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Independent Media VPS - Ghost, Email, and Newsletter Hosting
Substack, Medium, and Mailchimp have all deplatformed or threatened to deplatform content that they deemed controversial or that violated evolving terms of service. Self-hosted Ghost CMS combined with self-hosted email on an offshore VPS gives independent media publishers complete platform independence: your content, your subscriber list, your deliverability - all under your control.
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Ghost CMS on VPS - Self-Hosted Newsletter Platform
Ghost is the leading open-source publishing platform. It handles: CMS, newsletters, subscriptions (Stripe payments), member management, and analytics.
Ghost installation:
```bash
apt update && apt install nginx mysql-server -y
npm install -g ghost-cli
mkdir /var/www/ghost && cd /var/www/ghost
chown ubuntu:ubuntu /var/www/ghost
ghost install --db mysql --dbname ghost --dbuser ghostuser --dbpass STRONG_PASSWORD --no-prompt
```
Ghost setup wizard configures your domain, SMTP (for newsletters), and Stripe (for paid subscriptions). All subscriber data is in your MySQL database on your VPS - you own it completely.
For newsletters: Ghost integrates directly with your self-hosted SMTP or a transactional email service (Mailgun, Postmark). Sending newsletters directly from your VPS IP requires IP warmup (see bulk email guide).
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Delivered in days, not weeks
Full documentation included
Production-grade from day one
Security-first approach
Post-delivery support included
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