Active Directory Homelab Setup: A Practical Starter Blueprint
If you want to learn Windows infrastructure the “real” way, building an Active Directory (AD) lab is still one of the best returns on time you can get. A good lab gives you a safe place to practice identity, DNS, Group Policy, certificate services, patching, monitoring, and security baselines—without risking your daily devices. This post is my general blueprint for standing up a clean AD lab that’s practical, secure-by-default, and easy to expand later. ...