# VM for FMS on Linux for Training

**URL:** <https://the.fmsoup.org/t/vm-for-fms-on-linux-for-training/2479>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** filemaker-server, linux\
**Created:** [September 15, 2021, 6:55am UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/vm-for-fms-on-linux-for-training/2479 "2021-09-15T06:55:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Torsten](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/the.fmsoup.org/torsten/32/1574_2.png) [@Torsten](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/Torsten)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2021, 6:55am UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/vm-for-fms-on-linux-for-training/2479/1 "2021-09-15T06:55:53Z")

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[My Journey on Linux](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/my-journey-on-linux/2466) is a very interesting thread about working with FMS on Linux and things to consider.

For testing and training, installing FMS on a virtualised Linux looks like a good and practical approach.  
Several options are available:

- using a cloud instance of Linux
- using an on-premise instance of Linux in a virtualisation environment

For members intending to check out and learn working with FMS on Linux, what are the recommendations of members who can share their experience in working with a VM/Linux/FMS stack?

- What are recommendable virtualisation environments (cloud offerings and locally installed products like Parallels or VMWare)
- What are the advantages and what are the pitfalls of the product combination in your stack?

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**Author:** ![Markus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b782af/32.png) [@Markus](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/Markus)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2021, 8:31am UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/vm-for-fms-on-linux-for-training/2479/2 "2021-09-15T08:31:10Z")

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For testing, I prefer/need a local installation, at the moment named 'on premise' (a kingdom for easy to understand expressions - even for non native english speakers)

I prefer at the moment Parallels Pro, it seemed to be easier to install cent/ubuntu VM's - but that's a subject of change.. (I got VMWare here as well)

I got a FM site license, so there are enough licenses for testing..

Best practice here is a backup of the VM (incl. installed os, FMS), so that we can delete a canibalized version of a VM and replace it by another. On VMWare, I could not use that backup a while back...

Important factor is, that there are db's in daily usage with that VM with tested/controlled backups, so we can still use the db in case of something went south

Pitfall is the installation of FMS and the updates - besides if the handling that is less comfortable as under macOS/Windows (choosing the 'opt'-folder is cumbersom..) - and the updates of the os that might be trickier than macOS for example

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**Author:** ![Otmar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/the.fmsoup.org/otmar/32/703_2.png) [@Otmar](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/Otmar)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2021, 10:04am UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/vm-for-fms-on-linux-for-training/2479/3 "2021-09-15T10:04:00Z")

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For nomads this might be of interest. I've installed a slim ubuntu-fms in virtual box, mounting a macOS nfs-share for fms' data directory, so the fm files are accessible from the client (fms needs to be stoped for that though). Short tutorial here (the windows version is a bit cumbersome, as win client system does not provide a nfs server):

[https://developer.balimusic.ch/ubuntu-fms-on-fmp-client-machine](https://developer.balimusic.ch/ubuntu-fms-on-fmp-client-machine)

best  
Otmar