ghost-static-site-generator VS Ghost

Use a script to convert the Ghost Website into a static site (https://github.com/Fried-Chicken/ghost-static-site-generator)

If you don‘t have dynamic content like a Comment section on your page, you could generate a Static Website from Ghost using this: https://github.com/Fried-Chicken/ghost-static-site-generator

There is a static site generator for Ghost, which is what u/nashosted meant. You can runGhost locally for editing, and then use that to get the static files to host. There's something similar for Wordpress.

TL; DR: What is the most hassle-free way to build a personal blog?

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First, I want to explain why I want to save the hassle and save money: My personal blog is ad-free. I just want to write, so it is not worth spending too much time or money (preferably free) on non-writing behaviors, and I do not have the ability to deal with complex, high-maintenance systems.

I am looking for a way to blog that is effortless and have low maintenance on the server side (like static site generator vs WordPress), a way to write the blog that has a better writing environment on my PC. (Maybe a local CMS or something like that)

Few ways I know so far but they are not perfect

The first one: WP2Static plugin for WordPress (or other plugins by WP2Static author Leon Stafford [1]). They work, but they have some minor issues, they do not export sites perfectly. Other solutions [2] recommended by Leon I have tried: HTTrack has not been actively developed for a long time (since 2017) and does not work anymore, Wget can't crawl the site intact, Shifter, Stratti are expensive (But they run smoothly), HardyPress' cheap plan has only 500MB, Sitesauce's hosting provider Vercel was censored here. (I know, right?)

The second approach is called Headless CMS [3]. But after doing some research, it seems that running a fully local Headless CMS requires writing complex API calls (Strapi, etc). Better solutions are either expensive or free but require an account and have some limitations. I would prefer a completely local and free solution (I am so greedy :-|). NetlifyCMS seems great but it seems like it can only be hosted on Netlify?

The third way is Ghost [4]. Ghost's writing experience looks good, but if deployed to the server, it may require continuous maintenance. Ghost's static plugin [5] seems to be not working perfectly. Ghost's Headless CMS also requires writing API calls.[6][7]

Fourth way: popular services like wordpress.com, Medium, Tumblr, etc. are not accessible in my area, so I can only consider self-hosting.

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[1] https://github.com/leonstafford/

[2] https://wp2static.com/alternatives/

[3] https://jamstack.org/headless-cms/

[4] https://ghost.org

[5] https://github.com/Fried-Chicken/ghost-static-site-generator

[6] https://ghost.org/docs/jamstack/gatsby/

[7] https://www.gatsbyjs.com/docs/sourcing-from-ghost/

Thanks for the information. I saw that there is others generators. This one is a Buster alternative : https://github.com/Fried-Chicken/ghost-static-site-generator But for the moment i focus on learning Ghost. I will check Hosting and static site later.

In order to generate the static site, we'll use the Ghost static site generator. With Linux and macOS, this tool can be used directly. However, it's more challenging when you're running on a Windows machine.

Diversifying a lot. Next acquisition will be Ghost(https://ghost.org/) I bet. Similar DNA, fits in the portfolio (If they are trying to match the feature set of Google) and have no VC backing.

For example, if you are in a country where you can accept Stripe and are publishing a newsletter through, Substack or using the Ghost platform, enabling the ability to accept payments is a few clicks away. For those who cannot accept payment with Stripe, well, you are up the creek without a paddle. I do not know about you, but I see that as a barrier to access.

This response from one of the Tea developers seems disingenuous https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/pull/19743#issuecomment-19...

How could they not have predicted this outcome?

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Ghost: The Underground Storyteller

Ghost is used by creators to run their own website to publish private content

Not the OP but it looks to be https://ghost.org/

I use it as well for a small development blog and it's been an enjoyable experience

PlanetScale and Ghost were previously incompatible due to differences in their support for foreign key constraints. With PlanetScale now supporting foreign key constraints, a seamless collaboration between the two is achievable. Nonetheless, there remain minor incompatibilities that require resolution.

I'm a big fan of Ghost for new blogs https://github.com/tryghost/ghost

Ghost -