What Should You Install on Your Domain Controllers?

There are plenty of questions on the internet regarding which software should be installed on a domain controller (DC). Which roles should be deployed? Which applications are required? To answer these questions, you must consider what a DC should do in the first place. Which Windows Server roles should you run on a DC? Ultimately, a domain controller should have only one purpose: to control a domain. It hosts Active Directory Domain Services (ADDS) and…