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A Proper Server Naming Scheme

Specify Environment

  • dev – Development
  • tst – Testing
  • stg – Staging
  • prd – Production

Specify Purpose and Serial Number

  • app – Application Server (non-web)
  • sql – Database Server
  • ftp – SFTP server
  • mta – Mail Server
  • dns – Name Server
  • cfg – Configuration Management (puppet/ansible/etc.)
  • mon – Monitoring Server (nagios, sensu, etc.)
  • prx – Proxy/Load Balancer (software)
  • ssh – SSH Jump/Bastion Host
  • sto – Storage Server
  • vcs – Version Control Software Server (Git/SVN/CVS/etc.)
  • vmm – Virtual Machine Manager
  • web – Web Serverapp – Application Server (non-web)
  • sql – Database Server
  • ftp – SFTP server
  • mta – Mail Server
  • dns – Name Server
  • cfg – Configuration Management (puppet/ansible/etc.)
  • mon – Monitoring Server (nagios, sensu, etc.)
  • prx – Proxy/Load Balancer (software)
  • ssh – SSH Jump/Bastion Host
  • sto – Storage Server
  • vcs – Version Control Software Server (Git/SVN/CVS/etc.)
  • vmm – Virtual Machine Manager
  • web – Web Server

Example

  • eb01.prd.nyc.example.com
  • mon01.tst.nyc.example.com
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