In order to unify the approaches followed for Bitnami containers and Bitnami Helm charts, we are moving the different bitnami/bitnami-docker-<container> repositories to a single monorepo bitnami/containers. Please follow bitnami/containers to keep you updated about the latest Bitnami images.
More information here: https://blog.bitnami.com/2022/07/new-source-of-truth-bitnami-containers.html
Ghost is an open source publishing platform designed to create blogs, magazines, and news sites. It includes a simple markdown editor with preview, theming, and SEO built-in to simplify editing.
Trademarks: This software listing is packaged by Bitnami. The respective trademarks mentioned in the offering are owned by the respective companies, and use of them does not imply any affiliation or endorsement.
$ curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-ghost/master/docker-compose.yml > docker-compose.yml
$ docker-compose up -dWarning: This quick setup is only intended for development environments. You are encouraged to change the insecure default credentials and check out the available configuration options in the Environment Variables section for a more secure deployment.
- Bitnami closely tracks upstream source changes and promptly publishes new versions of this image using our automated systems.
- With Bitnami images the latest bug fixes and features are available as soon as possible.
- Bitnami containers, virtual machines and cloud images use the same components and configuration approach - making it easy to switch between formats based on your project needs.
- All our images are based on minideb a minimalist Debian based container image which gives you a small base container image and the familiarity of a leading Linux distribution.
- All Bitnami images available in Docker Hub are signed with Docker Content Trust (DCT). You can use
DOCKER_CONTENT_TRUST=1to verify the integrity of the images. - Bitnami container images are released on a regular basis with the latest distribution packages available.
Deploying Bitnami applications as Helm Charts is the easiest way to get started with our applications on Kubernetes. Read more about the installation in the Bitnami Ghost Chart GitHub repository.
Bitnami containers can be used with Kubeapps for deployment and management of Helm Charts in clusters.
Non-root container images add an extra layer of security and are generally recommended for production environments. However, because they run as a non-root user, privileged tasks are typically off-limits. Learn more about non-root containers in our docs.
Learn more about the Bitnami tagging policy and the difference between rolling tags and immutable tags in our documentation page.
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The recommended way to get the Bitnami Ghost Docker Image is to pull the prebuilt image from the Docker Hub Registry.
$ docker pull bitnami/ghost:latestTo use a specific version, you can pull a versioned tag. You can view the list of available versions in the Docker Hub Registry.
$ docker pull bitnami/ghost:[TAG]If you wish, you can also build the image yourself.
$ docker build -t bitnami/ghost:latest 'https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-ghost.git#master:5/debian-11'Ghost requires access to a MySQL or MariaDB database to store information. We'll use the Bitnami Docker Image for MySQL for the database requirements.
The main folder of this repository contains a functional docker-compose.yml file. Run the application using it as shown below:
$ curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-ghost/master/docker-compose.yml > docker-compose.yml
$ docker-compose up -dIf you want to run the application manually instead of using docker-compose, these are the basic steps you need to run:
$ docker network create ghost-network$ docker volume create --name mysql_data
$ docker run -d --name mysql \
--env ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD=yes \
--env MYSQL_USER=bn_ghost \
--env MYSQL_PASSWORD=bitnami \
--env MYSQL_DATABASE=bitnami_ghost \
--network ghost-network \
--volume mysql_data:/bitnami/mysql \
bitnami/mysql:latest$ docker volume create --name ghost_data
$ docker run -d --name ghost \
-p 8080:8080 -p 8443:8443 \
--env ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD=yes \
--env GHOST_DATABASE_USER=bn_ghost \
--env GHOST_DATABASE_PASSWORD=bitnami \
--env GHOST_DATABASE_NAME=bitnami_ghost \
--network ghost-network \
--volume ghost_data:/bitnami/ghost \
bitnami/ghost:latestAccess your application at http://your-ip/
If you remove the container all your data will be lost, and the next time you run the image the database will be reinitialized. To avoid this loss of data, you should mount a volume that will persist even after the container is removed.
For persistence you should mount a directory at the /bitnami/ghost path. If the mounted directory is empty, it will be initialized on the first run. Additionally you should mount a volume for persistence of the MySQL data.
The above examples define the Docker volumes named mysql_data and ghost_data. The Ghost application state will persist as long as volumes are not removed.
To avoid inadvertent removal of volumes, you can mount host directories as data volumes. Alternatively you can make use of volume plugins to host the volume data.
This requires a minor change to the docker-compose.yml file present in this repository:
mysql:
...
volumes:
- - 'mysql_data:/bitnami/mysql'
+ - /path/to/mysql-persistence:/bitnami/mysql
...
ghost:
...
volumes:
- - 'ghost_data:/bitnami/ghost'
+ - /path/to/ghost-persistence:/bitnami/ghost
...
