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Rename a node

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You can rename a node through the API. In MyAccount itself, you label a node with tags instead.

Send the node-action operation with the action type rename and the new name. The node shows the new name straight away.

Tags let you label a node so you can pick it out in your node list. Use them for an environment, a service the node runs, or anything else you find useful.

Open Compute > Nodes to see your node list. Edit a node’s tags directly in its row; it is the only place in the portal to change them.

Pick the name with care when you create the node; after that, only the API can change it. The name field starts filled in with the plan name (spaces, dots, and commas become hyphens) plus a random 3-digit number. Change it there, before you launch. See Create a node.