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

#activedirectory #vmwareworkstation #windowsserver2022 #itsupport #itsupportservices

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:

Windows Server 2022 ISO download:

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

[azehblaise]

As someone who is actively studying and looking forward to transition in to the IT industry I find this tutorial very helpful and i sincerely thank you so much for your patience and delivery.

[dontemcl]

Yes! More windows server management stuff appreciate it.

[isxaqahmed]

great tutorial, and well explain for active directory creation for OU, groups, and users. i will love to see more videos like this, and networking labs, i appreciate it.

[TheLogan]

Thank you for using your time to make this video!! This is the best "from scratch" video I have seen on this subject yet this year! I love it!

[Cyberdern]

I so much love your patience and attention to details. Thank you for this refresher course

[jasonf]

EC I was really interested when you made the checklist of criteria that are needed you did some examples that were gold! Please do more of these exact things for certs and more and I very much appreciate it.

[AncestralInsights]

Thank you so much for this video. I struggled for months learning how Active Directory works and finally your video explains it from a simple perspective. I appreciate it so much. God bless you

[AjayKumar-evzi]

It is very easy to understand. Thanks for making this series.

[MarbelsonAnonat]

You're so generous....
I bought a course on Udemy regarding this stuff, but you share it for free😊
I will not be surprised if you become a famous YouTuber one day☺☺☺
Please continue what your doing....
#Supporter

[CyberTronics]

Much needed video you’ve kept it simple enough for us just wanting it for homelab and broke it down with diagrams so we understand what’s going on.

Absolutely amazing keep it up

[selvinpalma]

Amazing video, you should do more on Windows server administration and potentially how to be a Windows Sys Admin

[jogamel]

Great video that. Thank you for the detailed explanation.

[darrysberrys]

dropping absolute gold mines for free thank you so much

[Chazzuu]

Thank you for sharing this guide, this is one of the best home lab projects that can help many aspiring IT Professionals. Appreciate you always! Keep posting videos like this!

[sedrickgobina]

Amazing home lab,
Thank you for this!

[Knowledge]

we want complete playlist step by step ❤

[EnVyGamez]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us, highly appreciate it💞

[alexcricles]

I always been assumed that windows server needs a huge resource, even as a virtual machine. but, you just showed that it could be installed by the same resource as linux as vm, 20 GB for storage and 2 GB for memory/RAM. nice vid!

[dropsofmexico]

Thank you for the updated video. <3

[kehindedaniel]

This was well explained, now I can just share this video with people new to AD and I am sure they would easily understand. Good one East Charmer. 👍