Problems with Exchange 2010 and NginX reverse proxy

JaredBusch

@JaredBusch said:

Just found this post.
http://blog.adamjoshuasmith.com/deploying-exchange-2016-behind-nginx-free/

I will certainly be trying this out with a client that has Exchange 2013.

I also found this
http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2013/07/19/reverse-proxy-for-exchange-server-2013-using-iis-arr-part-1.aspx

Did this end up working for you

Not using them. As I just stated, I just found them and will try it out.

nadnerB

Have you run the remote connectivity analyzer?
https://testconnectivity.microsoft.com/

JaredBusch

@nadnerB said:

Have you run the remote connectivity analyzer?
https://testconnectivity.microsoft.com/

Umm, why?

I am not having any connectivity issues. The problem with a proxy and Exchange is how Exchange handles ActiveSync and OutlookAnywhere. These are well known issues that are well documented when you try to implement a proxy.

nadnerB

Whoops, I misread part of your OP. Never mind.

JaredBusch

I have a new solution to try maybe tomorrow.
http://blog.adamjoshuasmith.com/deploying-exchange-2016-behind-nginx-free/

JaredBusch

no one has tried to get nginx-extras into a mainstream or alternate repo, so I may roll a Debian proxy just because. I hate to mix OS like this, though. Keeps things simpler when everything is the same OS, no technical reasoning.

JaredBusch

So before I go and spin up an Ubuntu 17.04 VM, does anyone know of any methods to get the stuff that nginx-extras adds on Debian to a Fedora based install?

https://packages.debian.org/jessie/nginx-extras

coliver

@JaredBusch said in Problems with Exchange 2010 and NginX reverse proxy:

So before I go and spin up an Ubuntu 17.04 VM, does anyone know of any methods to get the stuff that nginx-extras adds on Debian to a Fedora based install?

https://packages.debian.org/jessie/nginx-extras

Other then compiling it from source? I don't think so.

scottalanmiller

Looks like Copr has it.

http://copr-fe.cloud.fedoraproject.org/coprs/a15/NGINX-extras/build/257876/

JaredBusch

@scottalanmiller said in Problems with Exchange 2010 and NginX reverse proxy:

Looks like Copr has it.

http://copr-fe.cloud.fedoraproject.org/coprs/a15/NGINX-extras/build/257876/

Except it says build failed?

coliver

@JaredBusch said in Problems with Exchange 2010 and NginX reverse proxy:

@scottalanmiller said in Problems with Exchange 2010 and NginX reverse proxy:

Looks like Copr has it.

http://copr-fe.cloud.fedoraproject.org/coprs/a15/NGINX-extras/build/257876/

Except it says build failed?

That's just for Fedora 22. If you look at the log it show it has build successfully for 25 and 26.

JaredBusch

@coliver said in Problems with Exchange 2010 and NginX reverse proxy:

@JaredBusch said in Problems with Exchange 2010 and NginX reverse proxy:

@scottalanmiller said in Problems with Exchange 2010 and NginX reverse proxy:

Looks like Copr has it.

http://copr-fe.cloud.fedoraproject.org/coprs/a15/NGINX-extras/build/257876/

Except it says build failed?

That's just for Fedora 22. If you look at the log it show it has build successfully for 25 and 26.

Ah, just clicked his link..

coliver

@JaredBusch Actually it only show successful for Fedora 24 and 26 not 25. That's odd.

scottalanmiller

@coliver said in Problems with Exchange 2010 and NginX reverse proxy:

@JaredBusch Actually it only show successful for Fedora 24 and 26 not 25. That's odd.

Yeah, 25 appears to be SKIPPED.

JaredBusch

I'll toss a test 26 system up, no problem.

~~How do I enable a copr package though? My google is failing.~~

N/m found it on the right of the screen.

dnf copr enable a15/NGINX-extras

JaredBusch

[10:54 jbusch ~]$ sudo dnf copr enable a15/NGINX-extras 
[sudo] password for jbusch: 

You are about to enable a Copr repository. Please note that this
repository is not part of the main Fedora distribution, and quality
may vary.

The Fedora Project does not exercise any power over the contents of
this repository beyond the rules outlined in the Copr FAQ at
<https://fedorahosted.org/copr/wiki/UserDocs#WhatIcanbuildinCopr>, and
packages are not held to any quality or security level.

Please do not file bug reports about these packages in Fedora
Bugzilla. In case of problems, contact the owner of this repository.

Do you want to continue? [y/N]:

coliver

@JaredBusch said in Problems with Exchange 2010 and NginX reverse proxy:

[10:54 jbusch ~]$ sudo dnf copr enable a15/NGINX-extras 
[sudo] password for jbusch: 

You are about to enable a Copr repository. Please note that this
repository is not part of the main Fedora distribution, and quality
may vary.

The Fedora Project does not exercise any power over the contents of
this repository beyond the rules outlined in the Copr FAQ at
<https://fedorahosted.org/copr/wiki/UserDocs#WhatIcanbuildinCopr>, and
packages are not held to any quality or security level.

Please do not file bug reports about these packages in Fedora
Bugzilla. In case of problems, contact the owner of this repository.

Do you want to continue? [y/N]:

Well at least you are adequately warned.

JaredBusch

@coliver said in Problems with Exchange 2010 and NginX reverse proxy:

@JaredBusch said in Problems with Exchange 2010 and NginX reverse proxy:

[10:54 jbusch ~]$ sudo dnf copr enable a15/NGINX-extras 
[sudo] password for jbusch: 

You are about to enable a Copr repository. Please note that this
repository is not part of the main Fedora distribution, and quality
may vary.

The Fedora Project does not exercise any power over the contents of
this repository beyond the rules outlined in the Copr FAQ at
<https://fedorahosted.org/copr/wiki/UserDocs#WhatIcanbuildinCopr>, and
packages are not held to any quality or security level.

Please do not file bug reports about these packages in Fedora
Bugzilla. In case of problems, contact the owner of this repository.

Do you want to continue? [y/N]:

Well at least you are adequately warned.

That was on my Fedora 25 (Korora) desktop. SO I know I cannot install it anyway.