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FME Flow On- Prem and ArcGIS Server license

  • February 5, 2026
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mgaylord
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Hi!

I have had trouble fully understanding how to setup the ArcGIS Server license on the FME Flow VM. I cannot seem to find clear documentation online to walk admins through this process. I understand that an ArcGIS Server license needs to be on the same machine as FME Flow if workflows contain ArcSDE and gdbs.

If possible, can someone please provide steps, or link to an article that clearly walks through this setup? For some background, my organization has an Esri Enterprise environment, but I have no idea if when walking through the setup if a new site needs to be created, or if I’m supposed to join our existing site, or if joining an existing site could disrupt our Enterprise environment if things arent setup correctly on on FME Flow machine.

Any and all help is greatly appreciated!

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sidra
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  • February 5, 2026

We install the ArcGIS Server on the FME Flow Server, and you license it the normal way with Software Authorization for ArcGIS Server. It is used just for running in the background and is useful for many FME Flow services that uses ArcGIS Enterprise needs.