How should you run the index updater on a server?

Question

Do I need to run the indexer as a user session on the server, which I'd rather not do, or is there another way?

Answer 1

You would need to install the software on the server but after the indexes have been set up the updates don't need to run in a user session to update the index. To update an index on the server use the flpidx command line utility:

https://help.mythicsoft.com/filelocatorpro/v9/en/command-line-utility.htm

You can schedule this using Task Scheduler:

https://qa.mythicsoft.com/14733/how-do-i-schedule-a-task-to-update-indexes?show=14733#q14733

Obviously, the account running the flpidx utility must have read access to the files being indexed and the location the index is being stored.