npm install ghost-cli@latest -g

In your terminal, cd into an empty directory and run the install command:

ghost install local

Once the install is finished you’ll be able to access your new site on http://localhost:2368 and http://localhost:2368/ghost to access Ghost Admin

That’s it! You’re done.

• Your publication is setup in development mode with less caching
• The SQLite3 database is auto-setup and located in /content/data/
• Logs only go to stdout

Ghost runs in a separate background process and remains running until you stop it or restart your computer. So you may find these commands useful for taming it:

• ghost stop to stop Ghost
• ghost start to start Ghost
• ghost log views logs
• ghost ls to list all running Ghost blogs

Run ghost help for a list of available commands, or explore the full Ghost-CLI documentation.

For troubleshooting and errors, try searching this documentation and FAQ section to find information about common error messages.