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NethServer 7.3 Installation, Configuration and Review on VMware

This tutorial shows NethServer 7.3 Installation, Configuration and Review on VMware Workstation/Player step by step. We also install VMware Tools (Open VM Tools) on NethServer for better VM performance and usability. This tutorial is also helpful to installing NethServer 7.3 on physical computer or bare-metal server hardware.

NethServer 7.3 Installation Steps:

1. Download NethServer 7.3 ISO
2. Create Virtual Machine on VMware Workstation/Player
3. Start NethServer Installation
4. NethServer Initial Configuration
5. Install VMware Tools (Open VM Tools) on NethServer 7.3
6. NethServer 7.3 Review

NethServer 7.3 Installation, Configuration and Review on VMware

What is NethServer?

NethServer is a CentOS-based Linux distribution for servers. NethServer offers number of built-in modules that can be used to turn any systems into a mail, Web, Proxy, DNS, FTP, Cloud, IDS, Samba, or VPN servers instantly within few minutes. It also includes a comprehensive web-based user interface that simplifies common administration tasks and enables single-click installation of several pre-configured modules. NethServer is designed primarily for small offices and medium-size enterprises.
NethServer Website: https://www.nethserver.org/

NethServer 7.3 New Features and Improvements

NethServer 7.3 is now able to act as a Samba Active Directory Controller. NethServer can replace a Microsoft Active Directory Domain Controller Native MS-Windows management tools, like RSAT tools and AD PowerShell are compatible with NethServer Group policies can be deployed through native MS-Windows tools Windows workstations can seamlessly join the AD Domain, no more registry tweaks are needed. NethServer 7 brings a centralized account management (so-called 'multi-site') supporting authentication and authorization against either a local or remote accounts provider.

NethServer 7.3 Minimum System Requirements

1. 64 bit CPU (x86_64).
2. 1 GB of RAM.
3. 10 GB of disk space.
4. At least 2 disks is recommended to setup a RAID 1. The RAID software will ensure data integrity in case of a disk failure.

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