hopsoft / docker-ghost

Docker image for the Ghost blogging engine

Start the container

mkdir /var/log/ghost
docker run -name my-blog -i -t -p 3000:80 -v /var/www -v /var/log/ghost:/var/log hopsoft/ghost bash

Configure

vim /var/www/ghost/config.js
vim /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
vim /etc/nginx/sites-available/ghost.conf

Install a theme (optional)

cd /var/www/ghost/content/themes
git clone https://github.com/oswaldoacauan/ghostium
vim ghostium/partials/custom/config.hbs
vim /var/www/ghost/content/themes/ghostium/partials/custom/config.hbs
vim /var/www/ghost/content/themes/ghostium/partials/custom/meta.hbs
vim /var/www/ghost/content/themes/ghostium/partials/custom/navigation.hbs

Start all services & exit

/opt/hopsoft/ghost/start
<CTL-P> <CTL-Q>

Visit the blog

curl http://localhost:3000

Make a config change after start

docker attach my-blog
vim /var/www/ghost/config.js
forever restartall
<CTL-P> <CTL-Q>

Restart the container

docker start my-blog
/opt/hopsoft/ghost/start
<CTL-P> <CTL-Q>