Ghost

Ghost is a streamlined, open-source publishing platform for blogs, newsletters and membership sites. Unlike all-purpose systems such as WordPress, Ghost focuses entirely on publishing: a clean writing interface, integrated newsletter distribution, membership management and native SEO optimisation are all included from the outset, without the clutter of countless plugins. Anyone who publishes content regularly and wants to retain control over their data and subscriber list will find that Managed Ghost Hosting offers a solution where technology and operations don’t become a side project.

Who is Ghost suitable for?

Ghost is ideal for businesses and individuals who publish content rather than simply maintaining a website: agencies and consultancy firms looking to raise their profile through a specialist blog; associations and clubs with regular member newsletters; or independent specialist writers and journalists who monetise their content through subscriptions. Ghost is also an obvious choice for SMEs looking to replace Substack or Mailchimp with their own platform that doesn’t take a cut of revenue. As the newsletter, website and members’ area all come from a single system, there’s no need to cobble together several different services.

Ghost Hosting in Switzerland

With OpenHosting, your Ghost instance runs in Swiss data centres in the Zurich region – meaning your content and your subscribers’ data remain in Switzerland and are processed in accordance with the nDSG. We take care of the day-to-day running: updates, security patches and monitoring are included in our managed hosting service, whilst daily backups following the 3-2-1 principle protect your publication from data loss; with our Business plan, we perform hourly backups. If you’re already publishing on Ghost(Pro), WordPress or Substack, we’ll help you migrate your content and subscriber data. Managed Ghost Hosting is available from OpenHosting from CHF 19/month – including email support, so you can focus on writing rather than server maintenance.