# I want for FileMaker Server Setup Tips

**URL:** <https://the.fmsoup.org/t/i-want-for-filemaker-server-setup-tips/4829>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Created:** [April 28, 2025, 5:01pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/i-want-for-filemaker-server-setup-tips/4829 "2025-04-28T17:01:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sakura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@Sakura](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/Sakura)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2025, 5:01pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/i-want-for-filemaker-server-setup-tips/4829/1 "2025-04-28T17:01:46Z")

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Hey everyone,

I am setting up a FileMaker Server & I am facing issues along the way. I am not sure about the best security settings to apply and how to optimize performance. Have any of you set this up recently? Also, I have been considering taking some [Advanced Excel Training](https://www.igmguru.com/data-science-bi/advanced-excel-training) to improve my overall workflow. Do you think it would be beneficial for working with FileMaker as well?

Also i have check this [FileMaker Server 18 Onwards Web Publishing Setup](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/filemaker-server-18-onwards-web-publishing-setup/942) still need tips. Any advice or tips would be helpful. I Appreciate any help!

Thank you....🙂

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**Author:** ![bdbd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/the.fmsoup.org/bdbd/32/620_2.png) [@bdbd](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/bdbd)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2025, 5:34pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/i-want-for-filemaker-server-setup-tips/4829/2 "2025-04-28T17:34:39Z")

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Hello Sakura and welcome to The Soup.

There is a lot to setting up a FileMaker server. Claris provides information on the topic [here](https://help.claris.com/en/server-installation-configuration-guide/content/index.html) and [here](https://help.claris.com/en/server-installation-configuration-guide/content/additional-resources.html). Claris also offers free online courses for server at the [Claris Academy](https://community.claris.com/en/s/claris-academy).

Security and hardware optimization is a large subject. Getting help from a knowledgeable person or making use of a hosting provider could be money well spent. Both handle optimization. The latter also handles off-site backups, proactively monitors the server and improves the hardware and software stack as needed. I myself am biased towards hosting as it's a part of my business ([fmcloud.fm](https://fmcloud.fm/)).

That being said, a hosting provider is a bad idea if your goal is to learn as the service does pretty much everything for you.

On the Excel front… I opine it will benefit you little in regards to FileMaker Pro. I usually steer my customers away from Excel workflows. Excel files become sources of data to import, an exchange file format or a form of report.

Hope this helps!