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FME Flow Architecture: Fault Tolerance

  • July 8, 2026
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geopanda
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Hi everyone,

I'm planning an FME deployment and would like to know if it's supported or recommended to place a load balancer between the FME Web Application Server and the FME Core + Engine components.

My goal is to improve availability and scalability, but I'm unsure whether this architecture is supported or if there are any limitations or configuration requirements.

Has anyone implemented this setup successfully? If so:

  • Is it a supported architecture?
  • Are there any best practices or considerations?
  • Would this effect job execution or communication between the Web Application Server and the Core/Engine?

Any guidance or recommendations would be appreciated.

Thank you!

 

 

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    david_r
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    • david_rCelebrity
    • July 8, 2026

    I would recommend that you refer to the best practices documented in this article:

    https://support.safe.com/hc/en-us/articles/25407512624781-Using-a-Load-Balancer-with-a-Fault-Tolerant-FME-Flow

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