# \#maintenance

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## [Best Practices for Database Administration](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/best-practices-for-database-administration/2220)

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**Author:** [@AndyHibbs](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/AndyHibbs)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2021, 5:38pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/best-practices-for-database-administration/2220 "2021-06-12T17:38:35Z")

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This may have been published here before, either way it is worth adding in case someone hasn't seen this from the Claris website.. https://support.claris.com/s/article/Best-Practices-for-Database-Administration?language…

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## [Maintenance Costs?](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/maintenance-costs/1622)

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**Author:** [@steverichter](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/steverichter)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2021, 9:21pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/maintenance-costs/1622 "2021-01-24T21:21:49Z")

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I have an annual FMS subscription. I’m considering switching to the three-year perpetual version and paying for annual maintenance starting in year four. However, I don’t see pricing for maintenance on the Claris website…

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## [Upgrading Zabbix Server on Amazon EC2](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/upgrading-zabbix-server-on-amazon-ec2/1449)

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**Author:** [@wizardconsulting](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/wizardconsulting)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2020, 2:33pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/upgrading-zabbix-server-on-amazon-ec2/1449 "2020-11-12T14:33:23Z")

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Thanks to the excellent articles by Wim Decorte and a few others, I've had a Zabbix Server running on Ubuntu for almost a year on an EC2 server in AWS. It's been running smoothly and providing some excellent metrics for …

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## [Licensing think talks](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/licensing-think-talks/1048)

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**Author:** [@planteg](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/planteg)\
**Replies:** 36\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 7:29pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/licensing-think-talks/1048 "2020-06-12T19:29:39Z")

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When you rent FileMaker, you have access to newer versions and patches, but you can stay with your current version if you wish. There will be changes since the yearly new version is now out. When you stop paying the ren…