Installation

Well hello, this guide will help you with setting up your very own Domain Controller. With a Domain Controller users are able to store thier files in a single location and they won't even notice it, install software and printers remotely and configure a security policy to which the users and the computers have to abide. But before we begin there are a few requirements before beginning with this guide:

Knowledge requirements

1. Basic knowledge of the Linux command shell. Most of the process is automated but it is required to be able to solve problems.
2. Basic networking knowledge, you will need to know what:
   1. The difference between a switch and a router is
   2. The difference between a static and a DHCP IP-address is
   3. What a domainname actually is, a domainname is a nickname for an IP-address.
   4. How a computer is able communicate with the Internet.
3. Basic knowledge of creating shares in Windows.
4. Basic knowledge of maintaining an Active Directory Domain, YouTube has lots of free tutorials about this subject.

Hardware requirements

1. A Raspberry Pi with Raspbian Lite, other computers with a Debian Jessie based operating system might work but these installations are not supported by the developers of this project.
2. A client computer with Windows Vista/Win7/8/8.1/10 or Windows Server 2008/2008 R2/2012/2012 R2.
3. A decent network with Internet access.

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