# Hostname PTR Record naming docs

# Schema:

Describes(#) | - (model/env) | . Kind/Purpose # | . (DC)Location (#) | . (Vendor) | . DOMAIN

# Detail:

Describes(#)

• Can be a name of the device/host: Such as Plato, ShaEdge etc.
• Usage of the device/host etc.: Such as vmcluster etc.
• OS if it’s special OS that necessary to know.
• Optional number after Describes is optional for more than two same machine. Such as 2 DNS server or 2 NAS server.

model/env

• Optional in naming schema.
• model:
  • device mode: router’s model etc.
• env: Usage environment.
  • dev: Development
  • tst: Testing
  • stg: Staging
  • prd: Production

Kind/Purpose#

• What kind of server/device is this?
• What purpose is this server/device for?
• (2-3 letter for represent it, see list below)
• Common Kind:
  • 3 Letters:
    • Home
      • nas: NAS Server
      • ups: UPS Power
      • vmm: VM Manager
    • Cloud:
      • web: Web Server (Apache or Nginx)
      • app: Web/Mobile App Server
      • api: API Server
    • Home && Online
      • sto: Storage
      • Application Kind Server:
        • ftp: FTP Server (Including sFTP and/or rsync/sync)
        • mal: Mail Server
        • git: (Or vcs, svn etc.) Version Control
      • Purpose Kind Server:
        • ssh: SSH Jump Server etc.
        • cfg: Configuration Server (Ansible etc.)
        • mon: Monitoring Server
        • prx: Proxy Server (or vpn for VPN Server)
  • 2 Letters:
    • db: (Or sql) Database Server
    • fw: Firewall (Usually Hardware)
    • rt: Router (Usually Hardware)
    • ns: DNS Server
    • sw: Switch (Usually Hardware)
    • gw: Gateway (Usually Network Gateway outside your network)
    • ap: Access Point
    • lb: Load Balancer (Both Hardware and Software level LB)

Datacenter Location(#)

• IATA Airport Code for the city the Datacenter located in.
• Optional number after location for Colocation Service or Self-build datacenter in the future.

Vendor

• ISP provider
• Datacenter Vendor
• Optional for local subnet and local DNS hostname

DOMAIN

• Can be maximum third level domain
• Example:
  • naedge.net

Reference:

• Server Naming Conventions and Best Practices

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