-volumes:
- mysql_data:
- driver: local
- ghost_data:
- driver: localNOTE: As this is a non-root container, the mounted files and directories must have the proper permissions for the UID
1001.
$ docker network create ghost-network$ docker run -d --name mysql \
--env ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD=yes \
--env MYSQL_USER=bn_ghost \
--env MYSQL_PASSWORD=bitnami \
--env MYSQL_DATABASE=bitnami_ghost \
--network ghost-network \
--volume /path/to/mysql-persistence:/bitnami/mysql \
bitnami/mysql:latest$ docker run -d --name ghost \
-p 8080:8080 -p 8443:8443 \
--env ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD=yes \
--env GHOST_DATABASE_USER=bn_ghost \
--env GHOST_DATABASE_PASSWORD=bitnami \
--env GHOST_DATABASE_NAME=bitnami_ghost \
--network ghost-network \
--volume /path/to/ghost-persistence:/bitnami/ghost \
bitnami/ghost:latestWhen you start the Ghost image, you can adjust the configuration of the instance by passing one or more environment variables either on the docker-compose file or on the docker run command line. If you want to add a new environment variable:
-
For docker-compose add the variable name and value under the application section in the
docker-compose.ymlfile present in this repository:ghost: ... environment: - GHOST_PASSWORD=my_password ...
-
For manual execution add a
--envoption with each variable and value:$ docker run -d --name ghost -p 80:8080 -p 443:8443 \ --env GHOST_PASSWORD=my_password \ --network ghost-tier \ --volume /path/to/ghost-persistence:/bitnami/ghost \ bitnami/ghost:latest
Available environment variables:
GHOST_USERNAME: Ghost application username. Default: userGHOST_PASSWORD: Ghost application password. Default: bitnami123GHOST_EMAIL: Ghost application email. Default: user@example.comGHOST_BLOG_TITLE: Ghost blog name. Default: User's blogGHOST_HOST: Hostname used by Ghost to form URLs. Default: localhostGHOST_PORT_NUMBER: Port used by Ghost to listen for connections. Default: 2368GHOST_ENABLE_HTTPS: Enable serving Ghost through HTTPS instead of HTTP. Default: noGHOST_EXTERNAL_HTTP_PORT_NUMBER: Port to used by Ghost to generate URLs and links when accessing using HTTP. Default: 80GHOST_EXTERNAL_HTTPS_PORT_NUMBER: Port to used by Ghost to generate URLs and links when accessing using HTTPS. Default: 443GHOST_SKIP_BOOTSTRAP: Whether to skip performing the initial bootstrapping for the application. This is necessary in case you use a database that already has Ghost data. Default: no
GHOST_DATABASE_HOST: Hostname for the MariaDB or MySQL server. Default: mysqlGHOST_DATABASE_PORT_NUMBER: Port used by the MariaDB or MySQL server. Default: 3306GHOST_DATABASE_NAME: Database name that Ghost will use to connect with the database. Default: bitnami_ghostGHOST_DATABASE_USER: Database user that Ghost will use to connect with the database. Default: bn_ghostGHOST_DATABASE_PASSWORD: Database password that Ghost will use to connect with the database. No default.GHOST_DATABASE_ENABLE_SSL: It can be used to enable database SSL configuration. Default: noGHOST_DATABASE_SSL_CA_FILE: Path to the database SSL CA file. No default.ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD: It can be used to allow blank passwords. Default: no
MYSQL_CLIENT_DATABASE_HOST: Hostname for the MariaDB or MySQL server. Default: mysqlMYSQL_CLIENT_DATABASE_PORT_NUMBER: Port used by the MariaDB or MySQL server. Default: 3306MYSQL_CLIENT_DATABASE_ROOT_USER: Database admin user. Default: rootMYSQL_CLIENT_DATABASE_ROOT_PASSWORD: Database password for the database admin user. No default.MYSQL_CLIENT_CREATE_DATABASE_NAME: New database to be created by the mysql client module. No default.MYSQL_CLIENT_CREATE_DATABASE_USER: New database user to be created by the mysql client module. No default.MYSQL_CLIENT_CREATE_DATABASE_PASSWORD: Database password for theMYSQL_CLIENT_CREATE_DATABASE_USERuser. No default.MYSQL_CLIENT_CREATE_DATABASE_CHARACTER_SET: Character set to use for the new database. No default.MYSQL_CLIENT_CREATE_DATABASE_COLLATE: Database collation to use for the new database. No default.MYSQL_CLIENT_ENABLE_SSL: Whether to enable SSL connections for the new database. Default: noMYSQL_CLIENT_SSL_CA_FILE: Path to the SSL CA file for the new database. No default.ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD: It can be used to allow blank passwords. Default: no
To configure Ghost to send email using SMTP you can set the following environment variables:
GHOST_SMTP_HOST: SMTP host. No default.GHOST_SMTP_PORT: SMTP port. No default.GHOST_SMTP_USER: SMTP account user. No default.GHOST_SMTP_PASSWORD: SMTP account password. No default.GHOST_SMTP_PROTOCOL: SMTP protocol to use. Allowed values: tls, ssl. No default.
