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What host names do you use? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 2 days ago by Krik@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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Hi fellow selfhosters!

What hostnames do you use for your systems and services?
And maybe why if it's an interesting story.

I'll start:
Steam Deck: krax
Smartphone: krix (once I get LineageOS installed again)
MiniPC: krux
Reserved for future use: krex & krox

Creative, I know. 😅 The names have no deeper meaning. The x comes from Linux. That's it.

I know some of you use god names of certain pantheons, such as Thor. But I find that boring as a lot of people are doing that.  
 
 

Now let your pants down and tell me all about

your embarrassing host names!

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[–] tal@lemmy.today 3 points 2 days ago

Reserved for future use: krex & krox

Poor "kryx".

[–] AkatsukiLevi@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

'fuck' and the family of 'fucking'

[–] Know_not_Scotty_does@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

I named my old white bitfenix prodigy m "Baymax" because it was white and had rounded edges.

[–] awoodsnet@phpc.social 3 points 2 days ago

@Krik For my personal devices, i use the names of the 12 Colonies of Kobol from Battlestar Galactica. So I currently have 2 laptops: Aerilon and Caprica. When I get a new phone, I'll probably name it Scorpia or Tauron.

Choosing a good naming scheme depends on how many you need, and how often you add to your collection.

If you need some inspiration, check out this list. https://namingschemes.com/Main/_Page

[–] thejml@lemm.ee 3 points 2 days ago

Current homelab+desktop+laptop host count here is 22. All anime characters or references. It’s a fairly large pool to pull from, so it’s worked for me for 20+ years now. Mobile devices (phones, tablets, etc) and game consoles aren’t really as clever though.

All of them are in a piHole DNS though so no host files keeps it easy to track. Services have names that mostly are just what they are though and cnames to the matching host that hosts them (or load balancer, whatever)

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

My media server is called "The_Nexus."

My phone when I host anything on it is "The Hackinator 9000" because I think it would be funny for a normie to see and freak out.

[–] tofu@lemmy.nocturnal.garden 3 points 2 days ago

Hardware hosts usually get a mix of hardware description and main use, e.g. en old Esprimo with Proxmox is esprimox. Virtual hosts are garden themed - auth server is mycel, monitoring will be called canopy once I move it, VM with lots of docker stuff is garden etc.

[–] Xanza@lemm.ee 3 points 2 days ago

Depends on how many hostnames I need. If I just need 2, using opposite duals is fun, {romeo,ruliet}.shakespeare.com. 4 I almost always use cardinal directions or the seasons; {north,south,east,west}.domain.com or {spring,summer,fall,winter}.domain.com.

If I need a lot of potential subdomains, you can't beat the Greek or NATO alphabet, giving you 24 and 26 hostnames respectively which can be further enhanced by using the purpose of the server with the alphabet;

  • beta-w02.domain.com # second webserver on beta
  • beta-db02.domain.com # second db on beta
[–] actionjbone@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago

Usually, some type of pun based on the hardware.

[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Internal server (Home Assistant etc.): domus
External server (Nextcloud etc.): nimbus
Router/firewall: murus

[–] dirtycrow@programming.dev 3 points 2 days ago

I call them after what service is running on it. E.g. openvpn.

[–] ClemaX@lemm.ee 2 points 2 days ago
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