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GeneWeb

GeneWeb is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Genealogy category, licensed GPL-2.0 and written mainly in OCaml. It has 407 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 25, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).

github.com/geneweb/geneweb

GitHub stats

GitHub stars
407
Forks
120
Open issues
106
Commits, last 12 months
1,348
Last commit
Oct 25, 2026
Latest release
v7.1.0-beta2Dec 25, 2025
Created
Nov 12, 2013
License
GPL-2.0Open source

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Project health

ActiveActive: last commit Oct 25, 2026, 1,348 commits in 12 months.

Raw inputs behind the health label
Last commitOct 25, 2026
Commits, last 12 months1,348
Latest releasev7.1.0-beta2 (Dec 25, 2025)
Releases, last 12 months1
Releases, all time248
Open issues106
Open pull requests51
Good first issues0
Contributing guideYes
Security policyNo
CreatedNov 12, 2013

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About GeneWeb

Genealogy software that can be used offline or as a Web service.

Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/geneweb/geneweb.

Topics

  • genealogy
  • software
  • web
  • database
  • family-tree
  • graph
  • consanguinity
  • ocaml
  • linux
  • osx

Repository preview

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FAQ

GeneWeb FAQ

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Is GeneWeb free and open source?

Yes. GeneWeb is open-source software released under the GPL-2.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.

Can I run GeneWeb with Docker?

GeneWeb does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (OCaml), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.

What are the best alternatives to GeneWeb?

Popular self-hosted alternatives to GeneWeb include webtrees, Genealogy and Genea.app.

Is GeneWeb actively maintained?

The most recent commit to GeneWeb was on Oct 25, 2026 with 1,348 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v7.1.0-beta2, published Dec 25, 2025. It had 106 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.