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Corentin 8e1b06e090 Initial lab release: Docker-based Active Directory lab 
Complete Active Directory teaching environment based on dockurr/windows:
- Windows Server domain controller, Windows 11 client, Debian 12 client
- docker-compose orchestration, env-driven configuration
- Bilingual documentation (FR + EN) for students
- Dual approach (GUI + PowerShell) in every procedure
- Instructor course plan and reference scripts
- RDP launcher scripts for Linux, macOS and Windows

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Prerequisites

Before starting the lab, make sure your workstation can run several VMs in parallel. The domain controller and the Windows client are full Windows VMs (Server and Windows 11).

Hardware

Resource Recommended Minimum
RAM 16 GB 12 GB
CPU 4 cores 2 cores
Free disk 150 GB 80 GB
CPU virtualization VT-x or AMD-V enabled in BIOS required

Software

  • Recent Docker Engine (>= 24) with Compose v2 plugin
  • An RDP client (optional but strongly recommended)

Install Docker according to your OS:

  • Linux: docker and docker-compose-plugin packages
  • Windows: Docker Desktop with WSL2 backend
  • macOS Intel: Docker Desktop
  • macOS Apple Silicon: not supported (see the dedicated section below)

macOS Apple Silicon

M1/M2/M3/M4 chips do not expose an x86 /dev/kvm. The dockurr/windows image refuses to start without KVM, and full x86 emulation via QEMU TCG is too slow to be usable.

Workaround: install a Linux VM with Docker inside, then clone and run the lab from there. UTM works well. You get a Debian or Ubuntu VM that hosts the whole lab, and you access the lab VMs via RDP from your Mac.

Automated check

A script validates the critical items:

./scripts/check-prereqs.sh        # Linux, macOS
.\scripts\check-prereqs.ps1       # Windows PowerShell

It reports [ OK ], [WARN], [FAIL] for each check.

Windows-specific setup

Nested virtualization must be enabled in WSL2. Create %USERPROFILE%\.wslconfig with:

[wsl2]
nestedVirtualization=true
memory=16GB
processors=4

Then restart WSL:

wsl --shutdown

Docker Desktop will restart with nested virt available.

Next

Once prerequisites check out, continue to 01-lab-startup.md.