I wrote a thing! It's about self-hosting very tiny Ghost publication on a shoestring - with instructions!
https://obrien.engineer/ghost-on-do-for-tiny-newsletters/
It's a follow-on from setting up Mailgun for tiny newsletters:
https://obrien.engineer/ghost-and-mailgun-for-tiny-newsletters/
O'Brien Cloud Engineering · Ghost on Digital Ocean for tiny newslettersAs mentioned in Ghost and Mailgun for tiny newsletters we have chosen to self-host Ghost CMS rather than choosing their fully hosted solution Ghost Pro. This decision was made for two reasons: autonomy and cost.
Ghost Pro Starter plan is $9 per month, billed annually, or $11 per month billed
I wrote an update to the Mailgun piece!
It's bad news.
O'Brien Cloud Engineering · Ghost and Mailgun For Tiny Newsletters - An UpdateWhile scoping work for a potential new client recently I discovered to my mild dismay that the plans offered by Mailgun have changed recently and the Flex plan I wrote about in our original post is no longer available to new customers. The Internet Archive seems to suggest that this