# Self-Hosting Gudies - Setup, Caching, Securing, Optimising

**URL:** <https://forum.ghost.org/t/self-hosting-gudies-setup-caching-securing-optimising/24446>\
**Category:** Using Ghost\
**Created:** [July 25, 2021, 1:44pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/self-hosting-gudies-setup-caching-securing-optimising/24446 "2021-07-25T13:44:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![cyberhost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8dc957/32.png) [@cyberhost](https://forum.ghost.org/u/cyberhost)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2021, 1:44pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/self-hosting-gudies-setup-caching-securing-optimising/24446/1 "2021-07-25T13:44:35Z")

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Hi all 😃 ,

I’ve been running cyberhost .uk for almost 10 months. Over this period I have been constantly looking at ways to improve loading times and boosting the security of the site.

I have developed a few guides on this, hopefully this will help you out.

> **[How to Self-Host a Ghost Blog - Docker Compose](https://cyberhost.uk/selfhost-ghost/)**
>
> Last Updated: 20th July 2021
> 
> What is Ghost?
> "Ghost was founded in April 2013, after a very successful Kickstarter campaign
> to create a new platform focused solely on professional publishing. Our mission
> is to create the best open source tools for...

> **[Adding Varnish cache server to Ghost Blog - Docker](https://cyberhost.uk/varnish-cache-ghost/)**
>
> The new setup includes a Varnish server which has been deployed using docker. This is positioned between Caddy (Reverse Proxy) and Ghost...

> **[How to Secure and Optimise your Website or Blog](https://cyberhost.uk/optimize-your-website/)**
>
> Last Updated: 10th July 2021
> 
> Intro
> It's important to optimise your website as this will reduce loading times, and
> stop viewers from abandoning your page. Search engines also factor in loading
> times, so it's a win win to optimise your website, happy...

Let me know if there’s anything missing 😃

Apologies for the self promo!