Hosting databases
Before you can share
FileMaker Pro database files, it’s important to prepare the files for hosting. The steps below provide an overview of the process.
Notes
• FileMaker Server 13 supports FileMaker Pro 12, FileMaker Go 12, FileMaker Pro 13, and FileMaker Go 13 clients. In the case of FileMaker Pro 12 and FileMaker Go 12 clients, they can’t use FileMaker Pro 13 features.
• You must convert files created in FileMaker Pro 11 and earlier to the FileMaker Pro 12 format. See FileMaker Pro Help.
• If a hosted database uses
plug-in files or if you want to allow the Install Plug-In File script step to update server-side plug-in files, then you need to set the Server Plug-Ins settings. See
Managing plug-ins.
• You cannot use peer-to-peer database hosting in FileMaker Pro on the same computer that FileMaker Server is running on.
• As FileMaker Server opens files that were not closed properly, FileMaker Server performs a consistency check on each file and logs the result of the check in the event log.
• Up to 125 FileMaker Pro database files can be hosted on FileMaker Server and automatically opened when FileMaker Server starts.
• If you are a group administrator, your server administrator must configure your administrator group to allow you to upload databases to your group folder. For more information, contact your server administrator.
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