CMS

Ghost

Publishing + newsletter platform.

Email capabilities

  • Own email API
  • Accepts SMTP
  • Sends notifications
  • Webhooks

Connection methods

  • SMTP
  • API

Ghost is a publishing and membership platform with built-in newsletter sending (it uses Mailgun under the hood for members email). Transactional mail is configurable via the Mailgun integration.

Connect Ghost to MailKite

Configure Ghost's Mailgun setting, or relay through MailKite SMTP. See /docs/integrations/ghost.

Read the full setup guide

Point Ghost at MailKite's SMTP relay

A minimal, copy-paste starter. Swap in your own domain and API key.

.env
# Any app that accepts an SMTP server works with MailKite
MAIL_HOST=smtp.mailkite.dev
MAIL_PORT=587 # STARTTLS (or 465 for TLS)
MAIL_ENCRYPTION=tls
MAIL_USERNAME=mailkite # username is ignored
MAIL_PASSWORD=mk_live_... # your MailKite API key
MAIL_FROM_ADDRESS=you@yourdomain.com # on a verified domain
MAIL_FROM_NAME=Ghost
Read the full setup guide
Email tools

Commonly paired with Ghost

Connect Ghost to MailKite today

Point a domain, set one SMTP endpoint, send your first email in minutes. Unlimited domains, no credit card.