Ask HN: Nifty Server Naming Conventions?

2 pointsby BenSchaechter16 anni fa5 comments

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.

5 comments

petercooper16 anni fa

For reference, two lengthy discussions/sharing sessions on the topic:

http://serverfault.com/questions/45734/the-coolest-server-na...

http://discuss.fogcreek.com/joelonsoftware/default.asp?cmd=s...

I use major road names myself (e.g. ventura, victory, sherman).

NginUS16 anni fa

Bridges from here: http://bridgehunter.com/ - Space Satellites from here: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/

lotharbot16 anni fa

- 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.)

tonystubblebine16 anni fa

We 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.

BenSchaechter16 anni fa

I'll start off: Calvin and Hobbes.

We had to add a third...so it was named Locke.