Topology naming guide
StackState Self-hosted v4.6.x
This page describes StackState version 4.6.
Overview
Getting the most out of StackState becomes easier when components are easy to find. What things are called helps a lot with creating that clarity. To help when naming your new layers or components, this page provides a list of examples used within StackState. Often already provided to you within StackPacks.
Layers
Are easiest to use when they resemble the layers of your infrastructure. In settings the ordering can be changed. The following are examples of layers used in StackPacks.
Processes
Containers
Hosts
Applications
Databases
Servers
Storage
Network
Component types
Components should be generic enough to group similar components but specific enough to clearly identify what they are. The following are examples of component types used in StackPacks.
application
database
docker container
host
java
kubernetes container
kubernetes deployment
kubernetes host
kubernetes node
kubernetes pod
kubernetes process
kubernetes replicaset
kubernetes service
mysql
postgresql
postgresql worker
process
server
tomcat
Relations
Relation names depend heavily on how much is known about the relation. Do we only know these nodes are connected or de we know why they are connected. Make sure the name reflects what you know for a fact about the relation. The following are examples of relations used in StackPacks.
connection
depends on
is connected to
is hosted on
is used by
located in
runs on
runs in
used by
uses
uses database
uses service
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