Comment on Anybody here running AD on-prem in your homelab?
azl@lemmy.sdf.org 8 months ago
I do. 4 or 5 users and several computers plus virtual server members. I still use Linux for DNS which works surprisingly well after the initial setup.
I did it half for practice and half for fun, but having the authentication backend makes it good enough to keep around.
MigratingtoLemmy@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Could you tell me how you use your own DNS server with AD? I was under the impression that AD wanted to control DNS in the network.
azl@lemmy.sdf.org 8 months ago
There are some SRV and other records which you add for the AD-provided services (kerberos, gc, ldap). This allows your Windows clients to find the domain controllers for authentication via your non-Windows DNS. I think I might have followed a Microsoft or other article when doing the initial setup, but once getting those items in place I haven’t had many issues.