Create your own Home Lab Server & Active Directory Domain Services (ADDS)
Download windows server 2019 from the below link
Video of Tutorial
I will be using Server 2019 and Win 10 Edu in my Virtual Box
Windows 10 Home doesn't allow join to domain options, hence I am not using that. Use Enterprise, Pro or Education.
After Server Installation
Note your servers IP address
Go to network settings in control panel and select IPV4 properties
Change the IP to static with the same DHCP IP configures and change DNS Server to 127.0.0.1 (localhost) as shown below
In Server Manager click Add Roles And Features
Click Next
Click Next
Click Next
Select Active Directory Domain Service
Click Next Next Next…..
Click Install
Installing……….
Click Close after the installation is done
The warning sign shown above click and select Promote this Server to a Domain Controller
Select a new forest and enter a domain name such as (anything).local
Enter a password (remember it) and Click Next
Click Install
The server will restart now.
Log in, and your home server setup is done.
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