Chapter 29. FileMaker Server and Server Advanced

In this chapter

About FileMaker Server

Installing and Deploying FileMaker Server

Running FileMaker Server

Using Admin Console

Working with External Services

Automatically Updating Plug-ins

Troubleshooting

FileMaker Extra: Best Practices Checklist

About FileMaker Server

You use FileMaker Server to make your FileMaker Pro databases available to many users at once across a network. On its own, the FileMaker Pro software can host files for networked access from up to five users at a time, in what’s called a peer-to-peer configuration. The stability, security, and management features of FileMaker Server make it a preferred solution even for many environments that could manage with peer-to-peer solutions. ...

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