# Filemaker Server on Linux on Apple Silicon Macs?

**URL:** <https://the.fmsoup.org/t/filemaker-server-on-linux-on-apple-silicon-macs/4055>\
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**Created:** [March 27, 2024, 1:10am UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/filemaker-server-on-linux-on-apple-silicon-macs/4055 "2024-03-27T01:10:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Glitchtraker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f6c823/32.png) [@Glitchtraker](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/Glitchtraker)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 1:10am UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/filemaker-server-on-linux-on-apple-silicon-macs/4055/1 "2024-03-27T01:10:31Z")

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Hi,  
is it possible to install the linux version of FMS on an Apple Silicon Mac ?  
Possibly in a VM with Parallel ?

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**Author:** ![MonkeybreadSoftware](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/the.fmsoup.org/monkeybreadsoftware/32/361_2.png) [@MonkeybreadSoftware](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/MonkeybreadSoftware)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 9:05am UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/filemaker-server-on-linux-on-apple-silicon-macs/4055/2 "2024-03-27T09:05:14Z")

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Yes, we do it regularly.  
I use both VMWare and Parallels for this.

Parallels is a bit better since it can automatically download and install Ubuntu for me.  
For VMWare, I need to download the ISO myself and make the VM myself.