webtrees on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Azure Applications

webtrees, a self hosted online collaborative genealogy application: interactive family trees, pedigree and descendancy charts, records, media and per user accounts.

Base
Hardened build
minimal ports, security patches applied at build time
Access
Unique credentials
generated on first boot, readable only by root
Verified
Boots working
services pass a health gate before release
Support
24/7, 365 days
by email and live chat, 24 hour response SLA

Overview

webtrees is a mature open source online collaborative genealogy application. It gives you and your family interactive family trees, pedigree and descendancy charts, individual and family records, reports, media galleries and per user accounts, all through a clean web interface, so relatives can explore and contribute to a shared family history from any browser.

This image runs webtrees on a complete web and database stack, assembled and ready rather than left for you to wire together and step through a setup wizard. It suits families, societies and researchers who want a private, self hosted home for their genealogy that they run in their own cloud account.

Why the cloudimg image

The cloudimg image installs webtrees on a hardened stack with the database, application and administrator credentials generated uniquely for your instance on first boot and stored in a root only file, so nothing ships with a known password. The schema is built and the first administrator is created for you rather than left as an open setup wizard, and a small demo family tree is imported so the pedigree charts are populated the moment you sign in. Public self registration is disabled by default. The deployment guide covers signing in, importing your own GEDCOM files, pointing your domain and enabling HTTPS. 24/7 support is included.

Common uses

  • A private, self hosted home for your family history that you run in your own cloud account
  • Importing and exploring GEDCOM files as interactive pedigree and descendancy charts
  • A collaborative genealogy site where relatives contribute records, media and stories

See it running

Real screenshots taken while testing this image against its deployment guide.

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