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SharePoint Server Subscription Edition with Entra ID
Hi All,
Hope the weekend is going good. I am hoping that someone has done this, but i thought i would ask.
As you all know that project online has been announced as retiring in September 2026. I have been looking at a few options and one of that is Project Server Subscription Edition.
A few points to note:
- Project server is an application that sits on the Sharepoint Subscription Server.
- From the documentation - it does say we can integrate with MS Entra with Open ID
- However, the conflicting point is that Sharepoint Services need Active Directory Services
- From the documentation it also says the SQL Server or Managed Instance also requires Domain controller.
In our environment we have never had DCs or AD. We are totally dependent on Entra ID. Has anyone got any further information or done any experimentations around this?
I just don't have all the links with me right now, but happy to post them.
We really do want to avoid AADS (DCs) and Entra DDS.
Thanks in Advance.
1 Reply
- PankajBadoniIron Contributor
No viable solution currently exists to run SharePoint services without Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS).
To ensure proper functionality of core services, at least a lightweight AD DS deployment is required.