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+# Windows Server AD Setup (QEMU) 
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+## **Initial Requirements**
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+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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+![](1.png)
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+## **AD Installation**
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+![](2.png) ![](3.png) ![](4.png)
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+As you can see here, having a DNS service is required to install the Active Directory.
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+![](5.png) ![](6.png) ![](7.png) ![](8.png)
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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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+![](11.png) ![](12.png)
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+First we add a forest:
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+![](15.png) ![](16.png) ![](17.png) ![](18.png)
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+Then just hit next at everything and hit install at the end and let windows server reboot
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+## **Post-AD Install**
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+![](19.png)
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+As you reboot you can see you've successfully installed the active directory:
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+![](20.png) ![](21.png)
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+Once in here you can see that you can access the Active Directory Administrative Center :
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+![](22.png)
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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. 
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