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404 error after creating a Ghost droplet

I was following a tutorial for creating a Droplet with Ghost. Even without setting up the domain name, it looks like I must be able to open and see a Ghost message to continue with the installation, just opening the IP address, but in my case, I only see a 404 error.

What did I do wrong?


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KFSys
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November 4, 2023

Heya @davided9d7e06860044efb1cd874fc,

Did you use the MarketPlace Ghost Droplet :

https://marketplace.digitalocean.com/apps/ghost

Or are you trying to manually configure Ghost? Additionally, can you post what steps you have followed and from which tutorial?

Bobby Iliev
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November 2, 2023

Hi there,

Did you use the 1-Click Ghost installation image from the Marketplace or did you install Ghost manually?

I could suggest using the 1-Click installation from the Marketplace:

https://marketplace.digitalocean.com/apps/ghost

I’ve just tested it and it seems to be working as expected.

What you could do is, as this is a new Droplet, delete it and spin up a new one using the link above.

Let me know how it goes!

Best,

Bobby

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