Which deployment type is right for me?

The type of deployment you should use depends primarily on the web publishing load, as summarized in the table below. For a greater web publishing load, you may want to use two machines in your FileMaker Server deployment. You can first deploy on one machine and, if the load increases over time, you can change the deployment later to use two machines.


FileMaker Server use	Deployment type
FileMaker clients only	Single machine. No benefit from a two-machine deployment.
Solution development and testing	Single machine. No benefit from a two-machine deployment.
FileMaker clients and moderate web publishing load	Single machine. Provides good web publishing performance in most environments. You can expand to a two-machine deployment later, if the web publishing load increases. Note Even when you use a single-machine deployment, your deployment requires a web server.
FileMaker clients and heavy web publishing load	Two machines. Deploy the Database Server on the master machine. Deploy the Web Publishing Engine, Web Server Module, and web server on a worker machine.
FileMaker WebDirect clients	Two machines. When hosting FileMaker WebDirect solutions for more than seven clients, a two-machine deployment of FileMaker Server is recommended.