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# Windows Server AD Setup (QEMU) 

## **Initial Requirements**

To begin this tutorial you will need to complete the previous tutorial on DNS. where we setup an A entry pointing to the server's private IP: 

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## **AD Installation**

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As you can see here, having a DNS service is required to install the Active Directory.

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Now you see the whole point, so let's setup our AD correctly by promoting our server to domain controller but before we do so, let's add another A record that points to the server as the root domain:

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First we add a forest:

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Then just hit next at everything and hit install at the end and let windows server reboot

## **Post-AD Install**

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As you reboot you can see you've successfully installed the active directory:

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Once in here you can see that you can access the Active Directory Administrative Center :

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And here we can see we're able to create groups, users, computers, Organizational Units, and that's going to be the topic for the next tutorial.