There are a few outstanding tasks that need to be completed before Ghost can be published as a npm module.

• 1. Don't require a compilation of assets Update package.json for publishing to npm #2239
• 2. Allow for ghost to be installed globally -g (possible include a project scaffold) Add 'ghost' CLI tool for installing from npm #1001
• 3. Allow ghost to be mounted as an express middleware component Proposal: expose Ghost as reusable express middleware #827
• 4. Extend ghost bootup to take in a config object directly Adds ability to pass in configFile path when loading ghost as a npm module #1818
• 5. Allow configuration of /content/ directory location Improve bootstrap flow of a Ghost application #1858
• 6. Allow disabling of logging Connect logging as a config option #2103
• 7. Document all ways to use ghost as a npm module (middleware, your own bootstrap script, globally) [Docs] Documentation regarding Ghost as an NPM module #2008
• 8. Conform to standards for npm modules with regard to running npm test npm test currently doesn't work without globally installing grunt-cli #1053
• 9. Tests to ensure all these features remain in a working state. Including way to know when ghost has started so we know when we can accurately begin running our tests. Add promise to ghost startup process to allow #2225