Publishing platform for blogs and newsletters. Nuvlo installs it on a server in your own cloud account, with a domain, HTTPS and backups.
- Category
- Communication
- Replaces
- Substack, Medium, Ghost(Pro)
- Server size
- StandardFine on a small server; give it some headroom if the server is busy.
- Good for
- A members blog or paid newsletter
- Editor and newsletter
- Write once, publish to the site and send it as an email.
- Members and subscriptions
- Free and paid tiers with Stripe, without a platform cut.
- Themes
- Swap themes or build your own with Handlebars.
Each app is its own Docker Compose project behind Nginx, with generated passwords and a Let’s Encrypt certificate.
- Ghost 5App
- MariaDB 11.4Database
Visit /ghost on first launch to finish the setup wizard and create your owner account.
How do I install Ghost?
Pick one of your servers, choose Ghost from the one-click catalog and give it a domain. Nuvlo starts the containers with generated passwords, points the domain and issues the certificate.
What size server does Ghost need?
Standard. Fine on a small server; give it some headroom if the server is busy.
What happens after install?
Visit /ghost on first launch to finish the setup wizard and create your owner account.
Is Ghost backed up?
Yes. Apps are sites like any other, so they use the same backup schedules and your own storage bucket.
Who updates Ghost?
You do. Ghost keeps the version it was installed with; to move to a newer release, pull the new image on the server over SSH. The dashboard has no update button for apps.
Does Nuvlo charge per app?
No. You pay your Nuvlo plan and your cloud provider for the server, and Ghost itself is free to self-host.



