In this post, I'll walk you through setting up my personal homelab - a project that serves both as a hands-on learning experience and as a future reference. While this documentation is partly a note to my future self, it's also a guide for anyone interested in gaining a deeper understanding of system administration, including networking, firewall configuration, and policy management. Ultimately, the goal is to create an environment where I can safely experiment with Active Directory (AD) misconfigurations and vulnerabilities, culminating in a simulated attack on my own lab.