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Ghost + MySQL
Verified2 services
Ghost, the open-source platform for blogs, newsletters and membership sites — running on its own dedicated MySQL database.
| Runs | 2 services |
|---|---|
| Stack | ghostghost-db |
| Provisioned for it | Nothing, it's self-contained |
| Verified | Yes, deployed end to end by the Railyard team |
Why deploy on Railyard
Railyard provisions all 2 services in this stack together — ghost, ghost-db — wired to reach each other over the private network, on a server you already pay for.
Deploying Ghost + MySQL is one piece of a bigger stack you can keep building — add a database, a worker, a cache, or another app, all on the same servers you already pay for.
Good for
- Independent publications and newsletters
- A blog or content site that needs MySQL instead of the single-container template's SQLite
- Membership and subscription content sites
Good to know
- MySQL is wired up automatically — no connection string to paste in by hand
- Add an email transport (Mailgun, SES, etc.) only if you want member sign-up and newsletter emails to actually send