# Active Directory

- [Windows Server Setup](https://stefs-documentation.gitbook.io/stefs-documentation-docs/project-overview-bare-metal-homelab/active-directory/windows-server-setup.md)
- [GPO Creation & Verification](https://stefs-documentation.gitbook.io/stefs-documentation-docs/project-overview-bare-metal-homelab/active-directory/gpo-creation-and-verification.md): How a Group Policy Object was created, linked to an OU, and verified on a domain joined client machine.
- [OU & User Structure](https://stefs-documentation.gitbook.io/stefs-documentation-docs/project-overview-bare-metal-homelab/active-directory/ou-and-user-structure.md): How the Organizational Unit structure and domain user accounts were built to mirror a real company Active Directory environment.
- [Joining a Client to the Domain](https://stefs-documentation.gitbook.io/stefs-documentation-docs/project-overview-bare-metal-homelab/active-directory/joining-a-client-to-the-domain.md): How a Windows 10 Pro client VM was built, configured, and joined to the lab.local Active Directory domain.
- [Static IP & DNS Configuration](https://stefs-documentation.gitbook.io/stefs-documentation-docs/project-overview-bare-metal-homelab/active-directory/static-ip-and-dns-configuration.md): How and why static IP addressing and DNS were configured on the Domain Controller — including real world implications.
- [Domain Controller Promotion](https://stefs-documentation.gitbook.io/stefs-documentation-docs/project-overview-bare-metal-homelab/active-directory/domain-controller-promotion.md): Steps taken to install Active Directory Domain Services and promote the server to a Domain Controller.
- [Windows Server 2019 VM Setup](https://stefs-documentation.gitbook.io/stefs-documentation-docs/project-overview-bare-metal-homelab/active-directory/windows-server-2019-vm-setup.md)
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