Guarani Naming Convention — Homelab Services
Date: 2026-02-24
Context: All homelab services use Guarani names for subdomains and hostnames, reflecting Paraguayan heritage.
Active Names
| Service |
Guarani Name |
Meaning |
Subdomain |
| Proxmox host |
oga |
house |
— (SSH alias) |
| Home Assistant / Docker VM |
jara |
owner, lord |
jara.cronova.dev |
| Frigate NVR |
taguato |
hawk |
taguato.cronova.dev |
| Jellyfin |
yrasema |
sound of waterfalls |
yrasema.cronova.dev |
| Coolify PaaS |
tajy |
lapacho tree |
tajy.cronova.dev |
| Homepage |
mbyja |
star |
mbyja.cronova.dev |
| Dozzle |
ysyry |
river, stream |
ysyry.cronova.dev |
| BentoPDF |
kuatia |
paper, document |
kuatia.cronova.dev |
| Authelia |
okẽ |
door |
auth.cronova.dev |
| VictoriaMetrics + Grafana |
papa |
to count, measure |
papa.cronova.dev |
| Immich |
vera |
shine, flash |
vera.cronova.dev |
| Paperless-ngx |
aranduka |
book, library |
aranduka.cronova.dev |
| AdGuard Home + Unbound |
yvága |
sky |
yvaga.cronova.dev |
| Sonarr |
japysaka |
to catch, capture |
japysaka.cronova.dev |
| Radarr |
taanga |
bone, structure |
taanga.cronova.dev |
| Prowlarr |
aoao |
to search, investigate |
aoao.cronova.dev |
Proposed Names for New Services
Top Picks
| Service |
Guarani Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
Why |
| Homepage |
mbyja |
mm-BUH-zhah |
star |
Guiding light, sees everything from above |
| Dozzle |
ysyry |
uh-suh-RUH |
river, stream |
Logs flowing like water |
| BentoPDF |
kuatia |
kwa-TEE-ah |
paper, document |
Literally what it handles |
| Authelia |
okẽ |
oh-KÉ |
door |
Guards the entrance to all services |
| CrowdSec |
itá |
ee-TÁ |
stone, rock |
Solid, unbreakable defense |
| VictoriaMetrics + Grafana |
papa |
pa-PÁ |
to count, measure |
Counting and measuring metrics |
| Immich |
vera |
VEH-rah |
shine, flash, lightning |
Flash of the camera |
| Paperless-ngx |
aranduka |
ah-ran-DOO-kah |
book, library |
Archive of all documents |
| n8n |
pytyvõ |
puh-tuh-VÕ |
helper |
Helps automate everything |
Alternatives Considered
| Service |
Alternative |
Meaning |
Notes |
| Homepage |
arakuaa |
wisdom |
Knows the state of everything |
| Dozzle |
ñe'ẽ |
word, voice |
Reading the words of containers |
| Authelia |
ñangareko |
guardian, caretaker |
Longer but more descriptive |
| CrowdSec |
ñembyaty |
assembly, gathering |
Reflects crowd-sourced nature |
| VictoriaMetrics |
aravo |
time, hour |
Time-series data |
| Grafana |
ta'ãnga |
image, picture |
Visualizes data as graphs |
| Immich |
marangatú |
beautiful, blessed |
Beautiful memories preserved |
| n8n |
mba'apo |
work, labor |
The worker that runs workflows |
Planned Subdomain Map
| Subdomain |
Service |
Host |
jara.cronova.dev |
Home Assistant |
Docker VM |
taguato.cronova.dev |
Frigate NVR |
Docker VM |
yrasema.cronova.dev |
Jellyfin |
Docker VM |
vault.cronova.dev |
Vaultwarden |
Docker VM |
git.cronova.dev |
Forgejo |
NAS |
status.cronova.dev |
Uptime Kuma |
VPS |
notify.cronova.dev |
ntfy |
VPS |
yvaga.cronova.dev |
AdGuard Home + Unbound |
VPS |
mbyja.cronova.dev |
Homepage |
Docker VM |
ysyry.cronova.dev |
Dozzle |
Docker VM |
kuatia.cronova.dev |
BentoPDF |
Docker VM |
auth.cronova.dev |
Authelia |
Docker VM |
papa.cronova.dev |
VictoriaMetrics + Grafana |
Docker VM |
vera.cronova.dev |
Immich |
Docker VM |
tajy.cronova.dev |
Coolify PaaS |
NAS |
aranduka.cronova.dev |
Paperless-ngx |
Docker VM |
pytyvõ.cronova.dev |
n8n |
Docker VM |
Naming Guidelines
- Prefer short, pronounceable Guarani words (2-3 syllables)
- Match the meaning to the service's core purpose
- Animal names for active/intelligent services (taguato = hawk for NVR)
- Nature words for infrastructure (ysyry = river for log streams)
- Action/object words for utilities (kuatia = paper for PDF tools)
- Abstract concepts for security (okẽ = door, itá = stone)