Install GeneWeb on Mac, Linux or Windows using Docker

Running Geneweb in a Docker container

Download and install docker for your operating system from Docker.

To download the latest Dockerized image of Geneweb, open your favourite terminal and execute:

 docker pull jeffernz/geneweb:latest

The above command will download the latest Dockerized image of Geneweb. The image is built on top of Ubuntu:19.04

To run the Geneweb docker image as a container, run:

 docker run -d \
   --name jeffernz-geneweb \
   -p 2316:2316 -p 2317:2317 \
   -v ~/GenealogyData:/usr/local/var/geneweb \
   jeffernz/geneweb:latest

This will now launch the Geneweb portal at http://localhost:2317 and the Geneweb setup portal at http://localhost:2316

To run the Geneweb portal by itself, the command is:

 docker run -d \
   --name jeffernz-geneweb \
   -p 2317:2317 \
   -v ~/GenealogyData:/usr/local/var/geneweb \
   jeffernz/geneweb:latest \
   start-portal

To run the Geneweb Setup by itself, the command is:

 docker run -d \
   --name jeffernz-geneweb \
   -p 2316:2316 \
   -v ~/GenealogyData:/usr/local/var/geneweb \
   jeffernz/geneweb:latest \
   start-setup

Additional running options

We can provide additional run time options when you run the docker Geneweb image

To run Geneweb in a different language (default is set to english):

 -e LANGUAGE=de

To change the host ip-address when accessing Geneweb Setup portal

 -e HOST_IP=10.0.1.2

To run GeneWeb in a different timezone. This is useful if you want to look at history of the edits and determine the correct time it was made for your timezone.

 -e TZ=Australia/Melbourne

Geneweb bases storage

Once you run Geneweb in the dockerized container, the bases created in Geneweb will be stored under:

 ~/GenealogyData

Export as GEDCOM

To backup your bases on a running container:

docker exec -it jeffernz-geneweb backup.sh

The backup will be stored under

 ~/GenealogyData/backup

Import from GEDCOM

To import a GEDCOM file into GeneWeb, place the GEDCOM file under ~/GenealogyData/import and then execute the import command on the running instance. e.g.

 docker exec -it jeffernz-geneweb import.sh

This will import the GEDCOM file into GeneWeb. Note, all GEDCOM files in the import folder will be imported. Make sure you remove older files to prevent the database from being overwritten.

GeneWeb Manual

• Download and install GeneWeb program under GNU/Linux, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, FreeBSD; on Mac OS X, Linux or Windows using Docker; or in CGI mode behind a web server.
• Understand GeneWeb server, homonym, consanguinity.

Use and manage genealogical databases

• Import Gedcom .ged or GeneWeb .gw files with gwsetup or in command-line.
• Update datas (add/remove individuals and families), merge duplicates, type dates.
• Use wikitext syntax, macros, keyboard shortcuts.
• Clean, recover, rename, save, archive a database.
• Merge and split multiples databases.

Technical annex

• Personalize CSS, header and trailer, templates, lexicon and declension.
• Configuration file .gwf (for templm), wizard notes, passwords for friends/wizards and access restrictions to databases.
• Add images in notes, further remarks for experts.