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Managing plug-ins Enabling auto-update for plug-ins
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Enabling auto-update for plug-ins
If database files hosted on FileMaker Server use plug-ins that are designed to execute on the client,
you can enable the Auto Update plug-in feature in both FileMaker Server and FileMaker Pro clients.
This feature enables FileMaker Server to automatically install or update required or outdated plug-
ins or support files on FileMaker Pro clients.
To automatically update a plug-in:
1. Copy the plug-in or support file to the master machine in your FileMaker Server deployment.
Windows: [drive]:\Program Files\FileMaker\FileMaker Server\Data\Databases\AutoUpdate\
Mac OS: /Library/FileMaker Server/Data/Databases/AutoUpdate/
2. (Mac OS) Plug-ins installed on FileMaker Server for Mac OS must also be owned by the
group fmsadmin and have group read permission.
Note Convert plug-ins to .tar file format to be placed on FileMaker Server for Mac OS. See
Preparing Mac OS plug-in files for conversion to .tar format
(page 124).
3. In Admin Console, click the Database Server > FileMaker Pro Clients tab, then select
Allow FileMaker Pro clients to download updates automatically.
4. In FileMaker Pro, users must enable the Auto Update feature in the Plug-Ins tab in the
Preferences dialog box.
For more information on updating plug-ins, see FileMaker Pro Help.
For more information on preparing a plug-in and a database for the Auto Update feature, see the
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ILEMAKER SERVER GUIDE TO UPDATING PLUG-INS on the Start Page.
Related topics
Changing plug-in file permissions (Mac OS) (page 122)
Managing plug-ins
(page 119)