● ONLINE
Domain Controller
Samba 4 Active Directory running on a cloud Linux VPS — the heart of the domain, serving DNS, Kerberos, and LDAP over an encrypted mesh network.
INTCOMS
A one-person corporate network, built entirely for the love of it.
Real Active Directory. A fleet spanning Windows 7 through 11. Cloud identity, self-hosted media, and an encrypted mesh tying it all together — running out of Knoxville, Tennessee.
// WHAT THIS IS
Not a startup. A signal.
INTCOMS is a passion project: a fully functional, enterprise-style IT environment built from scratch by one person, on personal hardware and a modest cloud budget. No clients, no revenue targets — just the question, "how far can a homelab go?"
The answer so far: a genuine Active Directory domain where machines from the Windows 7 era sign in right alongside Windows 11, Group Policy pushing branded wallpapers across the fleet, cloud identity through Microsoft Entra, and a self-hosted media server streaming to the public internet — every piece configured, secured, and maintained by hand.
// THE STACK
What's on the air
● ONLINE
Secondary DC
A Windows Server 2012 R2 box replicating the directory on-site, hosting Group Policy, deployment shares, and Remote Desktop Services.
● ONLINE
Media Node
A headless Mac mini on Ubuntu Server running Jellyfin in Docker, tunneled to the public web so the library streams from anywhere.
● ONLINE
Client Fleet
Domain-joined machines spanning Windows 7 through Windows 11 — proof that legacy and modern can share one directory.
● ONLINE
Cloud Identity
A Microsoft Entra ID tenant on the custom domain, with cloud device join and a path toward full hybrid identity.
● TUNING
What's Next
Self-hosted SSL VPN, deeper hybrid Entra integration, monitoring dashboards, and whatever the community dreams up.
// TRANSMIT
Want in?
If you love homelabs, retro Windows, directory services, self-hosting, or just watching old hardware do new tricks — there's room on this network for you. Contribute ideas, test from your own machines, help write documentation, or join the lab as a collaborator.
Drop a line and say what you'd like to work on. Every message gets a reply.
startup@corp.intcoms.us