I've taken a look at the creation code that I wrote (a long while back) for the Silt server, and discovered that it was broken. There have been some changes in the underlying Web Toolkit since I last looked at this, so it's not a huge surprise. I went ahead an patched the code up, so that you can now grab the latest Silt code and get a server set up easily. Here's the best path at present:

• Get an account for the Public Store.
• Then go to the Silt Page.
• Follow the directions for loading the SiltSSPFiles bundle
• Load the Silt Bundle
• From the Launcher, start the blog manager (Tools>>Blog Manager) tool
• Fill in the required fields, and you should get an initial blog set up

If you run into problems, send me an email.