Opening custom apps in FileMaker WebDirect Launch Center

FileMaker WebDirect Launch Center displays file icons and filenames for hosted FileMaker WebDirect custom apps.

To prevent a custom app from displaying in FileMaker WebDirect Launch Center, see Sharing a FileMaker WebDirect custom app.

  1. Open the web browser and enter:

    http://<host>/fmi/webd

    where <host> is the IP address or domain name of your FileMaker Server or FileMaker Cloud deployment.

  2. Click a custom app's filename to open the custom app.

Notes 

  • In some cases, web users can type the domain name or subdomain name of the FileMaker Server host rather than the IP address, for example: http://yourcompany.com/fmi/webd or http://accounts.yourcompany.com/fmi/webd. Contact your internet service provider or network administrator for information about mapping a domain name to an IP address.

  • If you import an SSL certificate, SSL is automatically enabled. See FileMaker Server Help.

  • With SSL enabled, <host> must be a fully qualified domain name instead of an IP address.

  • To open a custom app over a connection with SSL encryption, use https:// before the host's fully qualified domain name. See FileMaker Server Help, and FileMaker Cloud Help.

  • When you try to open a custom app using the http protocol, the browser might display a warning about the website not being secure.

  • For files hosted by FileMaker Cloud, https://<host>/fmi/webd redirects users to the Claris Customer Console Home page.

  • FileMaker WebDirect does not support signing in to custom apps using SSO.

  • If FileMaker Server has been upgraded from a previous version, you may need to clear your cache for FileMaker WebDirect Launch Center to display correctly.