Installing Active Directory on Windows Server on Virtual Machine (Home Lab) (Ep. 1)

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Hello guys! Here's an updated video of the Active Directory Setup Home Lab that I made 2 years ago. In this video, I will show you the step by step process on how to Install Active Directory on a Windows Server on a VM so you can practice your skills at home.

Below are the links for the download files if you are interested in setting it up:
VMware Workstation Pro download:
https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article?articleNumber=368667

Windows Server 2022 ISO download:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/download-windows-server-2022

This is the first video for the series of Home Lab Projects you can do to build your skills so please stay tuned for the next videos if you are interested.

Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
01:26 - Setting up Active Directory
02:19 - Installing VMWare Workstation
03:48 - Windows Server ISO download
04:56 - Creating a new VM
05:59 - Installing Windows Server on VM
06:57 - Windows Server setup
08:59 - Installing Active Directory
12:21 - Basic AD Setup
14:03 - Creating OU
15:48 - Creating Groups Intro
16:28 - Group Scope explanation
17:26 - Group type explanation
22:10 - How to create Groups
23:09 - Creating Users
24:26 - Hands-on Activity
24:44 - Outro