This would be an example of SMTP configuration using a Gmail account:
-
Modify the
docker-compose.ymlfile present in this repository:ghost: ... environment: - GHOST_DATABASE_USER=bn_ghost - GHOST_DATABASE_NAME=bitnami_ghost - ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD=yes - GHOST_SMTP_HOST=smtp.gmail.com - GHOST_SMTP_PORT=587 - GHOST_SMTP_USER=your_email@gmail.com - GHOST_SMTP_PASSWORD=your_password - GHOST_SMTP_FROM_ADDRESS=ghost@blog.com ...
-
For manual execution:
$ docker run -d --name ghost -p 80:8080 -p 443:8443 \ --env GHOST_DATABASE_USER=bn_ghost \ --env GHOST_DATABASE_NAME=bitnami_ghost \ --env GHOST_SMTP_HOST=smtp.gmail.com \ --env GHOST_SMTP_PORT=587 \ --env GHOST_SMTP_USER=your_email@gmail.com \ --env GHOST_SMTP_PASSWORD=your_password \ --env GHOST_SMTP_FROM_ADDRESS=ghost@blog.com \ --network ghost-tier \ --volume /path/to/ghost-persistence:/bitnami \ bitnami/ghost:latest
The Bitnami Ghost container supports connecting the Ghost application to an external database. This would be an example of using an external database for Ghost.
-
Modify the
docker-compose.ymlfile present in this repository:ghost: ... environment: - - GHOST_DATABASE_HOST=mysql + - GHOST_DATABASE_HOST=mysql_host - GHOST_DATABASE_PORT_NUMBER=3306 - GHOST_DATABASE_NAME=ghost_db - GHOST_DATABASE_USER=ghost_user - - ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD=yes + - GHOST_DATABASE_PASSWORD=ghost_password ... -
For manual execution:
$ docker run -d --name ghost\ -p 8080:8080 -p 8443:8443 \ --network ghost-network \ --env GHOST_DATABASE_HOST=mysql_host \ --env GHOST_DATABASE_PORT_NUMBER=3306 \ --env GHOST_DATABASE_NAME=ghost_db \ --env GHOST_DATABASE_USER=ghost_user \ --env GHOST_DATABASE_PASSWORD=ghost_password \ --volume ghost_data:/bitnami/ghost \ bitnami/ghost:latest
In case the database already contains data from a previous Ghost installation, you need to set the variable GHOST_SKIP_BOOTSTRAP to yes. Otherwise, the container would execute the installation wizard and could modify the existing data in the database. Note that, when setting GHOST_SKIP_BOOTSTRAP to yes, values for environment variables such as GHOST_USERNAME, GHOST_PASSWORD or GHOST_EMAIL will be ignored.
The Bitnami Ghost Docker image sends the container logs to stdout. To view the logs:
$ docker logs ghostOr using Docker Compose:
$ docker-compose logs ghostYou can configure the containers logging driver using the --log-driver option if you wish to consume the container logs differently. In the default configuration docker uses the json-file driver.
To backup your data, configuration and logs, follow these simple steps:
$ docker stop ghostOr using Docker Compose:
$ docker-compose stop ghostWe need to mount two volumes in a container we will use to create the backup: a directory on your host to store the backup in, and the volumes from the container we just stopped so we can access the data.
$ docker run --rm -v /path/to/ghost-backups:/backups --volumes-from ghost busybox \
cp -a /bitnami/ghost /backups/latestRestoring a backup is as simple as mounting the backup as volumes in the containers.
For the MySQL database container:
$ docker run -d --name mysql \
...
- --volume /path/to/mysql-persistence:/bitnami/mysql \
+ --volume /path/to/mysql-backups/latest:/bitnami/mysql \
bitnami/mysql:latestFor the Ghost container:
$ docker run -d --name ghost \
...
