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Set Up Windows AD DNS

Category: VPS Setup

Configure Active Directory DNS—domain controller DNS—on a Windows VPS—install AD DS via Server Manager: Roles > Active Directory Domain Services Promote to DC add DNS zone Open port with
netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name=\"DNS\" dir=in action=allow protocol=UDP localport=53
On AWS Lightsail test with
nslookup domain.local ip
—expect resolution Ensures uptime—pairs with phpMyAdmin for VPS hosting networks

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