Selfhosted

weeb ones

Reserved for future use: krex & krox

Poor "kryx".

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
Switch at location bv: 30p87-bottom-bv
Switch at location db: 30p87-bottom-db

@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

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

I name based on OS and location.

fedoraDesktop fedoraLaptop fedoraServer fedoraSchoolServer unraid qnap ubuntuServer

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)

They're all some kind of machine. Steam deck: SteamMachineryV1

PC: ArchMachineryV2

Phone: Android_μMachine

Oddly enough my server goes by MonoVerse, which I named first and I guess it just stuck.

They're all some kind of machine. Steam deck: SteamMachineryV1

PC: ArchMachineryV2

Phone: Android_μMachine

Oddly enough my server goes by MonoVerse, which I named first and I guess it just stuck.

Used to be names from Neuromancer like "ono-sendai" and variations of that.

Now laptop is "flat", server is named after it's purpose like log, mail, mon, hosting, storage, etc.

References to The Dark Tower or Murakami characters.

For my servers I try to use names from the Final Fantasy universe. Lately been focusing on FFXI end game bosses.

Kirin (opnsense firewall) Byakko (proxmox host) Tiamat (proxmox backup) Shiva (Nas)

The only clever virtual machine names I care to brag about are: DockBox (VM running docker) Jellxc (proxmox lxc running jellyfin)

I self-host for learning and fun. So I name my home servers with the car names.

| Server | Hostname | car name | |

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| | RaspberryPi | cooper | Mini Cooper| | Old Laptop | Raptor | Ford F150 Raptor | | PC | Hummer | Hummer |

Hello!

Well I'm having the following hostnames on my LAN:

• betelgeuse (Beelink server with Proxmox)
• altair (an another Beelink server with Proxmox)
• eudora (outgoing SMTP server)
• polaris (my laptop)
• epsilon (my desktop)

Have fun!

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

Characters from the Murderbot Dairies, mostly

• main laptop (t480 currently) -- Murderbot;
• previous main laptop (x270) -- MB20;
• homeserver -- ART;
• a TV box running armbian -- Miki;
• t440p is currently Behemoth (from Bulgakov's "Мастер и Маргарита"), although I'll probably rename it to Holism;
• x230t -- Three;
• a random thin client I occasionally use to test stuff is yogurt (from" love, death & robots"), not sure if I'll rename them.

Norbert, Norbina, Morbert, Morbina, Hassio, Nassio