webtrees hosting
Family history starts small: a few names, some dates, a photograph with ‘Uncle somebody?’ written on the back. Then the branches multiply. webtrees is built specifically for genealogy, giving families and researchers a web based place to organize people, relationships, sources, media and historical records without trying to convince a generic CMS that your great great grandmother is not a blog category.
What it does
webtrees is free, open source genealogy software that runs on a web server. It lets users build and publish family trees, record relationships and events, attach sources and media, and collaborate through a browser.
Who it suits
webtrees is made for families building a shared genealogy site, genealogy researchers managing extensive family trees, and historical or lineage groups publishing structured family history records.
Why it works
People, families, relationships and events are native concepts instead of improvised custom fields.
A browser based tree makes it easier for relatives or collaborators in different places to work from the same information.
Self hosting keeps the project associated with an address the family or organization controls.
Find it. Buy it. Build it.
Find a webtrees domain that turns generations of family history into one address relatives can remember and share.
A family history project can feel at home on:
Practical details
Family trees can contain personal information about living people, so configure privacy rules before inviting everyone. Use HTTPS, individual accounts, appropriate visibility settings, strong passwords and backups of both database and media. Keep webtrees current and review imported GEDCOM data for accidental disclosure of private information.
Pick the room you need
These cards keep current shared hosting prices in one data driven place. Confirm webtrees requirements and the expected workload before choosing. Resource intensive applications may need VPS, semi dedicated or dedicated hosting.
One focused website that needs a professional home.
Creators and small businesses building a portfolio of sites.
The comfortable middle for growing ideas.
Agencies, stores and growing operations that refuse to feel boxed in.
Bring it online
If the family tree has escaped the notebook and started requiring research management, open the official webtrees demo. Fast Web Builder hosting can give the archive a durable home while a family or project domain makes it easy to return to.
A surname, family project or historical society domain can turn the genealogy site into a lasting reference instead of a link buried in an old email thread.
Useful answers
It is purpose built for genealogy: family trees, relationships, life events, sources and related media.
Yes. A web based genealogy system can support collaboration, subject to the permissions the administrator configures.
Usually not by default. Review webtrees privacy settings and your family’s expectations before publishing personal information.
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