Ghost hosting
Ghost is a professional publishing platform — fast, clean and built for writers, newsletters and paid memberships.
Excl. VAT. Monthly cancellable.
- Own Docker container + persistent volume
- Daily backup with 14-day retention
- 24/7 monitoring + Dutch support
Available immediately. No long-term contracts.
Ghost is the CMS of choice for modern publishers: Substack-style newsletters with paywall, paying members, and an editor that doesn't get in the way. Unlike WordPress, Ghost is built content-first, not plugin-first — less bloat, faster, more focus on the writing process.
At Virtual Computing, Ghost runs in a Node.js container with MariaDB. We manage updates (Ghost releases monthly), handle SSL and connect your own domain. Combine with Stripe for paying members — Ghost handles subscriptions, paywalls and email delivery automatically.
For those who want to leave Substack or Medium behind and build their own brand: Ghost is the open-source choice. No 10% cut for the platform owner, no vendor lock-in on your member list.
Ghost is ideal for
Premium newsletters with paywall
Substack alternative in your own brand. Paid tiers, free preview, member-only content.
Expert blogs and thought leadership
Clean editor, fast load times, built-in SEO. For consultants, founders, journalists.
Documentation and knowledge bases
Ghost works well for public docs with search, code blocks and version tagging.
Magazines and news sites
Multi-author, editorial workflow, scheduled publishing. Lighter than WordPress for pure publishing.
Included in every deployment
Built-in memberships + paywall
Stripe integration by default. Free/paid tiers, yearly/monthly, gift subscriptions.
Email newsletter delivery
Mailgun integration for newsletter blasts to your members. Open-rate tracking built in.
Editor that doesn't get in the way
Markdown + WYSIWYG, drag-and-drop blocks, code highlighting, embeds from Twitter/YouTube/etc.
Theme marketplace
Dozens of professional themes, or build your own with Handlebars templates.
SEO + structured data
AMP, JSON-LD, sitemap.xml, RSS — all automatically correct.
API-first
Headless Ghost via Content API + Admin API. Build a Next.js front-end with Ghost as CMS.
Live within one business day
1. Order
Click order, pick your subdomain and plan. Pay monthly, cancel any time.
2. We deploy
Container runs within minutes in our NL data centres. Auto-SSL, daily backups and monitoring are set up automatically.
3. Manage in the portal
Update, restart or scale from the customer portal. We watch updates and security.
Frequently asked questions about Ghost hosting
Other apps that fit alongside
Ghost can be live this afternoon at Virtual Computing
One click to order. We handle the container, SSL and backups in our Dutch data centres. Cancel monthly, no commitment.