title: Hostname Conventions
category: Server
time: 1484279138805
---
# 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](https://blog.serverdensity.com/server-naming-conventions-and-best-practices/)