Samba v4 has been able to be a domain server forever and it’s free. You can also use Synology if you want it off the shelf.
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cm0002@lemmy.world 9 months agoTo deploy AD, that depends.
If you like to sail the high seas AND aren’t trying to use it for a business, then no.
If you don’t want to sail the high seas or need to use it for a business, then yes, you’ll need to buy a Windows Server license
huskypenguin@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
infeeeee@lemm.ee 9 months ago
You can have ad dc on samba, without windows. Nice all in one solution is UCS univention, works really well and free: www.univention.com/products/ucs/
Even in docker, last time i tried this, it was buggy: github.com/Fmstrat/samba-domain
Dashi@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Windows server license and CALs… don’t forget that extra little cost just because from MS