Get started with your membership publication today with any Ghost install and a Stripe account.

Here's a short list of requirements before you get started, to ensure you have all of the correct accounts in place before creating your very own membership website.

Create a Ghost site

If you don't already have one, you'll need to spin up a new site with Ghost. The quickest way to do this is using our hosted Ghost(Pro) service, which has an unlimited 14-day trial.

Create a Stripe account

If you plan to use Members to generate revenue from your work, then you'll need an activated Stripe account ready to integrate with Ghost.

It's also possible to integrate with other external payment gateways if preferred — check out our integrations for further details.

Create Mailgun account

If you're using Ghost(Pro) this is not required. However, if you're self-hosting, you'll need to setup a Mailgun account in order to use the email newsletter feature in Ghost to send bulk mail. Read more about why this is required.