Mimicing a thread I saw elsewhere.
I generally use this list to name my machines: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mythological_objects
For my main server I use loeding: a modified version of Lædingr, a chain forged by Thor to bind and were broken by Fenrir. (Norse Mythology)
My Raspberry Pi is named ‘raspberrypi’. I’m very creative.
Just as creative as my server called proxmox.
Same thing here, except with a one extra number:
“raspberrypi5”I have a pi4b called pi4b, a server called Server, an OMV server called OMV and an ARR server called… Arr
I have proxmox called proxmox Docker called docker Postman called podman Router called router Storage called Snapraid but it’s not 4unning Snapraid anymore.
Similar to my scheme:
laptop = “laptop”
nas = “nas”
router = “router”Then if there are more than one in each category I use nas-0, nas-1, etc.
Nice try, NSA.
Let’s invent password reveal day instead.
My stuff is named after planets / ships in Star wars.
Server is coruscant
Desktop is malastare
Laptop is anaxes
Portable hard drives are ships
My Proxmox server is called ARCADE and each VM is named after a game. Currently we have:
- SpyHunter (PiHole and WireGuard VPN)
- Pacman (Ubuntu Server w/ Dashy, Syncthing, Portainer, and NextCloud inside Docker)
- MsPacMan (Ubuntu server for failover purposes. Still under construction)
- CrazyTaxi (Windows Desktop)
- MissleCommand (Linux Desktop)
- MonkeyIsland (qBitTorrent)
SpyHunter was a great game (the 3D ones). I still have both (?) for Playstation.
I started with the 2D arcade game of course. Both 3D games (SpyHunter and SpyHunter: Nowhere to Run) are solid as well
I’ve played the 2D very briefly, but it was before my time so I lack the nostalgia and interest. Seeing the car transform was freaking awesome at the time, so futuristic. I was a kid back then and obtaining all secondary objectives was legitimately hard, but provided replay value.
I’d really like to see another, but I don’t know if whoever has the IP has any interest, or is even in business anymore.
My router is called Jupiter, everything connected to it is named after a moon. Callisto, Ganymede, Thelxinoe, Kallichore are what I’m currently using.
I’m a Sysadmin, so my names are purely functional:
host-pmx-01 through 03, my 3 node Proxmox cluster
vm-[SERVICE], optional 01-03 if needed
ct-[SERVICE], for LXC containers
It makes it easy to reference things via DNS for service discovery.
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This has big “lol tell me your mother’s maiden name and your first pet and I’ll tel you what Harry Potter house you belong to!” Energy.
One place I worked we had a rule - do not name a server for any group using it. It seems the groups become territorial when you try to add a different group to “their” server.
Office culture nuances… I enjoy them.
Nice try fed, won’t get my hostname that easily
web01, web02, … db01, db02, … api01, api02, …
You get the idea.
My home assistant is on an old laptop, so obviously it’s names HAL 9000.
Just never make it lie…
- My self-hosted docker server is called Ark.
- My NAS is called NAS.
- The two remote servers are simply called the name of the country they reside in.
- The OPNsense router is called, wait for it, Router.
- The TV client is called TV.
It’s not very colourful :)
fedora@server
My first server was called xenon because I misread Xeon for Xenon but I decided to stick with it. My new server is called argon. For beefy servers I will now go with noble gases. Now that I think about it maybe I will use other elements in the future. Bismut sounds cool.
I have only one cloud VM and called it firstborn. 🤷
All my PCs get names I like Aveline, Elisabeth, Amanda, Eve…
I have yet to decide on a naming scheme for mobile phones.
Networking hardware gets descriptive names for their location and purpose.
Periodic table names best names
No phantasy involved here.
Just my initials & “server” & a number.
Or, if the device isn’t exactly a server, it can also be my initials & “router” & a number, or “bridge” etc.
