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Express Installation for Windows

This chapter provides information for an express installation of FME Server for Windows. Before getting started, take a few minutes to review Before You Begin.

If this FME Server installation will be external facing (e.g. fmeserver.com), then you should do the following:

Configure Windows to route FME Server communication requests internally instead of over the internet. To do this:
- Open the following file:
  C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
- Add an entry from 127.0.0.1 to the external hostname. Here is the entry for fmeserver.com:
  127.0.0.1 fmeserver.com
During installation, specify the external hostname that users will enter when connecting to FME Server (e.g. fmeserver.com).

To Perform an Express Installation for Windows

Run the Installer
Starting and Stopping FME Server
Licensing
Verify the Installation