# Lab startup

Goal: clone the project, adapt its configuration, then start the domain
controller. Clients (PC01 and linux01) will be started later in the journey.

## Get the project

```
git clone <repo-url> lab_AD_Complet
cd lab_AD_Complet
```

## Adapt the configuration

`.env.example` lists every variable (names, passwords, VM resources). Copy it:

```
cp .env.example .env
```

At minimum, change:

- `AD_DOMAIN` and `AD_DOMAIN_NETBIOS` if you want something else than `corp.lab`
- `AD_ADMIN_PASSWORD`: must match the default AD policy (10+ chars, uppercase,
  lowercase, digit, special)

Other variables (RAM, CPU, ports) can stay as-is.

## Check prerequisites

```
./scripts/check-prereqs.sh
```

Fix any `[FAIL]` before continuing.

## Start the domain controller

`docker-compose.yml` defines three services:

- `dc01`: Windows Server (domain controller)
- `pc01`: Windows 11 (client)
- `linux01`: Debian 12 (client)

For now, only `dc01`:

```
docker compose up -d dc01
```

The `dockurr/windows` image downloads (~1 GB), then fetches the Windows Server
ISO and runs an unattended install. Depending on your connection, allow 20 to
45 minutes.

## Track progress

- Logs: `docker compose logs -f dc01`
- Web console: [http://localhost:8006](http://localhost:8006)

## Accessing DC01

Once Windows is up:

- Web: http://localhost:8006 (slow, unreliable clipboard)
- RDP: `./scripts/rdp-dc.sh` (recommended)

Default credentials for first login:

- User: `Administrator`
- Password: value of `AD_ADMIN_PASSWORD` in your `.env`

## Next

The server is installed but not yet a DC. Promotion happens in
`02-dc-promotion.md`.