[unicornporn]

But Ghost uses node.js which almost nobody can actually host themselves, because the hosting that people already pay for doesn't (and perhaps wont) support it. Node may be hip and all, but PHP still seems like the right choice for something as simple as blogging software to me.

[justinavery]

Exactly why we put together hostghost.io, to make it simple to use ghost without the headaches of the hosting.

[chc]

Almost nobody? A $5 virtual host can run Node.js.

[unicornporn]

Yes, almost nobody. Certainly, everybody CAN get a VPS from Digital Ocean. But should I tell my friends that have never touched a commandline and really struggled with just uploading Wordpress.org (and running the installer) to their shared hosting to start administering a VPS running Linux.

The abysmal HN crowd, no problem. But I bet most people running a WP installation on their shared hosting are not as proficient as you believe.

[straws]

Stuff like Wordpress and Ghost exist to have a sharecrop of cheap hosting services with it pre-installed — with Ghost it just looks like JS was the language the developer (a front-end dev on Wordpress. . .) was most familiar with, And That's Fine