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Ghost for Journalism

63 points by uptown 10y ago

thors_SLAMmer 10y ago
I'm intrigued by whether Ghost can pull off moving into the longform content space, since just a little while back Medium published that post about cutting back on their efforts.
- wklauss 10y ago
  Medium and Ghost have two different goals, AFAIK. I'd say they I see Ghost closer to the Wordpress ethos. For media companies lack of control over look and feel in Medium has been a friction point, I think Ghost offers a lot more flexibility in that sense, but I haven't check ghost or ghost.org recently, tbh. Not sure Medium is cutting back on efforts, though, as much as they are trying for a new business model that doesn't rely so much on advertising.
dijit 10y ago
As long as it doesn't work on OpenBSD it's a no-go for me. I have considered using static-site generators but honestly I love the user interfaces of blogging platforms like ghost. I use svbtle for now though, until I find something that I can actually run on my servers.
- lookingsideways 10y ago
  As far as I'm aware Ghost runs fine on OpenBSD, we've certainly had users running it on OpenBSD in the past. If there's a specific problem that's preventing it from running for you please open an issue :)
- paulhart 10y ago
  Sounds fine to me... https://blog.cagedmonster.net/deploy-ghost-blogging-platform-under-openbsd-6-0-with-nginx/ https://blog.cagedmonster.net/deploy-ghost-blogging-platform...
  - dijit 10y ago
    I read the same blog when I had issues, and I've had it on more than one openbsd machine 5.9 and 6.0 phobos :: ~/Ghost » npm install --production npm WARN prefer global forever@0.15.3 should be installed with -g npm WARN unmet dependency /home/dijit/Ghost/node_modules/amperize requires image-size@'0.5.0' but will load npm WARN unmet dependency /home/dijit/Ghost/node_modules/image-size, npm WARN unmet dependency which is version 0.5.1 npm WARN unmet dependency /home/dijit/Ghost/node_modules/ghost-gql requires lodash@'3.10.1' but will load npm WARN unmet dependency /home/dijit/Ghost/node_modules/lodash, npm WARN unmet dependency which is version 4.17.4 npm WARN unmet dependency /home/dijit/Ghost/node_modules/knex-migrator requires bluebird@'3.4.6' but will load npm WARN unmet dependency /home/dijit/Ghost/node_modules/bluebird, npm WARN unmet dependency which is version 3.4.7 npm WARN unmet dependency /home/dijit/Ghost/node_modules/knex-migrator requires debug@'2.2.0' but will load npm WARN unmet dependency /home/dijit/Ghost/node_modules/debug, npm WARN unmet dependency which is version 2.6.0 npm WARN unmet dependency /home/dijit/Ghost/node_modules/amperize/node_modules/nock/node_modules/chai/node_modules/deep-eql requires type-detect@'0.1.1' but will load npm WARN unmet dependency /home/dijit/Ghost/node_modules/amperize/node_modules/nock/node_modules/chai/node_modules/type-detect, npm WARN unmet dependency