# \#sync\_tool **URL:** https://gramps.discourse.group/tag/sync-tool/127.md [Latest](https://gramps.discourse.group/latest.md) · [Categories](https://gramps.discourse.group/categories.md) · [Tags](https://gramps.discourse.group/tags.md) --- ## [Errors during Syncing with gramps\_web\_sync](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/errors-during-syncing-with-gramps-web-sync/9287)
**Author:** [@gerox-5](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/gerox-5)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 9:33pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/errors-during-syncing-with-gramps-web-sync/9287 "2026-09-11T21:33:04Z")
Hello everyone, I am currently facing issues trying to sync my local tree to Gramps Web. I fill out my login credentials as usual: After pressing next I get an error message. Log reads: 877483: WARNING: grampswebs… --- ## [Gramps Web Sync 1.5](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/gramps-web-sync-1-5/9833)
**Author:** [@DavidMStraub](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/DavidMStraub)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 4:44pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/gramps-web-sync-1-5/9833 "2026-09-02T16:44:01Z")
This is an announcement for all users of the Gramps Web Sync addon: a few days ago, we released version 1.5, which is the biggest update since the addon was first released in 2022. You can update via the Gramps addon man… --- ## [Request Gramps Web Sync GUI captures](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/request-gramps-web-sync-gui-captures/9750)
**Author:** [@emyoulation](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/emyoulation)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2026, 2:44pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/request-gramps-web-sync-gui-captures/9750 "2026-07-25T14:44:43Z")
The Gramps Web Sync addon “Family Tree Processing” tool documentation (on the Gramps Wiki and the GrampsWeb.org) is bereft of screen captures. Screen captures in documentation allow users to be more confident that workfl… --- ## [Trying to sync, half-way getting a error 504](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/trying-to-sync-half-way-getting-a-error-504/9721)
**Author:** [@Jeggels](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/Jeggels)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2026, 12:47pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/trying-to-sync-half-way-getting-a-error-504/9721 "2026-07-21T12:47:41Z")
trying to sync gramps-web from my gramps with the sync add-on, it starts OK, I can login, the comparison starts and gives a result. The next step, making changes to the external database, ends with a “error 504” any idee… --- ## [500 Error setting up Gramps Web Sync addon](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/500-error-setting-up-gramps-web-sync-addon/9609)
**Author:** [@PaPaT](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/PaPaT)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2026, 9:42pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/500-error-setting-up-gramps-web-sync-addon/9609 "2026-06-16T21:42:47Z")
Gramps 6.0.8 Gramps Web API 3.16.0 Gramps Web Frontend 26.6.1 Gramps QL 0.4.0 Sifts 1.3.1 locale: en multi-tree: false task queue: true OCR: true chat: false Desktop : AIO64-6.0.3–1 Windows 11 Log from Debug … --- ## [Gramps Web sync schedule](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/gramps-web-sync-schedule/9505)
**Author:** [@Kofl](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/Kofl)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2026, 5:20pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/gramps-web-sync-schedule/9505 "2026-05-16T17:20:25Z")
Hi, running the Windows version and the web version. Sync addon works fine. But I am unsure, if the plugin should synchronize regularly or is it only in demand? Thanks --- ## [Gramps Web Sync not syncing media even when it reports success?](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/gramps-web-sync-not-syncing-media-even-when-it-reports-success/9371)
**Author:** [@zathras](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/zathras)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 4:25pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/gramps-web-sync-not-syncing-media-even-when-it-reports-success/9371 "2026-04-22T16:25:27Z")
I’m trying out Gramps Web on my home network in a container on my NAS, and I’m new to it so I’m not sure if what I’m seeing is a bug or if I’m just doing something wrong. I’m using the docker compose file copied directl… --- ## [Gramps Web Media import not matching checksums](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/gramps-web-media-import-not-matching-checksums/8990)
**Author:** [@woynowski](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/woynowski)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2026, 10:00pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/gramps-web-media-import-not-matching-checksums/8990 "2026-01-30T22:00:49Z")
I have Gramps Web installed and running via the 1-click droplet on Digital Ocean. I cannot get my media to import via ZIP. It’s as if the files are not there: I can’t find them on the server, and no checksums match. … --- ## [Failed to set up Gramps Web on own server (beginner)](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/failed-to-set-up-gramps-web-on-own-server-beginner/9013)
**Author:** [@zed](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/zed)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2026, 10:52am UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/failed-to-set-up-gramps-web-on-own-server-beginner/9013 "2026-01-06T10:52:09Z")
I am absolutely new to servers, followed the minimal wiki here. I have successfully set up Docker.desktop on my machine. I could run it and was able to pull the Gramps image using the default docker-compose.yml in a cust… --- ## [Can't import big family tree (over 24.000 people). Error 504 in GrampsWeb](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/cant-import-big-family-tree-over-24-000-people-error-504-in-grampsweb/8903)
