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  • krik@lemmy.dbzer0.comK [email protected]

    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!

    M This user is from outside of this forum
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    #63

    All swearwords, all the time. Generally puns on the servers purpose.

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    • krik@lemmy.dbzer0.comK [email protected]

      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!

      atheartengineer@lemmy.worldA This user is from outside of this forum
      atheartengineer@lemmy.worldA This user is from outside of this forum
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      wrote on last edited by
      #64

      All my personal devices are named "AHE"+n. So the abbreviation for "at heart engineer"+ a letter signifying the device. So my phone is "AHEM", my laptop is "AHEL", my desktop is "aheo" (O for office), my server is "ahes".

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      • krik@lemmy.dbzer0.comK [email protected]

        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!

        higgsboson@dubvee.orgH This user is from outside of this forum
        higgsboson@dubvee.orgH This user is from outside of this forum
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        wrote on last edited by
        #65

        My first computer job was at a college that used names from ancient history and mythology. So I mostly still do that. Medea is my plex server. Zeus and Hera are the hosts for docker and VMs. Heimdall is the router.

        The only break in the pattern is my storage, which is currently NASC and NASD...

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        • 30p87@feddit.org3 [email protected]

          Desktop: 30p87
          Laptop: 30p87-laptop
          Phone: 30p87-phone
          Server: 30p87-server
          DNS server at location bv: 30p87-dns-bv
          DNS server at location db: 30p87-dns-db

          higgsboson@dubvee.orgH This user is from outside of this forum
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          #66

          Very German of you.

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          • lnxtx@feddit.nlL [email protected]

            Not yet 😅

            I had a scunthorpe.

            higgsboson@dubvee.orgH This user is from outside of this forum
            higgsboson@dubvee.orgH This user is from outside of this forum
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            #67

            I skimmed that article but didnt get the joke until I came back. BRB, making a new gmail account.

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            • ? Guest

              Desktop: HAL9000

              laptop: HALjr

              Phone: HALnano

              Then HALserver, HALprinter (octoprint), HALhome (home assistant) and so on... Big fan of Stanley Kubrick haha

              Tried to get the hal9.ooo domain name but it was taken...

              higgsboson@dubvee.orgH This user is from outside of this forum
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              My PC was HAL_9000 for over a decade. It got tedious to type, so it's now just "box."

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              • krik@lemmy.dbzer0.comK [email protected]

                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!

                clemax@lemm.eeC This user is from outside of this forum
                clemax@lemm.eeC This user is from outside of this forum
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                • higgsboson@dubvee.orgH [email protected]

                  My PC was HAL_9000 for over a decade. It got tedious to type, so it's now just "box."

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                  Ha I like it. Yeah I skipped the underscore/hyphen for that reason.

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                  • brighteast@lemmy.worldB [email protected]

                    Fictional planet names (mostly early Star Wars because I’m old): Dantooine, Naboo, Tatooine, Jabba (not a planet, but server for “data storage” hence smuggler reference), Bespin and odd one out Arrakis (laptop).

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                    Jabba could've been NalHutta

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                    • krik@lemmy.dbzer0.comK [email protected]

                      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!

                      appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.comA This user is from outside of this forum
                      appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.comA This user is from outside of this forum
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                      wrote on last edited by
                      #72

                      Backup: VEEAM01
                      DC: DC1
                      VM for taxes and other stuff I don't want on my main pc: ZAHLNIX01 (tl: not paying anything)
                      NAS01: My NAS file share VM
                      TEST01: Testing VM
                      Appoxo-PC2: My main PC (as it's mark 2)
                      Proxmox host: PVE2 (I planned a cluster but have no other nuc to use in the cluster)
                      NAS: Current jellyfin and main docker host
                      PiNAS02: My Raspberry Pi 4

                      As you see: Very creative.

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                      • krik@lemmy.dbzer0.comK [email protected]

                        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!

                        P This user is from outside of this forum
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                        wrote on last edited by
                        #73

                        Server (big iron): Bender
                        Desktop (main character): Fry
                        Laptop (for accounting): Hermes
                        Netbook (small and dumb): Nibbler
                        Phone (held to my head): BrainSlug
                        HTPC (one big viewport): Leela

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                        • krik@lemmy.dbzer0.comK [email protected]

                          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!

                          K This user is from outside of this forum
                          K This user is from outside of this forum
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                          wrote on last edited by
                          #74

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

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                          • krik@lemmy.dbzer0.comK [email protected]

                            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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                            wrote on last edited by
                            #75

                            I've gone through lots of themes. These days it's mostly where things are or what they are for. Topshelf, closet, code lives on monkey, work laptop is named work. I've had more fun themes but the novelty wore off.

