# What is the official recommended method to self host v6?

**URL:** <https://forum.ghost.org/t/what-is-the-official-recommended-method-to-self-host-v6/61911>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [February 17, 2026, 10:32am UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/what-is-the-official-recommended-method-to-self-host-v6/61911 "2026-02-17T10:32:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![markstos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/markstos/32/18182_2.png) [@markstos](https://forum.ghost.org/u/markstos)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2026, 11:36am UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/what-is-the-official-recommended-method-to-self-host-v6/61911/2 "2026-02-17T11:36:06Z")

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I would recommend the Docker install method as the forward-looking choice. Docker is a popular option for self-hosting and as discussed [here](https://forum.ghost.org/t/using-activitypub-with-a-static-site/60815) on the forum, the Ghost CLI method doesn’t handle allowing to you self-host the Ghost ActivityPub or analytics services if you want to do that.

This morning in the [official forum post about the security update](https://forum.ghost.org/t/security-update-available-for-ghost-6-x/61908), a Ghost staffer posted that “We’re actively working on improving when and how we release security updates to the Docker image.”

So I expect going forward we’ll see that situation improve and Docker support to exit “Preview”.

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