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Cheap way to get windows licenses for home lab
I want to do this ligit. I'm setting up a new home lab on an old server (yay VMware). One of the things I want to do is set up some windows machines to act as a domain controller and one as a windows client (I'm on a Mac). I want to play with things like GPO, headless servers and such.
But, I don't want to pay for expensive windows licenses. Are there any programs by Microsoft where I can get cheap or free licenses for a home lab? No, I'm not a college student.
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Pricing and licensing overview
To give you a more consistent licensing experience across multi-cloud environments, we transitioned from processor-based licensing to core-based licensing for Windows Server 2019 Datacenter and Standard editions. For specific pricing, contact your Microsoft reseller.
Datacenter[2] | Highly virtualized datacenters and cloud environments | Core-based | Windows Server CAL | $6,155 |
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Standard[2] | Physical or minimally virtualized environments | Core-based | Windows Server CAL | $972 |
Essentials | Small businesses with up to 25 users and 50 devices | Specialty servers (server license) | No CAL required | $501 |
Datacenter[2] | Highly virtualized datacenters and cloud environments | Core-based | Windows Server CAL | $6,155 |
Standard[2] | Physical or minimally virtualized environments | Core-based | Windows Server CAL | $972 |
Essentials | Small businesses with up to 25 users and 50 devices | Specialty servers (server license) | No CAL required | $501 |
- [1]CALs are required for every user or device accessing a server. See the Product Use Rights for details.
- [2]Datacenter and Standard edition pricing is for 16 core licenses.
- [3]Pricing is shown in USD and may vary from country to country. Please contact your Microsoft representative for a quote.