Naming Scheme
How every named thing in the homelab gets its name — compute, infra, APs, SSIDs, services, repos, branches — and the rules underneath.
Outline — sections and rough beats. Not yet written out.
The overarching philosophy
Three rules apply across every category below:
- The name should tell you what the thing does (or hint at it)
- Legibility beats stylistic purity — never sacrifice clarity for consistency
- Retire, don’t renumber — reuse a name later rather than serialising
The categories
1. Compute nodes → sci-fi ships
- Match the ship’s fictional role to the node’s cluster role where possible:
- moya - living ship carries the crew → NAS
- andromeda - ship that was piloted by an AI → LLM box
2. Infrastructure → common nouns (the triple constraint)
The word’s real-world or in-universe function must match the device’s job, thats the general idea at least.
- iris - Stargate’s gate shield / aperture that controls what passes → firewall
- vinculum - Borg interconnect → switch
3. WiFi APs → sci-fi space stations
- midway - Stargate Atlantis relay station between galaxies → WiFi bridge
4. 3D printers → sci-fi shipyards
Machines that build things get named after places that build ships.
- tycho - Tycho Station (The Expanse), the Belt’s shipyard hub
- corellia - Corellian shipyards (Star Wars)
Related
- My Hardware — the roster of physical machines
- The LackRack