Deployment of FME Server using Docker (Linux)

This Article will guide you through the steps to deploy FME Server using Docker on Linux. Instructions for deploying FME Server using Docker on Windows and Mac are also available.

Docker is required to deploy FME Server. If you have Docker with Docker compose already installed then go to the section "Starting FME Server".

Note: These instruction are not required to deploy FME Server using Docker on Windows or Mac.

Installing Docker

Below are the instructions for installing Docker on Ubuntu 16.04. Instructions for other platforms can be found here: https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/

• Install the latest version of Docker:

curl -sSL https://get.docker.com/ | sh

• To call docker without using sudo:

sudo usermod -aG docker $USER

• Logout and Login again
• Install the latest version of Docker Compose as root:

sudo -i

curl -L "https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/1.22.0/docker-compose-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m)" -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose

chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose

exit

Starting FME Server

• Download the Docker Compose file for FME Server and edit the settings for your machine. We have docker compose files for several versions of FME Server ready to download:
  • FME Server for Docker

• Here is more information about available versions of FME Server for Docker.

• The external hostname can be set via the ${EXTERNALHOSTNAME} environment variable. If the variable is unset the external hostname will default to localhost.
• Call docker-compose in the same directory as your docker-compose.yml file

docker-compose up -d

• Verify that FME Server is running by navigating to your machines IP address or hostname in a web browser. Log in with the user/password admin/admin. You can now license FME Server through the Web UI and change the admin password.

Don't forget to check out some useful commands for FME Server for Docker and more information on how to Install FME Server for Docker.