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Post #2469901

2025-09-27 14:32 UTC

idk if any mutuals have/want a newsletter and want to switch to Ghost, but I will literally help you migrate to Ghost from your static site, Substack, whatever for free; just because I think Ghost and its recommendation network and its ActivityPub features are all so awesome 🙏 I *really* want to get the network effect going with an open-source platform and leave Substack in the dust. So yeah hmu lol

Replies (18)

  • @adamgreenfield@social.coop 2025-09-27 16:55

    @jonah@mastodon.neat.computer You are *on*. This is exactly the help I need and I would be hugely grateful for assistance. DM me? *Thank you*.

    Open ##2766911

  • @AltonDooley@mstdn.social 2025-09-27 20:32

    @jonah@mastodon.neat.computer Been using Ghost to host my paleontology blog for several months, and have been very happy with it! https://life-from-a-certain-point-of-view.ghost.io

    Open ##2766912

  • @hairylarry@gamerplus.org 2025-09-27 20:38

    @jonah@mastodon.neat.computer I have been using Reverbnation for my free newsletter but it doesn't fit as well as it used to and it has a limit of 500 addresses without upgrading. I run my own server with nginx on Ubuntu so it looks like I can install ghost. Is this difficult or straightforward? Can I install to a subdomain? Thanks

    Open ##2766913

  • @jfml@mastodon.art 2025-09-27 20:52

    @jonah@mastodon.neat.computer Whaaaat, I wasn't aware you could sent newsletters with Ghost, I'll check that out, thanks!

    Open ##2766916

  • @trib@aus.social 2025-09-28 04:16

    @jonah@mastodon.neat.computer @voltagex@aus.social we’re not mutual, but it is high time I had a personal site back up. And Ghost seems like the ideal backend. I shall investigate!

    Open ##2766917

  • @jonah@mastodon.neat.computer I have been wanting to run my own Ghost but unsure of setting up and the expense of the 3rd party email server that's required. Also, needing a VPS is an added expense beyond my current shared hosting account.

    Open ##2766923

  • @jonah@mastodon.neat.computer Ghost has activity pub features now? :O

    Open ##2766926

  • @GeePawHill@mastodon.social 2025-09-28 06:24

    @jonah@mastodon.neat.computer I can't quite tell if I can self-host Ghost?

    Open ##2766927

  • @ju@chaos.social 2025-09-28 09:26

    @jonah@mastodon.neat.computer i missed that ghost supports ActivityPub these days. Out of interest, did you ever compare Ghost with WriteAs?

    Open ##2766929

  • @fraaan@app.wafrn.net 2025-09-28 10:04

    i'm this but for buttondown! ghost is super cool but not something i've messed w a ton. i used to have a tinyletter and hopped ship when that got eaten so i've been set up on buttondown for a good year or two and it really serves all of my dinky little #email #newsletter needs. it's got #rss implementation and honestly what more could u want :^) #email #newsletter #rss

    Open ##2766936

  • @crmsnbleyd@hachyderm.io 2025-09-28 10:16

    @jonah@mastodon.neat.computer I can also help anyone interested, Jonah might have too many people to help by now

    Open ##2766937

  • @bit101@mstdn.social 2025-09-28 12:15

    @jonah@mastodon.neat.computer I don't need this, but I applaud what you are doing.

    Open ##2766939

  • @stephtara@indieweb.social 2025-09-29 16:04

    Looks like it’s time for me to get another Ghost/WordPress comparison

    Open ##2766940

  • @theolodian@mastodon.social 2025-09-29 21:16

    @jonah@mastodon.neat.computer every time that I click on your profile, the Mastodon app for iOS crashes hard. So that’s interesting. 🤨

    Open ##2766941

  • @HughEvansDev@hachyderm.io 2025-09-29 21:26

    Any experience migrating from Jekyll? I've been mulling the move for a while but wasn't sure if I'd have to reformat all my blogs

    Open ##2766942

  • @StevenSavage@sfba.social 2025-09-30 03:11

    @jonah@mastodon.neat.computer I plan to "eventually" so following you as a way to remind myself ;)

    Open ##2766943

  • @cwicseolfor@zeroes.ca 2025-09-30 04:52

    @jonah@mastodon.neat.computer This is important work, good on you.

    Open ##2766944

  • @yaakov@cloudisland.nz 2025-10-01 07:24

    @jonah@mastodon.neat.computer hey, do you have any good links or references for getting AP set up? I’ve tried both self hosted and their server and neither seem to actually work properly

    Open ##2766945