# Directory Service Documentation

Directory Service provides multiple ways to set up and run Microsoft Active Directory with other AWS services such as Amazon EC2, Amazon RDS for SQL Server, FSx for Windows File Server, and AWS IAM Identity Center. Directory Service for Microsoft Active Directory, also known as AWS Managed Microsoft AD, enables your directory-aware workloads and AWS resources to use a managed Active Directory in the AWS Cloud.

## Choose from any of the following directories:

- **AWS Managed Microsoft AD**: AWS Managed Microsoft AD is a Microsoft Active Directory hosted on the AWS Cloud. It integrates most Active Directory features with AWS applications.


- **AD Connector**: AD Connector uses your existing on-premises Microsoft Active Directory to access AWS applications and services.



## Directory Service Documentation

- [Directory Service Administration Guide](/directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/): Describes how to create and manage an Directory Service directory.
- [Directory Service API Reference](/directoryservice/latest/devguide): Describes the API operations for Directory Service.
- [Directory Service Data API Reference](/directoryservicedata/latest/DirectoryServiceDataAPIReference): Describes the API operations for Directory Service Data.
- [Directory Service in the AWS CLI](/cli/latest/reference/ds/): Describes the Directory Service commands in the AWS Command Line Interface.

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