LDAP

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

Basically the digital version of a phonebook

A type of database

Stores the basic account information.

Technically the Skynet account.

Stores data that is useful for differences services

A source of truth.

While it is possible to use terminal commands

Using a dedicated tool is far more intuitive/better.

I recommend this, works on windows/linux.
https://directory.apache.org/studio/

Use this time to explore the nixos repo to explain