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Upgrading MongoDB to avoid unauthorized access
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- If you are using Fotoware On-premises Feature Release 19, we recommend upgrading your MongoDB installation to the latest supported version as soon as possible. The upgrade process is described below.
- If you are using a later version of Fotoware On-premises, we recommend upgrading your MongoDB server as soon as possible.
Upgrading MongoDB to version 4.4.30
1. Go to Download MongoDB Community Server | MongoDB.
2. Download and extract the MongoDB Community Server version 4.4.30 zip file.

- Stop FotoWeb.
- Stop the FotoWeb MongoDB Server service explicitly.
- Copy the content of the extracted MongoDB bin folder.
- Paste the content into the FotoWeb MongoDB folder:
C:\Program Files (x86)\FotoWare\FotoWeb\MongoDB - Optionally, copy the content of the extracted MongoDB root folder and paste it into the FotoWeb MongoDB folder.
- Restart the FotoWeb server.