Publishing with Ghost

Several years ago, out of necessity, I built my own static site generator with XSLT. Ever since, I have been exploring static site generators and building sites on the JAMstack (JavaScript, APIs, and Markup).

Publishing with Ghost

Several years ago, out of necessity, I built my own static site generator with XSLT. Ever since, I have been exploring static site generators and building sites on the JAMstack (JavaScript, APIs, and Markup).

At the beginning of this year, I discovered that Ghost 2.0 is now capable of working as a headless CMS, generating a JSON API that can be consumed by static site generators. When I also discovered that it could be installed on Glitch in seconds, I was sold on the idea of using Ghost as a development platform for publishing.

I have settled on Ghost as a development platform for a host of reasons.

  • Open source
  • Ease of use
  • Quick install on Glitch
  • Strong community
  • Modern development tools
  • Content API
  • Flexible routing
  • Static site generator
  • Beautifully designed editor
  • Minimalistic data structure
  • DigitalOcean Ghost Droplet
  • Themes
  • Tutorials