Sharing Geoprocessing Services and Map Services?

Question

Currently, I am sharing multiple geoprocessing services and map services where I need to issue a Token and then re-issue the Token every year. I want to avoid having to use a Token. I want to confirm with the folks here that one option that does not require a token is to do the following:

Install a stand-alone ArcGIS Server with IIS and a Web Adaptor that exposes the ArcGIS REST Services Directory to the outside (outside our Firewall).

I then publish any services I want outsiders to use on this server.

Is this the best approach?

jskinner · Answer

You could do this without the web adaptor, but you would need to open port 6443 on the server.  The URL would be accessible through https://server.domain.com:6443/arcgis/rest/services.

TimHayes3 · Answer

If I want to create a geoprocessing service and simply share the REST url, do I need to install the web adaptor? or can I do this without the web adaptor? This would be a standalone AGIS to be used only for sharing geoprocessing services. It would not be tied to a website.

jskinner · Answer

Yes, that would work.  The only downside I see having both web adaptor in ArcGIS Server installed outside your firewall is having an extra ArcGIS Server instance to maintain (i.e. upgrades, patches).