**Author:** [@Dentistix](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/Dentistix)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2025, 4:36pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/cant-import-big-family-tree-over-24-000-people-error-504-in-grampsweb/8903 "2025-12-20T16:36:47Z")
Hello, my 94-year-old uncle gave me his “Brother’s Keeper” database. I imported it into Gramps via a GEDCOM file and repaired it. Then I exported it to a Gramps XML file (53MB file size without images). Importing this fi… --- ## [Grampsweb Sync Addon help with troubleshooting - Stuck in a loop](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/grampsweb-sync-addon-help-with-troubleshooting-stuck-in-a-loop/8829)
**Author:** [@akhemani](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/akhemani)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2025, 11:28am UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/grampsweb-sync-addon-help-with-troubleshooting-stuck-in-a-loop/8829 "2025-12-15T11:28:42Z")
Hello there… I am trying to choose the option in the sync, from a Ubuntu client, that says update remote to local and I see it finding 74 missing media objects remote side. I see it trying to send up the media files (i… --- ## [Which order should Trees be created for syncing?](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/which-order-should-trees-be-created-for-syncing/8644)
**Author:** [@emyoulation](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/emyoulation)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2025, 5:44pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/which-order-should-trees-be-created-for-syncing/8644 "2025-12-14T17:44:20Z")
A user of Gramps Web posting to the Reddit forum asks if it matters which order you create Trees when intending to use Gramps Web Sync? Should you export from Gramps (for desktops) to create the initial XML file to impo… --- ## [GrampsWebSync LetsEncrypt](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/grampswebsync-letsencrypt/8843)
**Author:** [@emoret](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/emoret)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2025, 11:02pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/grampswebsync-letsencrypt/8843 "2025-12-12T23:02:52Z")
I am running GrampsWeb in a container behind a reverse proxy. When synchronizing my gramps with grampsweb over http using the grampswebsync addon version 1.3.5, it works fine. I can also access grampsweb over https witho… --- ## [Debugging connection issue with Gramps Web Sync Addon (v1.3.5) on Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/debugging-connection-issue-with-gramps-web-sync-addon-v1-3-5-on-ubuntu-24-04-3-lts/8815)
**Author:** [@akhemani](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/akhemani)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2025, 3:41pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/debugging-connection-issue-with-gramps-web-sync-addon-v1-3-5-on-ubuntu-24-04-3-lts/8815 "2025-11-17T15:41:26Z")
Hello there. Assuming this is the right place to post a question for Gramps Web Sync Add-on… I am encountering an AppArmor access denied error when attempting to connect to Gramps Web using the Gramps Web Sync Add-on. … --- ## [Grampswebsync on Fedora with saved passwords](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/grampswebsync-on-fedora-with-saved-passwords/7921)
**Author:** [@hdholm](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/hdholm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2025, 5:02pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/grampswebsync-on-fedora-with-saved-passwords/7921 "2025-08-30T17:02:13Z")
So this is probably more a documentation issue for Synchronize with Gramps - Gramps Web but I couldn’t find any easy way to submit a documentation “bug” report. I use gramps and grampsweb on Fedora and after typing my p… --- ## [GrampsWeb sync error - 166852: ERROR: grampswebsync.py: line 425: Error 405 while connecting to server](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/grampsweb-sync-error-166852-error-grampswebsync-py-line-425-error-405-while-connecting-to-server/7715)
**Author:** [@rajan](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/rajan)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2025, 7:46am UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/grampsweb-sync-error-166852-error-grampswebsync-py-line-425-error-405-while-connecting-to-server/7715 "2025-08-11T07:46:31Z")
User Information: When I try to sync GrampsWeb in Gramps this error is displayed right after login. 28637: ERROR: grampswebsync.py: line 425: Error 405 while connecting to server. Error Details: 28262: WARNING: grampsw… --- ## [Gramps 6.0 and Gramps Web sync](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/gramps-6-0-and-gramps-web-sync/7405)
**Author:** [@Pierre](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/Pierre)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2025, 9:26pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/gramps-6-0-and-gramps-web-sync/7405 "2025-04-07T21:26:00Z")
Hello, I installed a Gramps Web server on a Raspberry Pi 4. Everything works fine. But on my PC, I have Gramps 6.0. It’s only now (oops!) that I realize that the plugin for synchronizing the PC database with the one on … --- ## [GrampsWeb Sync not working and Database Check/Repair is stuck](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/grampsweb-sync-not-working-and-database-check-repair-is-stuck/7289)
**Author:** [@DBloech](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/DBloech)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2025, 12:37pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/grampsweb-sync-not-working-and-database-check-repair-is-stuck/7289 "2025-03-23T12:37:20Z")
Hi, I am hosting my Grampsweb installation on GrampsHub and so far everything worked well until yesterday. I wanted to re-sync my Gramps with the Grampsweb (approx 120 new entries), but it always got stuck at the sync s… --- ## [\[409 Conflict\] Problem with Gramps Web Sync Addon](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/409-conflict-problem-with-gramps-web-sync-addon/7274)
