# How to install Ghost CMS on my VPS

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**Category:** Developer help\
**Created:** [June 4, 2022, 1:21pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/how-to-install-ghost-cms-on-my-vps/30621 "2022-06-04T13:21:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![mjw](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/mjw/32/30781_2.png) [@mjw](https://forum.ghost.org/u/mjw)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2022, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/how-to-install-ghost-cms-on-my-vps/30621/15 "2022-06-04T16:03:29Z")

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Okay, next steps are to create a database and database user for Ghost.

Type `sudo mysql` and you’ll see a different prompt. This is because you are using MySQL and have left the BASH command-line. You’ll need to replace \<password\> with your password; create a new one for this.

```auto
create database boringdigital_com;
create user 'user_boringdigital_com'@'localhost' identified by '<password>';
grant all privileges on boringdigital_com.* to 'user_boringdigital_com'@'localhost';
flush privileges;
quit;

```

Please let me know how this goes.

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