How users perform an assisted installation (Windows and macOS)

To install FileMaker Server, instruct users to mount the volume containing the installation files, then double-click Setup.exe (Windows) or the FileMaker Server installer application (macOS).

Windows: Instruct users who see the Open File – Security Warning dialog box to click Run to continue installing.

If the file, Assisted Install.txt, is present in the same folder as the installer, the installer uses information in the file during installation. If this file is not present or is incomplete, users have to supply required information.

After installation is complete, users must use Admin Console on the primary machine and the Deployment assistant on secondary machines to set up their multiple-machine deployments of FileMaker Server. In the Assisted Install.txt file, you can specify whether the Deployment assistant starts automatically after installation on secondary machines. If you choose to suppress starting the Deployment assistant, then instruct users to open the Deployment assistant manually by using a shortcut (Windows) or alias (macOS), or using a web browser:

  • On the primary machine, open a web browser and enter http://localhost:16001/admin-console to open Admin Console.

  • On a secondary machine, open a web browser and enter http://localhost:16003 to open the Deployment assistant.

Windows: A shortcut pointing to the Admin Console Sign In page (primary machine) or FileMaker Server Deployment Assistant (secondary machine) is created in Start menu > All Programs or All apps > FileMaker Server, or Start menu > Programs > FileMaker Server. In Windows versions that have the Start screen, the shortcut is available on the Windows Start screen. In all versions, a shortcut is also created on the desktop.

macOS: An alias pointing to the Admin Console Sign In page (primary machine) or FileMaker Server Deployment Assistant (secondary machine) is created on the desktop.

Notes 

  • To install FileMaker Server, users must have administrator privileges.

  • In Windows, you can choose the language displayed in the installer. In macOS, the installer displays in the same language as the current macOS system language. In Windows and macOS, the language that users see when they use FileMaker Server Admin Console is the same as the language of the base operating system installation on the primary machine.