• Administrator's Guide
    • Notices
      • Version Information
    • About This Guide
      • About FME Server
    • Planning an FME Server Installation
      • FME Server and N-Tier Architecture
      • Planning for Fault Tolerance
      • Planning for Disaster Recovery
      • Planning for Security Updates
      • Planning for Scalability and Performance
    • Installing FME Server: Before You Begin
      • System Requirements
      • Obtaining the Installer
      • Requirements for FME Workspaces
      • Default User Accounts and Passwords
    • Installation Options
      • Express Installation (Windows)
      • Express Installation (Linux)
      • Distributed Installation
      • Engine Installation
      • Silent Installation (Windows)
      • Silent Installation (Linux)
    • Upgrading FME Server
      • Full FME Server Upgrade
      • FME Engine Only Upgrade
    • Optimizing FME Server
      • Configuring the Number of FME Engines to Start
      • Adding FME Engines on a Separate Machine
      • Changing the Database Provider for the FME Server Database
      • Moving the Web Applications Server to Another Machine
    • Securing FME Server
      • Overview of Securing FME Server
      • Default User Accounts and Passwords
      • Role-Based Access Control
      • Securing FME Server and Applications/Services
      • Connecting to Active Directory
      • Configuring Integrated Windows Authentication
      • Running the System Services Under Different Accounts
      • Using FME Server with a Proxy Server
      • Hiding External Content in the Web User Interface
    • Other Common Tasks
      • Request and Install a License
      • Configuring the FME Engine
      • Sharing FME Engine Resources
      • Adding and Modifying Resources Directories
      • Working with the System Services
      • Running the System Services Under Different Accounts
      • Configuring FME Server to Receive E-mail
      • Configuring FME Server to Send E-mail Notifications
      • Sending Jobs to Specific Engines with Job Routing
      • Configuring Job Recovery
      • Performing a Scheduled Backup of an FME Server Configuration
      • Migrating an FME Server Configuration
      • Purging Logs and History
      • Changing the Web Application Server Host Name and Port
      • Configuring International Character Encoding
      • Changing the File System to Another Machine
      • Configuring Native OGC Services Support
  • Reference Manual
    • Introduction
    • Notices
    • FME Server Architecture
    • Directory and Account Permissions
    • FME Server Configuration Files
      • processMonitorConfigCore.txt
      • processMonitorConfigEngines.txt
      • fmeServerConfig.txt
      • fmeCommonConfig.txt
      • fmeWebSocketConfig.txt
    • FME Server Log Files
      • Message Logger Properties
    • API Quick-Find
    • FME Server Services
      • Transformation Services
      • Notification Service
      • OGC Services
      • Utility Services
      • Authentication and Authorization
    • FME Server Engines
      • Configuration File Layout
      • Pseudo Variables
      • Licensing the FME Engine
    • FME Server Core
      • Transformation Manager
      • Repositories
      • Resources
      • Role-Based Access Control
      • WebSocket Server
    • FME Server Process Monitor
    • FME Server Console
      • Starting the FME Server Console
      • Modes
      • Directives
      • Command Line Options
  • Web User Interface
    • FME Server Web Interface
    • Preparing to Use the Web Interface
    • Accessing the Web Interface
    • Account Management
      • Logging In to the Web Interfaces
      • Changing the Login Password
      • Logging Out
    • General Features
      • User Session Information
      • Server Information
      • About Times and Time Zones
    • Using the Interface
      • Workspaces
      • Projects
      • Database Connections
      • Web Connections
      • Schedules
      • Notifications
      • Jobs
      • Resources
      • CORS
      • Engines & Licensing
      • Backup & Restore
      • Security
      • Services
      • System Cleanup
      • Dashboards
  • All Files
  • Notices
  • About This Guide
  • Planning an FME Server Installation
  • Installing FME Server: Before You Begin
    • System Requirements
    • Obtaining the Installer
    • Requirements for FME Workspaces
    • Default User Accounts and Passwords
  • Installation Options
  • Upgrading FME Server
  • Optimizing FME Server
  • Securing FME Server
  • Other Common Tasks
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Install FME Server: Before You Begin

This chapter explains what you need to know before installing FME Server on any of the supported platforms. If you are upgrading from a previous version of FME Server, see Upgrading FME Server.

System Requirements

Obtaining the Installer

Requirements for FME Workspaces

Default User Accounts and Passwords