{"id":10159,"date":"2016-10-16T08:51:46","date_gmt":"2016-10-16T15:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.seedcode.com\/?p=10159"},"modified":"2016-10-16T08:51:46","modified_gmt":"2016-10-16T15:51:46","slug":"filemaker-cloud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seedcode.com\/filemaker-cloud\/","title":{"rendered":"FileMaker Cloud"},"content":{"rendered":"

FileMaker Cloud lets developers host their solutions on Amazon AWS and looks to be the future of FileMaker Server. While Cloud<\/a> is pretty different from the Server we all use now, all current SeedCode apps work in the new FileMaker Cloud. That includes DayBack Calendar<\/a>, GoZync<\/a>, ProMaps<\/a>, and SeedCode Complete<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"FileMaker<\/p>\n

And for most apps, you don’t need to do anything to get them working. FileMaker Cloud does require that the databases you upload be encrypted<\/a> and that can be a little strange with GoZync but it works great and you’ll find a note about the easiest way to upload and encrypt GoZync here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you’re using FMChat<\/a>, offline notifications won’t work from FileMaker Server as Cloud does not (yet?) support scheduled scripts on the server. Online notifications will still work, but you’ll need to set up a robot machine to run offline notifications<\/a>.<\/p>\n

FileMaker Cloud – what it means for developers<\/h2>\n

FileMaker Cloud is very new. And this first incarnation still has quite a few gaps between its capabilities and those of regular FileMaker Server. (For details, compare the two here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

So for now, what it really means is that FileMaker, Inc. (FMI) is building the right product, focussing on the deployment problem, and building toward a server that requires a lot<\/em> less babysitting. These are very good things. And it shows that FMI is leveraging existing tech when it can (using Amazon Simple Email Service ‘SES’,\u00a0Elastic Cloud Compute ‘EC2’, etc.) and inventing where it has clear differentiators.<\/p>\n

And we’re very<\/em> optimistic about where they could take this new product.<\/p>\n

For now, the biggest issues around Cloud are that it requires FM15, doesn’t support CWP, scheduled server scripts, or external authentication, doesn’t support a custom FileMaker WebDirect homepage, and only supports plugins if they have been\u00a0designed to run in Linux.<\/p>\n

Admittedly, that is a pretty personal list. Check out the links below for more.<\/p>\n

The backup\u00a0options<\/a>\u00a0are also a little strange to folks used to the flexibility of FileMaker Server. For some, that will mean they can’t move critical databases to Cloud…not that you’d want to move critical<\/em> apps to a\u00a0first-gen platform anyway. =) But Cloud is perfect–right now–for all that less-than-critical stuff and I’d encourage folks to try it out and get familiar with what is undoubtedly the future of FileMaker Server.<\/p>\n

Some FileMaker Cloud References<\/h2>\n

FileMaker’s Overview<\/a><\/p>\n

Backup Strategies (FileMaker Help)<\/a><\/p>\n

Comparing Cloud and FMS<\/a><\/p>\n

Backup Strategies (Soliant’s Overview & Workarounds)<\/a><\/p>\n

Amazon Instance Calculator (pricing aid by Richard Carlton Consulting)<\/a><\/p>\n

Some more arcane limitations are in the help under, “FileMaker Cloud Considerations<\/a>“.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FileMaker Cloud lets developers host their solutions on Amazon AWS and looks to be the future of FileMaker Server. While Cloud is pretty different from the Server we all use now, all current SeedCode apps work in the new FileMaker Cloud. That includes DayBack Calendar, GoZync, ProMaps, and SeedCode Complete. And for most apps, you don’t need to do anything to get them working. FileMaker Cloud does require that the databases you upload be encrypted and that can be a little strange with GoZync but it works great and you’ll find a note about the easiest way to upload and encrypt GoZync here. If you’re using FMChat, offline notifications won’t work from FileMaker Server as Cloud does not (yet?) support scheduled scripts on the server. Online notifications will still work, but you’ll need to set up a robot machine to run offline notifications. FileMaker Cloud – what it means for developers FileMaker Cloud is very new. And this first incarnation still has quite a few gaps between its capabilities and those of regular FileMaker Server. (For details, compare the two here.) So for now, what it really means is that FileMaker, Inc. (FMI) is building the right product, focussing on the deployment problem, and building toward a server that requires a lot less babysitting. These are very good things. And it shows that FMI is leveraging existing tech when it can (using Amazon Simple Email Service ‘SES’,\u00a0Elastic Cloud Compute ‘EC2’, etc.) and inventing where it has clear differentiators. And we’re very optimistic about where they could take this new product. For now, the biggest issues around Cloud are that it requires FM15, doesn’t support CWP, scheduled server scripts, or external authentication, doesn’t support a custom FileMaker WebDirect homepage, and only supports plugins if they have been\u00a0designed to run in Linux. Admittedly, that is a pretty personal list. Check out the links below for more. The backup\u00a0options\u00a0are also a little strange to folks used to the flexibility of FileMaker Server. For some, that will mean they can’t move critical databases to Cloud…not that you’d want to move critical apps to a\u00a0first-gen platform anyway. =) But Cloud is perfect–right now–for all that less-than-critical stuff and I’d encourage folks to try it out and get familiar with what is undoubtedly the future of FileMaker Server. Some FileMaker Cloud References FileMaker’s Overview Backup Strategies (FileMaker Help) Comparing Cloud and FMS Backup Strategies (Soliant’s Overview & Workarounds) Amazon Instance Calculator (pricing aid by Richard Carlton Consulting) Some more arcane limitations are in the help under, “FileMaker Cloud Considerations“.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10162,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10159","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nFileMaker Cloud Limitations - all SeedCode Apps are Compatible<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"With FileMaker Cloud, FileMaker is building the right product and focussing on the deployment problem. 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