters. Check the Ghost integrations directory for options:<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2024\/01\/0bce62ff-7c46-4a65-b309-8821b1461b27.jpg\" alt=\"The integration settings in Ghost\" width=\"500\"><\/div><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-callout\" style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80;border-color: #334bfa33\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">For more detailed instructions and tips, refer to the official <b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"https:\/\/ghost.org\/docs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ghost documentation<\/a> <\/b>and<b> <a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"https:\/\/ghost.org\/help\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">help center<\/a><\/b> &#128161;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getting started with the Ghost VPS template at Hostinger<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"include_on_kodee":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[206],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-570","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-vps-os-and-templates"],"hreflangs":[{"locale":"en-US","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/8825599-how-to-use-the-ghost-vps-template-at-hostinger\/","default":1}],"include_on_kodee":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/570","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=570"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/570\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5912,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/570\/revisions\/5912"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=570"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=570"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=570"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}