What host names do you use?

[know_not_scotty_does@lemmy.world]

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

[xartle@lemmy.ml]

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.

[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.

[alphapuggle@programming.dev]

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!

[deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz]

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.

[med@sh.itjust.works]

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

[med@sh.itjust.works]

Username checks out

[sxan@midwest.social]

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.

[med@sh.itjust.works]

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!

[med@sh.itjust.works]

You're a monster. My scps would go nowhere

[cmgvd3lw@discuss.tchncs.de]

I envy you so much

[thynecaptain@lemmy.world]

Man I do variations of food truck that don’t exist. Example.
Gaming pc : food station
Phone:food truck
Laptop: foodpad
Server:foodcentre

[cymor@midwest.social]

I'm a fan of Composers.
Current and past servers

• Bach
  • B.W.V. 565
  • B.W.V. 1067
  • B.W.V. 906
• Mozart
• Williams
• Goldsmith
• Zimmer
• Arnold
• Poledouris

New ones will be

• Giacchino
• Melumad

[waggz@programming.dev]

I use Roman gods. Juno, Jupiter, Pluto, etc. I have a beelink minipc that I named Mellona, the Roman goddess of honey

[gravitywell@sh.itjust.works]

Cthulhu (primary server)
Azathoth (backup server)
Nyarlathotep (main laptop)
Shodan (router)
Theseus (rebuilt thinkpas x220)
Blip & Blop (tvs)

[peregus@lemmy.world]

I use Alps bigger peaks for the hosts like: Castore, Polluce, Lyskamm, Gnifetti, etc. (yes, mainly from Monte Rosa) for the hosts and smaller peaks for the VMs: Grigna, Grignetta, Resegone, Cornizzolo, Palanzone, etc.)

[Guest]

Places in video games is one option for me especially in cluster setups. EG cluster Tamriel has nodes Morrowind, Skyrim, Oblivion, etc.

[emerald@lemmy.blahaj.zone]

I tend to use the names of angels for my personal devices (which surprisingly was inspired by this and not NGE)

For laptops I tend to use demons instead, just seems to fit better (which actually was inspired by Gundam IBO but this is the list)

For example:

• desktop (Linux side) is Raziel
• desktop (windows side ) is Azrael
• main laptop is Gusion
• eBay Thinkpad is Barbatos

[hakunawazo@lemmy.world]

Yes, yours too.

[hakunawazo@lemmy.world]

Naming scheme like John Wick with his dog.