which is version 1.0.0 npm WARN unmet dependency /home/dijit/Ghost/node_modules/brute-knex/node_modules/ghost-ignition requires debug@'2.2.0' but will load npm WARN unmet dependency /home/dijit/Ghost/node_modules/debug, npm WARN unmet dependency which is version 2.6.0 npm WARN unmet dependency /home/dijit/Ghost/node_modules/brute-knex/node_modules/ghost-ignition requires prettyjson@'1.1.3' but will load npm WARN unmet dependency /home/dijit/Ghost/node_modules/prettyjson, npm WARN unmet dependency which is version 1.2.1 npm WARN unmet dependency /home/dijit/Ghost/node_modules/ghost-editor/node_modules/ember-cli-babel/node_modules/broccoli-babel-transpiler/node_modules/babel-core requires npm WARN unmet dependency /home/dijit/Ghost/node_modules/bluebird, npm WARN unmet dependency which is version 3.4.7 npm WARN unmet dependency /home/dijit/Ghost/node_modules/ghost-editor/node_modules/ember-cli-babel/node_modules/broccoli-babel-transpiler/node_modules/babel-core requires npm WARN unmet dependency /home/dijit/Ghost/node_modules/lodash, npm WARN unmet dependency which is version 4.17.4 npm WARN unmet dependency /home/dijit/Ghost/node_modules/passport-ghost/node_modules/ghost-ignition requires debug@'2.2.0' but will load npm WARN unmet dependency /home/dijit/Ghost/node_modules/debug, npm WARN unmet dependency which is version 2.6.0 npm WARN unmet dependency /home/dijit/Ghost/node_modules/passport-ghost/node_modules/ghost-ignition requires prettyjson@'1.1.3' but will load npm WARN unmet dependency /home/dijit/Ghost/node_modules/prettyjson, npm WARN unmet dependency which is version 1.2.1
- ci5er 10y ago
  Is that a Ghost issue or a nodejs issue? I understand that it can be made to work on FreeBSD. What's the problem that prevents it from working on OpenBSD?
fapjacks 10y ago
I moved my blog to Ghost a couple years ago and I've been happy with the change. It is notable for not getting in my way. I feel like Ghost enables my writing more than anything else, and it's a really quick platform. Quick to draft, quick to publish, quick to load, etc. It used to be pretty feature-bare, but as they've added in features (which has been great), Ghost has stayed more or less an enabler of my writing and not gotten in my way. I'm excited to see what this program brings to the platform.
MehdiHK 10y ago
Ghost uses bookshelf as its ORM, which is becoming a less and less maintained project every month. ORM is a vast part of its core, it's not easy to replace that. I'm beginning to worry about its future.
- disordinary 10y ago
  I don't know what the status of Bookshelf is but I do note that there are still regular contributions to the project. As a rule Ghost tries to have write permission to core dependencies including bookshelf so there is no danger of it or any other package threatening the future of the project. Besides, the beauty of an open source stack is there's always the ability to fork - worse comes to worst.

