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!

  • med@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    8·
    3 days ago

    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