# Staff member limit when self-hosting ghost?

**URL:** <https://forum.ghost.org/t/staff-member-limit-when-self-hosting-ghost/26189>\
**Category:** Developer help\
**Created:** [October 10, 2021, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/staff-member-limit-when-self-hosting-ghost/26189 "2021-10-10T15:20:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![rbrtbrnschn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/rbrtbrnschn/32/9939_2.png) [@rbrtbrnschn](https://forum.ghost.org/u/rbrtbrnschn)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2021, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/staff-member-limit-when-self-hosting-ghost/26189/1 "2021-10-10T15:20:24Z")

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I know there’s a limit for ghost(pro).

> **[Ghost(Pro) - Official managed hosting for Ghost](https://ghost.org/pricing/)**
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> The best Ghost managed hosting from the creators of the open source publishing platform. Spend less time on your server, more time on your site.

Is there also a limit to the amount of possible staff members on a self-hosted instance of ghost?

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**Author:** ![vikaspotluri123](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/vikaspotluri123/32/24_2.png) [@vikaspotluri123](https://forum.ghost.org/u/vikaspotluri123)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2021, 4:21pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/staff-member-limit-when-self-hosting-ghost/26189/2 "2021-10-10T16:21:16Z")

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There are no limits to self-hosted Ghost instances 🙂

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**Author:** ![John](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/john/32/29288_2.png) [@John](https://forum.ghost.org/u/John)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2021, 1:08am UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/staff-member-limit-when-self-hosting-ghost/26189/3 "2021-10-11T01:08:30Z")

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More specifically, there are _different_ limits on self-hosted instances.

**On Ghost(Pro) pricing is tiered by:**  
Amount of staff users, amount of members, advanced configurations - while all resource usage is essentially unlimited.

**When self hosting pricing is tiered by:**  
Amount of RAM, amount of CPU, amount of bandwidth, CDN regions, amount of storage, number of emails sent, number of backups - while product usage is essentially unlimited.

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Different setups are suited to different types of users, depending on requirements. Typically self-hosting is very well-suited to advanced/technical users who prefer managing their own infrastructure - while Ghost(Pro) is designed for people who prefer not to spend time managing those things.