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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)

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[–] summerof69@lemm.ee 30 points 2 years ago (3 children)

My Raspberry Pi is named 'raspberrypi'. I'm very creative.

[–] Auli@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 years ago

Just as creative as my server called proxmox.

[–] refreeze@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

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.

[–] StorageAware@lemmings.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Same thing here, except with a one extra number:
"raspberrypi5"

[–] Lifebandit666@feddit.uk 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I have a pi4b called pi4b, a server called Server, an OMV server called OMV and an ARR server called... Arr

[–] Auli@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

I have proxmox called proxmox Docker called docker Postman called podman Router called router Storage called Snapraid but it's not 4unning Snapraid anymore.