Exchange Server 2019 is coming to Server Core
Last week, the Microsoft Exchange Product Group announced the release of the Exchange Server 2019 public preview! They also lifted the veil on some of the new features/capabilities etc. of this new major build of Exchange Server. To say that I’m excited about this release is an understatement… I feel this Exchange Server version is groundbreaking due to one of its new features, touted by the team as making Exchange Server 2019 the safest Exchange Server yet.
Of course, you’ll think I drank too much of the Kool-Aid and simply bought the same line the team has been marketing for the last couple of years for many Microsoft products, including Windows. This time it’s different. This time, it’s not really an Exchange Server feature, but more a platform support feature:
Exchange Server 2019 is coming to Server Core.
Yes!
It will be finally possible to install Exchange Server 2019 on Server Core installations of Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server 2019. The Product Group mentions that they consider this the best deployment option. It means there isn’t really a need for a desktop experience. However, it remains an option.
Preview
Exchange Server 2019 and Windows Server 2019 is still in preview, but you can download the Windows Server Insider Preview here (after signup) and the Exchange Server 2019 Preview here. As both versions are still in preview, anything in the above text might still change before either of these products reach Release to Manufacturers (RTM)…