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Server naming scheme
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Description
We don't have many servers (nominally 1 if load allows it), but if we need to provision a bigger one, and destroy the old, it'd be good to have a reasonable naming scheme. I've found [this blog post](https://mnx.io/blog/a-proper-server-naming-scheme/) which seems reasonable. It is for a far higher count of servers than we need, so we can skip a few items, but I think something like the following:
* Servers are named `.matplotlib.org` in A records.
* Servers get a functional CNAME alias (e.g., `web01.matplotlib.org`). Since we have few servers, I suggest ignoring the geographical and environmental prefixes given in the post.
* `matplotlib.org` is a CNAME to the functional CNAME of a server.
There are several suggested word pools, but as it's fairly neutral, easy-to-remember, and not-too-difficult-to-spell, I'm going to suggest that we use [Planets in our Solar System](https://namingschemes.com/Solar_System) as ``.
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No files, tests, or entry points are identified in the issue. Start by reviewing the linked naming-scheme article and the current DNS/server setup, then define the proposed A records, functional CNAME, and matplotlib.org alias so the naming convention and migration plan are explicit.
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- infrastructure, networking
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- Feature
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