- --volume /path/to/ghost-persistence:/bitnami/ghost \
+ --volume /path/to/ghost-backups/latest:/bitnami/ghost \
bitnami/ghost:latestBitnami provides up-to-date versions of MySQL and Ghost, including security patches, soon after they are made upstream. We recommend that you follow these steps to upgrade your container. We will cover here the upgrade of the Ghost container. For the MySQL upgrade see: https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-mysql/blob/master/README.md#upgrade-this-image
The bitnami/ghost:latest tag always points to the most recent release. To get the most recent release you can simple repull the latest tag from the Docker Hub with docker pull bitnami/ghost:latest. However it is recommended to use tagged versions.
$ docker pull bitnami/ghost:latestStop the currently running container using the command
$ docker-compose stop ghostFollow the steps in Backing up your container to take a snapshot of the current application state.
Remove the currently running container by executing the following command:
docker-compose rm -v ghostUpdate the image tag in docker-compose.yml and re-create your container with the new image:
$ docker-compose up -dThe Bitnami Ghost Docker image is designed to be extended so it can be used as the base image for your custom web applications.
To do so, create your own image using a Dockerfile with the format below:
FROM bitnami/ghost
## Put your customizations below
...This example shows how to install the Storage Adapter for S3.
FROM bitnami/ghost:latest
## Change user to perform privileged actions
USER root
COPY post_ghost_config.sh /
RUN mkdir -p /.npm \
&& chmod -R g+rwX,o+rw /.npm \
&& chmod +x /post_ghost_config.sh \
&& cp /opt/bitnami/scripts/ghost/entrypoint.sh /tmp/entrypoint.sh \
&& sed '/info "\*\* Ghost setup finished! \*\*"/ a . /post_ghost_config.sh' /tmp/entrypoint.sh > /opt/bitnami/scripts/ghost/entrypoint.sh
ENV AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID="AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID" \
AWS_ACCESS_SECRET_KEY="AWS_ACCESS_SECRET_KEY" \
AWS_REGION="AWS_REGION" \
AWS_BUCKET="AWS_BUCKET"
## Revert to the original non-root user
USER 1001
RUN cd /bitnami/ghost \
&& npm i --silent ghost-storage-adapter-s3 \
&& mkdir -p /opt/bitnami/ghost/content/adapters/storage/s3 \
&& cp -r ./node_modules/ghost-storage-adapter-s3/* /opt/bitnami/ghost/content/adapters/storage/s3/- Prepare npm and install an adapter.
- Add configuration for the adapter.
Create a script named post_ghost_config.sh using jq for adding configuration to the config.production.json.
#!/bin/bash -e
cp /opt/bitnami/ghost/config.production.json /tmp/config.tmp.json
jq -r --arg keyId $AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID --arg accessKey $AWS_ACCESS_SECRET_KEY --arg region $AWS_REGION --arg bucket $AWS_BUCKET \
'. + { storage: { active: "s3", s3: { accessKeyId: $keyId, secretAccessKey: $accessKey, region: $region, bucket: $bucket } } }' \
/tmp/config.tmp.json > /opt/bitnami/ghost/config.production.jsonAdd it to the app-entrypoint.sh just after ghost is configured.
Finally, build the container and set the required environment variables to configure the adapter.
- The size of the container image has been decreased.
- The configuration logic is now based on Bash scripts in the rootfs/ folder.
- It is now possible to import existing Ghost databases from other installations. In order to do this, use the environment variable
GHOST_SKIP_BOOTSTRAP, which forces the container not to run the initial Ghost setup wizard.
- The ghost container has been migrated to a non-root container approach. Previously the container run as
rootuser and the ghost daemon was started asghostuser. From now own, both the container and the ghost daemon run as user1001. As a consequence, the configuration files are writable by the user running the ghost process.
We'd love for you to contribute to this container. You can request new features by creating an issue, or submit a pull request with your contribution.
If you encountered a problem running this container, you can file an issue. Be sure to include the following information in your issue:
- Host OS and version
- Docker version (
docker version) - Output of
docker info - Version of this container
- The command you used to run the container, and any relevant output you saw (masking any sensitive information)
Please, note this asset is a community-supported solution. This means that the Bitnami team is not actively working on new features/improvements nor providing support through GitHub Issues. Any new issue will stay open for 20 days to allow the community to contribute, after 15 days without activity the issue will be marked as stale being closed after 5 days.
The Bitnami team will review any PR that is created, feel free to create a PR if you find any issue or want to implement a new feature.
New versions and releases cadence are not going to be affected. Once a new version is released in the upstream project, the Bitnami container image will be updated to use the latest version, supporting the different branches supported by the upstream project as usual.
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