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๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Active Directory & Windows Server Setup

Documentation of my AD domain, Windows Server 2016 configuration, DNS/DHCP, GPOs, and firewall policies.


๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Server Info

  • OS: Windows Server 2016
  • Roles: Active Directory Domain Services, DNS, DHCP
  • Hostname: DC01
  • Domain: homelab.local

๐Ÿ—๏ธ Setup Steps

1. Promote to Domain Controller

  • Installed AD DS role
  • Promoted to new forest: homelab.local

2. DNS & DHCP

  • Forward lookup zones created
  • DHCP scope: 192.168.1.100 - 192.168.1.200
  • DHCP options set (router, DNS)

3. Organizational Units (OUs)

  • Users, Computers, Servers, Groups
  • Delegated control on specific OUs

4. Group Policy Objects (GPOs)

  • Password policy
  • Drive mappings
  • RDP restrictions
  • Software installation (if used)

5. Firewall Rules

  • Opened only required ports for AD, DNS, DHCP
  • Closed RDP to public

๐Ÿ”ง PowerShell & Scripts

Stored in /scripts/
Example: create-users.ps1, backup-dhcp.ps1


๐Ÿ—‚๏ธ Notes

  • Backup plan (Windows Server Backup or Veeam)
  • Consider using GPO for hardening
  • Add event log forwarding

๐Ÿ“ธ Screenshots

Drop in /screenshots/ with setup steps, Server Manager, GPO editor, etc.

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