Ghost

A self-hosted Ghost blogging platform, deployed on Railway with MariaDB.

Features

Self-hosted Ghost blogging platform (v6.54+)
MariaDB database backend for reliable data storage
Persistent volume for database data
Automatic HTTPS with Railway
Health monitoring via Railway proxy

Deploy and Host

Click the Deploy to Railway button above to deploy Ghost to Railway in minutes. MariaDB database is provisioned automatically as a companion service.

About Hosting

This template runs Ghost on Railway, a cloud platform that handles infrastructure, scaling, and HTTPS. All data is stored on a MariaDB persistent volume for durability.

Why Deploy

Self-host your blog content on infrastructure you control
No lock-in — Ghost is open source and fully exportable
Fully managed — Railway handles updates, scaling, and backups
Production-ready with MariaDB from day one

Common Use Cases

Personal blog or newsletter
Professional portfolio and publishing
Membership site with paid subscriptions
Corporate blog and content marketing

Dependencies for

Ghost 6.54 — Node.js blogging platform
MariaDB 11.0 — Relational database

Deployment Dependencies

Dependency	Description
MariaDB companion service	Database backend with persistent volume at `/var/lib/mysql`
Railway account	Must have access to 2+ services

Quick Start

Click the Deploy to Railway button above
MariaDB database is provisioned automatically as a companion service
Wait for provisioning (~3 minutes)
Access your Ghost blog at the deployed URL
Create your admin account at /ghost/

Environment Variables

Variable	Required	Description
`PORT`	Yes	Ghost application port (default: 2368)
`database__client`	Yes	Database type (`mysql`)
`database__connection__host`	Yes	MariaDB hostname (auto-configured)
`database__connection__port`	Yes	MariaDB port (auto-configured)
`database__connection__user`	Yes	MariaDB username
`database__connection__password`	Yes	MariaDB password
`database__connection__database`	Yes	MariaDB database name
`url`	Yes	Ghost public URL (auto-configured)

Architecture

Two-service deployment:

Ghost — Official Ghost Docker image on port 2368
MariaDB — MariaDB 11.0 database with persistent volume at /var/lib/mysql

Deploy

Provision a Railway project with the Ghost template
MariaDB database companion is auto-configured
Ghost connects to MariaDB using internal Railway networking
Access your Ghost blog at the deployed URL
Complete setup at /ghost/

Database

Ghost requires MySQL/MariaDB. A MariaDB companion service is included in the template with:

Auto-generated secure passwords
Persistent volume for data durability
Automatic service discovery via Railway private networking