# How-to guides

These guides help you complete specific tasks across the ADSys operations
lifecycle.

## Windows domain controller

Installation and configuration guides for the Windows domain controller.

```{toctree}
:titlesonly:
Setting up Active Directory <set-up-ad>
Setting up adwatchd <set-up-adwatchd>
```

## Ubuntu client machine

Installation and configuration guides for the Ubuntu client machine.

```{toctree}
:titlesonly:
Joining machine to Active Directory during installation<join-ad-installation>
Joining machine to Active Directory manually<join-ad-manually>
Setting up ADSys <set-up-adsys>
```

## Operations

Create GPO rules in the domain controller and apply them to Ubuntu client
machines.

```{toctree}
:titlesonly:

Using GPO with Ubuntu <use-gpo>
```