Bitnami Ghost Stack is a free and multiplatform software project, a native installer that has been designed from offset to allow you to deploy the Ghost application and its runtime dependencies on desktop computers or laptops. Cloud images, a virtual appliance and a Docker container are also available for the Ghost app.
What is Ghost?
Ghost is an open source, platform-independent and free web-based application, a beautifully designed and completely customizable software designed especially for publishing content on the web, allowing users to write and publish their own blogs.
Installing Bitnami Ghost Stack
The Bitnami Ghost Stack product is distributed as native installers for all mainstream operating systems, including all GNU/Linux distributions, as well as the Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X operating systems, supporting 32-bit and 64-bit (recommended) computers.
To install Ghost on your personal computer, simply download the package that corresponds to your computer’s operating system and hardware architecture, run it and follow the instructions displayed on the screen.
Run Ghost in the cloud
Thanks to Bitnami, users are now able to run Ghost in the cloud with their hosting platform of choice. Pre-built cloud images for the Windows Azure and Amazon EC2 cloud hosting services are also available for download on the project’s homepage (see link below).
Virtualize Ghost on VMware and VirtualBox
In addition to deploying Ghost in the cloud or on personal computers, it is possible to virtualize it using Bitnami’s virtual appliance for the VMware ESX, ESXi and Oracle VirtualBox virtualization software.
The Ghost Docker container and LAMP/WAMP/MAMP module
A Ghost Docker container will also be available on the project’s website, but Bitnami does not provide a Ghost module for its LAMP, WAMP and MAMP stacks, which could have allows users to deploy the application on personal computer, without having to deal with its runtime dependencies.