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Ask HN: Nifty Server Naming Conventions?
I thought it would be neat for everyone to share their server naming conventions. Usually people come up with funny and/or interesting methods of naming their various servers.
- BenSchaechter 16y agoI'll start off: Calvin and Hobbes. We had to add a third...so it was named Locke.
- petercooper 16y agoFor reference, two lengthy discussions/sharing sessions on the topic: http://serverfault.com/questions/45734/the-coolest-server-names http://serverfault.com/questions/45734/the-coolest-server-na... http://discuss.fogcreek.com/joelonsoftware/default.asp?cmd=show&ixPost=37593 http://discuss.fogcreek.com/joelonsoftware/default.asp?cmd=s... I use major road names myself (e.g. ventura, victory, sherman).
- NginUS 16y agoBridges from here: http://bridgehunter.com/ http://bridgehunter.com/ - Space Satellites from here: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/ http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/
- lotharbot 16y ago- soft drinks (if you have paired servers or backups, one can be "diet".) - characters from a specific cartoon or kids show (we used Simpsons; Muppets is also popular) - local geographic landmarks (islands, lakes, mountains, etc.)
- tonystubblebine 16y agoWe go with marvel comic book characters. We started with the normal ones, but somehow ended up with an important service named uatu. I like this naming convention because there are a lot of names to draw from.