The more I learn about Ghost, the more conflicted I feel. It's a big step up from SS, and I really enjoy the carefully thought out UX of the Ghost interface. But ...
* can't send so much as a single email newsletter to a subscriber without a MailGun account
* can't accept payment from subscribers without a Stripe account
* TinyBird - basic web traffic analytics depends on having an account on a third-party service, instead of integrating Free code like Plausible or Matomo
(1/2)
#Ghost
Strypey
npub1pw…qtc65
2026-10-26 13:31:11 UTC
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2026-10-26 13:31:11 UTCEvent JSON
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