How to set up Ghost in an afternoon, or evening

Courtney

Ghost is not WordPress.

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  • We recommend using MagicPages.co (our host) to host the Ghost.org software (GhostPro is great too).
  • Choose a starting theme from the Marketplace, or get this one - Atlas Vertical.
  • Upload it. Ghost Admin -> Settings -> Design. Three clicks.
  • Set your site title, description, and accent colour in Ghost Admin -> Settings -> Branding. Five minutes.
  • Write your first post. Hit publish.

That is it.

No developer, no agency, no six-week onboarding. A focused creator can go from signup to first published post in under two hours.

Ghost or MagicPages handles the infrastructure so you can focus on the content.

Automatic backups, hosting and email deliverability are included.

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