Getting Started

The FileMaker Server instance is hosted on a DigitalOcean droplet running Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. The droplet is configured with a 250GB storage volume that is attached to the FileMaker Server.

To access the FileMaker Server, you will need to initiate an SSH connection to the droplet. The following sections describe how to connect to the FileMaker Server using SSH.

SSH Connection

For security reasons, password authentication has been disabled on the Ubuntu Server. To connect to the server, you will need to use an SSH key pair.

You can access the SSH key pair by logging into your Keeper account and navigating to the FileMaker Server SSH Key (prime) credentials under the Development Team folder.

After you have acquired the SSH key pair, you can connect to the server at fms.primehomesolutions.com.

FileMaker Server Admin Console

The FileMaker Server Admin Console is a web application that allows you to manage the FileMaker Server. For security reasons, the FileMaker Admin Console is not accessible from the public internet. To access the FileMaker Admin Console, you will need to forward the port 16000 to your local machine using an SSH tunnel.

To forward a port using SSH tunneling, run the following command in your terminal:

ssh -L 16001:localhost:16001 <user>@<hostname>