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So you want your own genealogy website. You don't want to make html files for every ancestor, but you want every ancestor available to you in a database. You don't want to pay a monthly fee to a ancestor company. You want TNG! It's the best thing I've seen in a long time! Here's my TNG site: https://genealogywebtemplates.com/tng/demoframes-public.html

Need a low-cost hosting provider who supports PHP/MySQL? I recommend Simply Hosting, for only $4.99/month (or less if you pay annually). They're very friendly to TNG users and will even install TNG for you at no extra charge. Plus, they'll give TNG users 50% off their first order!

What do you do and how do you do it?

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HOSTING: Simply Hosting, for only $4.99/month (or less if you pay annually). They're very friendly to TNG users and will even install TNG for you at no extra charge. Plus, they'll give TNG users 50% off their first order!
CREATE DATABASE: Follow the directions on the hosting company's site for creating a database. Write down everything!!! You can name your database anything you'd like, but something you can remember. If you have problems, the host can help.
DOMAIN: Purchase a domain name. You can get a domain name almost anywhere, but getting one where you get your hosting makes it easier to manage. If you have a problem with pointing the domain name, the host can help you. That's why I like doing them together. The cost of hosting is about $5 a month. The cost of the domain is about $15 a year.
DOWNLOAD TNG'S PROGRAM: Go to TNG's site and purchase the program. Download the program and unzip it. (You won't have to do this if you get the hosting from Simply Hosting. They will set it up for you.)
UPLOAD TO SERVER: Using Filezilla or another FTP program, send the TNG files up to the server. (You won't have to do this if you get the hosting from Simply Hosting. They will set it up for you.)

If you have trouble, I'll upload the TNG template files to your website. You'd just have to send me your ftp information.

Stuff you may not mind doing....

GEDCOM: Create a gedcom file from Ancestry.com or from your genealogy program on your computer. Save it where you can easily find it. If you do not have a gedcom file, continue with the instructions below.
GO TO YOUR WEBSITE: Log into your website and go to the Administration page, found in the "Info" dropdown menu.
SETUP PAGE-GENERAL SETTINGS-Site Design & Definition: and fill in the blanks.
SETUP PAGE-GENERAL SETTINGS-Privacy: Choose your privacy settings.
SETUP PAGE-IMPORT SETTINGS: If you created a gedcom file, upload it here. If you don't have a gedcom, click on ADMINISTRATION-PEOPLE: add your family members.
SETUP PAGE-TEMPLATE SETTINGS: Click on the "Setup" page and then click on "Template Settings." Using the dropdown menu, scroll down until you see the template number you want. Click on the template number and then click on "Save."
DECIDE: Looking at the sample, decide which pictures you want to be in each section. It's easier to write them down.
IMAGE REPLACEMENT: Make your images the same size as the sample images in the template. For those images that are called from the CSS file, you must name them the same as I have them named. For any images that you add through the "template setup" you can just choose them. If you don't have an image program, you can send your template homepage images for me to size at no cost.
README FILE: Follow the directions for entering your information and images.

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