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Installing and Configuring Exchange 2019

Oct 3, 2018 · 2 min read | Windows Server
Installing and Configuring Exchange 2019

This article goes over what it takes for installing and configuring exchange 2019. This step-by-step guide shows you the requirements, installation steps, and basic configuration.

Requirements

  • Microsoft recommends 128 GB of memory. If in a medium size environment (100-1000 users) 32-64 GB will be sufficient.
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2/2016/2019
  • Co-Existence with Exchange 2013/2016 that are up-to-date
  • 30 GB of free disk space, however, you should have plenty of TBs of storage available for the mailbox stores.
  • NTFS based file system

Notable Improvements

  • Exchange 2019 has the ability to now be installed on server core 2019.
  • Exchange Admin Console – https://server/ecp – Refined and matches Office 365 layout
  • Outlook Web Access has more features and a better look

Things I wished Exchange 2019 had

  • DKIM… seriously, WTF Microsoft. Office 365 has this, therefore exchange 2019 should have this!

Installing Exchange 2019

This was a breeze, with only 2 pre-requirements missing on a server 2016 stock install. The only configuration during setup was the role (mailbox or edge) and naming the exchange organization. The original time-lapse installation video is no longer available.

Configuring Exchange 2019

Again, this was very easy with only a couple options needed before I was operational. Using only a mailbox role with no edge you only need to add your domain, send connector, and set an email address for mailboxes. The original configuration video is no longer available.

Note: Do not forget to add the MX, SPF, DMARC records where your domain registrar DNS resides.

Conclusion

I absolutely love Exchange 2019 due to the vast amount of improvements, that said, I am still bummed that they continue to not support DKIM through exchange server. Installing and configuring exchange 2019 was the easiest experience I’ve had to date, which is saying a lot! Overall I am liking the direction Microsoft is taking with the server line of products and I believe it will continue to have a very bright future, as long as they don’t do something stupid like including the Microsoft store.

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