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Oracle Virtual Box

Oracle Virtual box is free to download and use to create virtual machines. This will be used for creating my windows network with a Domain controller and a workstation with Wazuh agents installed. From the About page on their official site:

"VirtualBox is a general-purpose full virtualizer for x86 hardware, targeted at server, desktop and embedded use."

This is an excellent and easy way to get started with any home lab experiments if your home PC has enough hardware to support the virtual machines.   Oracle Virtual Box - Downloads

Initial Setup

Navigate to Downloads – Oracle VM VirtualBox and download the correct version of Virtual box for your host device. You also need to download the extension pack for some very nice quality of life features:

Run the downloaded exe file and follow the prompts to install virtual box.

When you open up virtual box you should see a small window like this:

Install the extension pack by navigating to File -> Tools -> Extension Pack manager:

Select "Install" and add your extension pack:

After these steps when can begin to setup our windows environment. We will begin with the PFsense firewall next.