63 points by uptown 10y ago

I'm intrigued by whether Ghost can pull off moving into the longform content space, since just a little while back Medium published that post about cutting back on their efforts.

wklauss 10y ago
Medium and Ghost have two different goals, AFAIK. I'd say they I see Ghost closer to the Wordpress ethos. For media companies lack of control over look and feel in Medium has been a friction point, I think Ghost offers a lot more flexibility in that sense, but I haven't check ghost or ghost.org recently, tbh. Not sure Medium is cutting back on efforts, though, as much as they are trying for a new business model that doesn't rely so much on advertising.

dijit 10y ago

As long as it doesn't work on OpenBSD it's a no-go for me. I have considered using static-site generators but honestly I love the user interfaces of blogging platforms like ghost. I use svbtle for now though, until I find something that I can actually run on my servers.

lookingsideways 10y ago
As far as I'm aware Ghost runs fine on OpenBSD, we've certainly had users running it on OpenBSD in the past. If there's a specific problem that's preventing it from running for you please open an issue :)
paulhart 10y ago
Sounds fine to me... https://blog.cagedmonster.net/deploy-ghost-blogging-platform-under-openbsd-6-0-with-nginx/ https://blog.cagedmonster.net/deploy-ghost-blogging-platform...
- dijit 10y ago
  I read the same blog when I had issues, and I've had it on more than one openbsd machine 5.9 and 6.0 phobos :: ~/Ghost » npm install --production npm WARN prefer global forever@0.15.3 should be installed with -g npm WARN unmet dependency /home/dijit/Ghost/node_modules/amperize requires image-size@'0.5.0' but will load npm WARN unmet dependency /home/dijit/Ghost/node_modules/image-size, npm WARN unmet dependency which is version 0.5.1 npm WARN unmet dependency /home/dijit/Ghost/node_modules/ghost-gql requires lodash@'3.10.1' but will load npm WARN unmet dependency /home/dijit/Ghost/node_modules/lodash, npm WARN unmet dependency which is version 4.17.4 npm WARN unmet dependency /home/dijit/Ghost/node_modules/knex-migrator requires bluebird@'3.4.6' but will load npm WARN unmet dependency /home/dijit/Ghost/node_modules/bluebird, npm WARN unmet dependency which is version 3.4.7 npm WARN unmet dependency /home/dijit/Ghost/node_modules/knex-migrator requires debug@'2.2.0' but will load npm WARN unmet dependency /home/dijit/Ghost/node_modules/debug, npm WARN unmet dependency which is version 2.6.0 npm WARN unmet dependency /home/dijit/Ghost/node_modules/amperize/node_modules/nock/node_modules/chai/node_modules/deep-eql requires type-detect@'0.1.1' but will load npm WARN unmet dependency /home/dijit/Ghost/node_modules/amperize/node_modules/nock/node_modules/chai/node_modules/type-detect, npm WARN unmet dependency which is version 1.0.0 npm WARN unmet dependency /home/dijit/Ghost/node_modules/brute-knex/node_modules/ghost-ignition requires debug@'2.2.0' but will load npm WARN unmet dependency /home/dijit/Ghost/node_modules/debug, npm WARN unmet dependency which is version 2.6.0 npm WARN unmet dependency /home/dijit/Ghost/node_modules/brute-knex/node_modules/ghost-ignition requires prettyjson@'1.1.3' but will load npm WARN unmet dependency /home/dijit/Ghost/node_modules/prettyjson, npm WARN unmet dependency which is version 1.2.1 npm WARN unmet dependency /home/dijit/Ghost/node_modules/ghost-editor/node_modules/ember-cli-babel/node_modules/broccoli-babel-transpiler/node_modules/babel-core requires npm WARN unmet dependency /home/dijit/Ghost/node_modules/bluebird, npm WARN unmet dependency which is version 3.4.7 npm WARN unmet dependency /home/dijit/Ghost/node_modules/ghost-editor/node_modules/ember-cli-babel/node_modules/broccoli-babel-transpiler/node_modules/babel-core requires npm WARN unmet dependency /home/dijit/Ghost/node_modules/lodash, npm WARN unmet dependency which is version 4.17.4 npm WARN unmet dependency /home/dijit/Ghost/node_modules/passport-ghost/node_modules/ghost-ignition requires debug@'2.2.0' but will load npm WARN unmet dependency /home/dijit/Ghost/node_modules/debug, npm WARN unmet dependency which is version 2.6.0 npm WARN unmet dependency /home/dijit/Ghost/node_modules/passport-ghost/node_modules/ghost-ignition requires prettyjson@'1.1.3' but will load npm WARN unmet dependency /home/dijit/Ghost/node_modules/prettyjson, npm WARN unmet dependency which is version 1.2.1
ci5er 10y ago
Is that a Ghost issue or a nodejs issue? I understand that it can be made to work on FreeBSD. What's the problem that prevents it from working on OpenBSD?

fapjacks 10y ago

I moved my blog to Ghost a couple years ago and I've been happy with the change. It is notable for not getting in my way. I feel like Ghost enables my writing more than anything else, and it's a really quick platform. Quick to draft, quick to publish, quick to load, etc. It used to be pretty feature-bare, but as they've added in features (which has been great), Ghost has stayed more or less an enabler of my writing and not gotten in my way. I'm excited to see what this program brings to the platform.

MehdiHK 10y ago

Ghost uses bookshelf as its ORM, which is becoming a less and less maintained project every month. ORM is a vast part of its core, it's not easy to replace that. I'm beginning to worry about its future.

disordinary 10y ago
I don't know what the status of Bookshelf is but I do note that there are still regular contributions to the project. As a rule Ghost tries to have write permission to core dependencies including bookshelf so there is no danger of it or any other package threatening the future of the project. Besides, the beauty of an open source stack is there's always the ability to fork - worse comes to worst.