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                            • ? Guest

                              Man I’m lame.

                              Used to be {env}-function##

                              Now it’s {env}-{vlanlocation}-function##

                              VLAN location such as DMZ, Infra, Jump for jump boxes, IOTSec or IOTInsec, Etc

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                              #76

                              After a long career in tech, one of the things I start to push for when I inevitably take over ops at my new job is to eliminate the silly names.

                              I don't do it because I hate fun, I do it because when someone yells, "Squirtle has dropped off the network!" I don't want to have to go consult a lookup table to learn that Squirtle is a staging environment postgres replica and not the primary billing database.

                              As a result, I apply the same standards to my home network without shame.

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                              • krik@lemmy.dbzer0.comK [email protected]

                                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!

                                A This user is from outside of this forum
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                                wrote on last edited by
                                #77

                                My server is still called driveway because the install originated in an HP laptop a customer ran over with their car. Motherboard still worked though!

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                                • krik@lemmy.dbzer0.comK [email protected]

                                  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!

                                  D This user is from outside of this forum
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                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #78

                                  Mine are all named for the colour of the case, or case accent when ambiguous, though network infrastructure items are named for their models, being the typical default.

                                  I sometimes use A records or mDNS-SD for the actual services provided and use a *.home.arpa. domain.

                                  Another theme at another site is native fauna and flora names.

                                  No cringe, no pop culture.

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                                  • krik@lemmy.dbzer0.comK [email protected]

                                    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!

                                    M This user is from outside of this forum
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                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #79

                                    You had me digging through old hosts files and ssh configs to find some of these.

                                    I try to name them something that resembles what they do or has something to do with what their purpose is.

                                    Short is good, and if it can match more than one of the machine's purpose/os/software/look, the better.

                                    If it's some sort of personal machine, it gets a personal name

                                    Phones

                                    • traveller
                                    • pawn
                                    • rook
                                    • bishop

                                    Virtual Workstations

                                    • boxy

                                    • moxy

                                    • sandbox

                                    • cloud

                                    • ship lxc container host

                                    • dock docker host

                                    Laptops

                                    • ciel Razer blade stealth with a rainbow LED keyboard
                                    • arc runs arch.
                                    • lled is a dell

                                    Desktops

                                    • bench
                                    • citadel
                                    • bastion
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                                    • tal@lemmy.todayT [email protected]

                                      Three-letter names that can be typed with one hand, since I have to type them frequently.

                                      $ egrep "^([qwertasdfgzxcvb]{3}|[yuiophjkllnm]{3})$" /usr/share/dict/words
                                      
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                                      Username checks out

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                                      • krik@lemmy.dbzer0.comK [email protected]

                                        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!

                                        sxan@midwest.socialS This user is from outside of this forum
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                                        #81

                                        Huh. I thought for sure someone else would be using my scheme.

                                        LAN computers are all Tolkien swords: sting, orcrist, gurthang, glamdring, etc. If I run out of swords, I'll start adding other weapons: aeglost, the spear; dailir, the arrow. We don't get a lot of named battle axes, which I always thought weird; I'd think dwarves of all people would forge legendary axes, and certainly name them.

                                        My WiFi and VPN networks are forests in Middle Earth: fangorn, bindbole, dimholt, lothlorien, etc. The only exception is my LAN itself which is... "lan". Because short.

                                        My cloud VPSes are named after Greek Titans: hyperion, phaethusa, tethys, etc.

                                        Mobile devices have whatever names they come with, because they're so ephemeral.

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                                        • ? Guest

                                          After a long career in tech, one of the things I start to push for when I inevitably take over ops at my new job is to eliminate the silly names.

                                          I don't do it because I hate fun, I do it because when someone yells, "Squirtle has dropped off the network!" I don't want to have to go consult a lookup table to learn that Squirtle is a staging environment postgres replica and not the primary billing database.

                                          As a result, I apply the same standards to my home network without shame.

                                          M This user is from outside of this forum
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                                          It's the right move.

                                          I tell you, the first time you're sat in front of a CEO and an auditor and you have to explain why the big list of servers has a highlighted one called C-NT-PRIK-5 is when the fun stops.

                                          Explaining that it's short for 'customer network tester Mr. Prickles 5', and is actually a cacti server never really seems to help the situation.

                                          At least a few of the customers got a laugh out of it being on the reports!

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