Synaps Media — Fully Managed Ghost Hosting for Creators, Indie Writers & Newsletter Startups

Hey Indie Hackers!

I launched Synaps Media, a fully managed hosting platform for Ghost CMS, designed for creators, writers, and startups who want to focus on publishing without touching a server.

What is it?

Synaps Media lets you create your own Ghost-powered website or newsletter in literally a minute.

• 🧵 Start writing or sending newsletters immediately

• 🌐 Use your own domain or get started with a free subdomain

• 🔐 Comes with SSL, backups, CDN, email setup, everything pre-configured

• 💸 Just $72/year — with a 14-day free trial

You get the full Ghost experience — members, paid subscriptions, beautiful themes — without worrying about self-hosting, updates, performance, or tech maintenance.

👀 Why I built it

I’ve always loved how clean and powerful Ghost is. But setting it up and maintaining it… that’s not fun — especially for non-devs or solo creators.

There are a few managed Ghost providers out there, but they’re expensive or restrictive.

So I built Synaps Media with this goal:

Make hosting service for Ghost CMS as easy as opening a social media account, while giving users full control and ownership.

The stack under the hood is fully containerized on Hetzner, with BunnyCDN, Redis queues, and a polished control panel built from scratch. It’s designed to scale quietly in the background while staying ridiculously affordable.

🧩 Who is it for?

• 📰 Newsletter startups looking for a Substack alternative

• ✍️ Indie bloggers and writers who want a personal home

• 🧑‍🎤 Creators who want to run a paid membership site

• 👩‍💻 Developers/freelancers who love Ghost but don’t want to maintain a VPS

🔄 What’s next?

We’re working on:

• Custom domain purchases & transfers

• Even easier onboarding

• A new “Complete Plan” with domain + email inboxes in one click

• More custom themes & migration tools

❤️ Feedback wanted

This is still early, and I’d love to hear your thoughts:

• Is the pricing clear and fair?

• Would you use it as a creator?

• What blockers would stop you from trying?

If you want to take a spin, here’s the 14-day free trial — no charges unless you decide to stick around.

Happy to answer any questions here. Thanks for reading!

— Murat Çorlu