Claris FileMaker Server 2025 is here! This new version is filled with a whole slew of useful features and optimizations for both FileMaker Server and WebDirect. These enhancements will take your FileMaker applications to new heights!

What's New?

Easily configure AI Model Server directly from the FileMaker Admin Console
Introducing support for Ubuntu 24
Renew and generate SSL certificates easily with Let's Encrypt
FAC/Admin API Enhancements
New OData aggregate functions are now supported
Allow users to set filename when uploading data to container via OData
FileMaker Solution Upgrade Tool is now included with FileMaker Server installation
Plugin options for FileMaker Tools
Display and edit FileMaker data in Claris Studio
Major WebDirect usability improvements
Improved Send Thread Pool
Performance Updates in both FileMaker Server 2025 and FileMaker WebDirect

FileMaker Server

Note that users must be using FileMaker Pro 21.0.1 or newer to connect to FileMaker Server 2025.

AI Model Server Configuration within FileMaker Admin Console

The Admin Console now supports Open Source model/server configuration, letting developers manage their new AI tools efficiently and effectively.

Open Source LLM - Start and stop the Open Source LLM server, and install dependencies and required libraries.
LLM Keys - Create tokens with the corresponding private key to access and control the Open Source LLM server.
Open Source Models - Download, load, and unload Open Source LLM models for text embedding, image embedding, and text generation.
Fine Tune - Start fine-tuning jobs with artificial intelligence using an Open Source LLM model.

Ubuntu 24 support

Claris FileMaker Server can now run on Ubuntu 24, adding more compatible versions for developers to choose from!

Let's Encrypt Support Improvements

With this new version of FileMaker Server, the native support for Let's Encrypt, introduced in FileMaker Server 21.0.1, has been upgraded to simplify the process of obtaining SSL certificates and automate certificate renewal. The Admin Console UI now also allows administrators to configure SSL during initial server setup or anytime afterwards. No longer are the days of using manual command-line operations and external tools to secure your FileMaker Server deployments.

Admin Console/Admin API Enhancements

Improvements made in FileMaker Server 2025 allow admins to manage both database caching and general performance, giving more control to server administrators. From the databases page, you can choose to flush database from the Admin Console on demand for a specified FileMaker file or all files on the server.

Additionally, you can trigger a flush using new endpoints added to the Admin API:

-------Perform Flush operation for a database-------
Endpoint: /fmi/admin/v2/databases/{db_id}
Method: PATCH
Header: “Authorization: Bearer {token}”
Payload: {"status": "FLUSHED"}

-------Perform Flush operation for all databases-------
Endpoint: /fmi/admin/v2/databases
Method: PATCH
Header: “Authorization: Bearer {token}”
Payload: {"status": "FLUSHED"}

Enhanced Event Logging and New Status Strings

Following the introduction of the new flush page Admin API endpoints, there is a new set of logging for these flushing operations such as: messages for state transitions, successful/unsuccessful flushes, and status indicator strings ("Flush", "Flush All", and "Flushing"), which all provide more information for both troubleshooting and maintenance.

OData Aggregate Functions Supported

The following aggregate functions are now supported by OData:

$apply
"as" keyword
"in" keyword
sum
min
max
average
countdistinct
groupby

Set filenames when uploading data to containers via OData

Now you can set filenames when you upload containers using OData. Here is an example of how to do that:

{
"container_field@com.filemaker.odata.Filename": "sample.png",

"container_field@com.filemaker.odata.ContentType": "image/png",

"container_field": "iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSU...="
}

Include FileMaker Solution Upgrade Tool in FileMaker Server Installation

The FileMaker Server installer now installs the FileMaker Solution Upgrade Tool. For more information on how to use the FileMaker Solution Upgrade Tool, check out our article on it!

Plugin Support for FileMaker Tools

FMDataMigration, FMDeveloperTool, and FMUpgradeTool can now have plugins passed as an option through:

[-plugin_folder] | -pf <path>]

General Performance Improvements in FileMaker 2025

Most of the additional enhancements in FileMaker Server 2025 focus on boosting performance, specifically memory leaks associated with script threading.

Claris Studio

Starting in the FileMaker 2025 suite, you can now display and edit your FileMaker data in Claris Studio! This allows external users on the web to view and edit data outside of WebDirect, creating a new stream of possibilities regarding data collection. This functionality will require a FileMaker file hosted on FileMaker Server 2025 and the appropriate security settings to work, so please keep that in mind!

WebDirect

Manage WebDirect custom homepage from Admin Console

Administrators are now able to manage FileMaker WebDirect's custom homepage settings directly from the FileMaker Server Admin Console!

Through the Admin Console, administrators can now:

Set, retrieve, and validate custom homepage URLs
Enable or disable the custom homepage feature without needing manual edits to configuration files or restarting services

Right-Click Context Menu

FileMaker WebDirect now has a native implementation of a right-click context menu, improving usability! Additionally, WebDirect supports the Copy and Paste context menu. These new features allow for a more efficient and intuitive user experience, especially for those who are transitioning from using FileMaker Pro to FileMaker WebDirect.

Browser Back Button Warnings

FileMaker WebDirect now warns users when the browser's back button is triggered! Users can now prevent accidentally closing their sessions with this new feature.

General Performance Improvements in WebDirect 2025

Claris's 2025 optimizations result in a more responsive WebDirect experience, fostering faster response times and consistency within system performance.

Miscellaneous Updates

Allow Set Error Capture via Admin API
Nginx for Windows can be enabled without HTTP Tunneling
New Data API endpoint: Validate Session
Option to disable the context menu for interactive content in WebDirect
More patch functionality in FileMaker Solution Upgrade Tool

Conclusion

With these new features, you can enjoy increased efficiency and performance with your own FileMaker applications. If you want to upgrade your FileMaker server or FileMaker application or have any questions regarding the release of Claris FileMaker Server 2025, please contact us for more info to get the most out of Claris FileMaker.

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