ghost
Command-line interface for the Ghost publishing platform
TLDR
Start Ghost in development
$ ghost start
Start in production$ ghost start --production
Stop Ghost$ ghost stop
Restart Ghost$ ghost restart
Check status$ ghost status
Install Ghost$ ghost install
Update Ghost$ ghost update
SYNOPSIS
ghost command [options]
DESCRIPTION
ghost is the command-line interface for Ghost, a modern open-source publishing platform built on Node.js. It provides complete lifecycle management for Ghost installations, including initial setup, updates, configuration, and process management.
The CLI automates database setup, SSL certificate installation, systemd service configuration, and nginx proxy setup. It handles migrations during updates and provides diagnostic tools through the doctor command.
PARAMETERS
--production
Run in production mode.-d, --dir path
Installation directory.
CONFIGURATION
config.production.json
Production environment configuration for database, URL, mail, and server settings.config.development.json
Development environment configuration.
SUBCOMMANDS
install
Install Ghost.start
Start Ghost.stop
Stop Ghost.restart
Restart Ghost.status
Show status.update
Update Ghost.setup
Configure Ghost.config
View/set configuration.log
View logs.doctor
Check installation.