Active Directory From Zero: The Homelab Build That Gets You Hired
Fresh Windows Server 2022 install on my Dell R730 in Proxmox, promoted to a Domain Controller, then built out from scratch — OUs, users, groups, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, and the mistakes I made along the way so you don't have to.
This is Episode 1 of a home lab series. Subscribe so you don't miss the rest.
🔗 Links
Windows Server 2022 Evaluation ISO: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalc...
Proxmox VirtIO Drivers: https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Windows_...
📋 Chapters
0:00 — Intro
0:55 — What is Active Directory & why you need it
2:40 — Downloading the Windows Server 2022 ISO
3:00 — Creating a VM in Proxmox
4:25 — Installing Windows Server 2022
5:55 — Installing VirtIO drivers
6:30 — Installing Active Directory Domain Services
7:05 — Promoting to Domain Controller
8:30 — How OUs work in the real world
9:30 — Creating OUs, Users & Groups in ADUC
11:30 — Security Groups vs Distribution Groups
12:40 — Group Scope & AGDLP
13:45 — Adding users to groups
14:30 — Disabling & enabling accounts
15:15 — Mid-video CTA
15:30 — Group Policy — what it does & how it applies
17:00 — DNS — why AD depends on it
18:00 — DHCP — tying it together
18:25 — 3 Gotchas I wish someone told me
19:20 — Outro & what's next
📺 Home Lab Series
Ep. 1 — Active Directory from Scratch (this video)
Ep. 2 — PowerShell for AD (coming soon)
Ep. 3 — Group Policy Deep Dive
Ep. 4 — DNS & DHCP from Scratch
Ep. 5 — File Server & NTFS Permissions
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