**Author:** [@Paderborna](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/Paderborna)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2025, 7:02pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/409-conflict-problem-with-gramps-web-sync-addon/7274 "2025-03-22T19:02:52Z")
Hello, I have some sync problems since a few weeks and I don’t get the cause. Maybe someone knows what I have to do. I think that the error is on the remote side (GrampsWeb on a private server). How can I debug the orig… --- ## [Gramps web sync - insufficient permissions](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/gramps-web-sync-insufficient-permissions/6470)
**Author:** [@Malakan](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/Malakan)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2025, 4:10pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/gramps-web-sync-insufficient-permissions/6470 "2025-01-16T16:10:25Z")
I have just installed the gramps web sync addon on Win10, trying to connecting to my gramps web instance I get the following error message: Server authorization error: insufficient permissions. I have tried this with a… --- ## [Gramps Web Sync error \[objects on remote site have been deleted or changed\]](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/gramps-web-sync-error-objects-on-remote-site-have-been-deleted-or-changed/6401)
**Author:** [@csam](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/csam)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2024, 6:34pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/gramps-web-sync-error-objects-on-remote-site-have-been-deleted-or-changed/6401 "2024-12-07T18:34:31Z")
Desktop: Gramps v5.2.3 on MacOS Ventura 13.7 Server: Gramps Web v5.2.3 (API 2.5.0, FE 24.10.0) on Fedora Linux 40 SE Once in a while when syncing from desktop to Gramps Web I get a strange error, where the sync says … --- ## [Is it possible to use Gramps Web Sync on Gramps 5.1?](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/is-it-possible-to-use-gramps-web-sync-on-gramps-5-1/5503)
**Author:** [@syominsergey](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/syominsergey)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2024, 9:17pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/is-it-possible-to-use-gramps-web-sync-on-gramps-5-1/5503 "2024-05-23T21:17:06Z")
Hi! My question appeared because I have read here, that Gramps Web Sync addon requires Gramps 5.2. But unfortunately I need to have such addon on Gramps 5.1.X. Because I need to run Gramps on ancient PC with Windows 7 a… --- ## [Gramps Web Sync with gramps 5.2.0](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/gramps-web-sync-with-gramps-5-2-0/5059)
**Author:** [@joea](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/joea)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2024, 2:49pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/gramps-web-sync-with-gramps-5-2-0/5059 "2024-03-06T14:49:10Z")
Running new version of gramps web sync on gramps 5.2.0 against just upgraded gramps web. Sync jumps right to from “login” to “summary” after credentials entered. Gramps 5.2.0 Gramps Web API 2.0.0 Gramps Web Fronte… --- ## [Gramps Web Sync error connecting to server](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/gramps-web-sync-error-connecting-to-server/4850)
**Author:** [@joea](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/joea)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2024, 9:44pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/gramps-web-sync-error-connecting-to-server/4850 "2024-02-10T21:44:49Z")
Gramps 5.1.6 Gramps Web API 1.5.1 Gramps Web Frontend 24.1.2 locale: en multi-tree: false task queue: true Gramps web sync says “error connecting to server”. With http logs show: nginx-proxy | nginx.1 … --- ## [How are media files loaded in Gramps web?](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/how-are-media-files-loaded-in-gramps-web/4516)
**Author:** [@JohnRDOrazio](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/JohnRDOrazio)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2023, 11:52am UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/how-are-media-files-loaded-in-gramps-web/4516 "2023-12-28T11:52:21Z")
I haven’t yet been successful in getting media files to load correctly in Gramps web. I’m using Docker and I created a volume to persist media files. Gramps for desktop was not able to load media files to the server, so … --- ## [Is Gramps Web Sync adaptable for broader use?](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/is-gramps-web-sync-adaptable-for-broader-use/3810)
**Author:** [@emyoulation](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/emyoulation)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2023, 1:33pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/is-gramps-web-sync-adaptable-for-broader-use/3810 "2023-07-28T13:33:06Z")
Can the Gramps Web Sync add-on tool be used by users of Gramps (not Gramps Web) sharing a (LAN or WiFi) local network? If not, is it adaptable for that (blind, timestamp-based synchronization) purpose? --- ## [Person Delete in Gramps Web](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/person-delete-in-gramps-web/3783)
**Author:** [@TheOtherGuy](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/TheOtherGuy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2023, 7:53pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/person-delete-in-gramps-web/3783 "2023-07-18T19:53:13Z")
Hi, I am successfully using Gramps Web to edit, and create people. Also syncing with Gramps Web Synch. BUT cannot find a way to delete a person in Gramps Web. SO I deleted the person from my desktop instance and did a…