Why the Guest account can be a security risk

by Romain Dunand | Oct 28, 2026 | Help

Sometimes, visitors need access without having to sign in: to complete a registration form, browse a public catalogue, or use a kiosk. FileMaker’s Guest account may seem like a convenient solution, but it deserves careful attention: It exists in every FileMaker file...

Which Password Should I Use with fmcloud.fm?

by Joéllie Sprumont | Sep 2, 2026 | Help

An fmcloud.fm server involves several accounts, usernames and passwords. Each credential protects a different service. The password used to administer FileMaker Server is not the same as the password used to open a database. The support portal and the fmcloud.fm...

How to save your FileMaker database encryption password on the server

by Romain Dunand | Apr 21, 2026 | Help

If your FileMaker databases are encryption-protected, your server needs the encryption password to open them automatically after a restart. Without it, your databases will remain closed and inaccessible to your users until you manually reopen them from the admin...

FileMaker Server on Linux: supported fonts

by Fabrice Nordmann | Oct 11, 2024 | Blog, Help

One of the differences between the macOS, Windows, and Linux versions of FileMaker Server is the way fonts are handled. This has an impact when generating PDFs server-side (no impact if you create PDFs client-side with FileMaker Pro or FileMaker Go). There is also an...

FileMaker Server-side PDF generation

by Fabrice Nordmann | Oct 11, 2024 | Blog, Help

A question we are frequently asked is how to generate PDFs on the server and find them in a FileMaker application, inserted into container fields. We will try to answer this clearly and illustrate our point with an example file. The process takes place in three steps:...

Upload databases using FTPS (FileZilla)

by Joéllie Sprumont | Jul 25, 2024 | Help

If you have a Personal plan or if you have large files that take too much time uploading using the FileMaker Pro Upload to host feature, you can use a FTPs software to upload your files. We recommend using FileZilla, a free compatible FTP client. You can simply use...