Ghost Alternatives for Linux

Ghost is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is WordPress, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Ghost and loads of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Ghost are Jekyll, Hugo, Publii and Write.as.

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  1. WordPress icon

    WordPress

     1667 likes

    Create a website or blog with open-source software focused on accessibility, ease of use, performance, and security. Minimal setup, powerful growth features, and a large community supporting democratization of publishing.

    114 WordPress alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
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    WordPress vs Ghost Comments
    John Fastman
    Positive
    1

    Wordpress is based on open source code, is more established in this field and has a much greater range of functionality, esp. though its community-driven plugin system. WP is more complicated also, but probably the "default" alternative, if there had to be one.

    Shoji VR
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    0

    Most popular CMS in the world that empowers almost half of websites in the world

    • WordPress is Freemium and Open SourceGhost is Free Personal and Open Source
    • WordPress is CustomizableGhost is not according to our users
  2. Jekyll icon

    Jekyll

     126 likes

    Jekyll is a simple, blog aware, static site generator. It takes a template directory (representing the raw form of a website), runs it through and Liquid converters, and spits out a complete, static website suitable for serving with Apache or your favorite web server.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  4. Hugo icon

    Hugo

     92 likes

    Hugo is a general-purpose website framework for generating static web pages. Hugo flexibly works with many formats and is ideal for blogs, docs, portfolios and much more.

    105 Hugo alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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    Write.as

     122 likes

    Write.as lets you write and publish text instantly. Write a note for yourself to read later. Create a standalone article you can quickly broadcast on social media — or publish a full blog.

    101 Write.as alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Kindle Fire
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  8. ProcessWire icon

    ProcessWire

     164 likes

    ProcessWire is a friendly and powerful open source CMS and CMF with an exceptionally strong foundation. With all custom fields, an easy-to-use jQuery-inspired API, and a powerful page selector engine, ProcessWire will rise to any task.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
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    ProcessWire vs Ghost Comments
    noelboss
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    1

    You can build everything with ProcessWire and still get blazing fast sites!

    • ProcessWire is Free and Open SourceGhost is Free Personal and Open Source
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    Bludit

     17 likes

    Bludit is a web application to build your own website or blog in seconds, it's completely free and open source. A PRO version is available for those who want to support the software developer. The software seems almost the same between the versions.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
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  11. Chyrp Lite icon

    Chyrp Lite

     7 likes

    Chyrp Lite makes it possible to host a blog on your own web server with minimal fuss. You can have a traditional blog, a tumbleblog, or you can add oodles of customisation and build a web publishing platform with blogging features on the side.

    Cost / License

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
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  12. b2evolution icon

    b2evolution

     9 likes

    Free open-source platform supporting multiple blogs, forums, newsletters, photo galleries, structured content, permissions management, multi-language support, analytics, responsive design, WYSIWYG editor, and tools for creating community-driven or documentation sites.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  13. Xoops icon

    Xoops

     3 likes

    XOOPS CMS is an extensible, OO (Object Oriented), easy to use dynamic web content management system (CMS) written in PHP. XOOPS is the ideal tool for developing small to large dynamic community websites, intra company portals, corporate portals, weblogs and much more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • Online
     
  14. Movable Type Pro icon

    Movable Type Pro

     6 likes

    Movable Type Pro is designed for bloggers, design and development firms, and small and medium-sized businesses, and has all of the features of Movable Type plus social networking features, custom fields for extending your content management system, and new Professional Templates...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  15. GetSimple CMS icon

    GetSimple CMS

     18 likes

    GetSimple is an XML based lite Content Management System. To go along with its best-in-class user interface, we have loaded it with features that every website needs, but with nothing it doesn't. GetSimple is truly the simplest way to manage a small-business website.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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