diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 402f93a..e49a16e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ vite.config.ts.timestamp-*
 # traces for local dev
 Trace-*.json
 
+# bun lockfile
+bun.lock
+
 # cached VyOS ISOs
 dev/vyos/.cache
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cc11e56..96d8c9c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 4. `pve/init-cluster.sh`
 5. Copy `apps/dashboard/.env.example` to `apps/dashboard/.env`
 6. Add secrets to `apps/dashboard/.env`
+  - Update `CLOUDFLARE_HYPERDRIVE_LOCAL_CONNECTION_STRING_HYPERDRIVE` and set all `VPC` stuff to false
+  - set `BETTER_AUTH_SECRET`, `AUTUMN_SECRET` to anything
 7. Set up the database: `pnpm --filter stack-dashboard db:migrate`
 8. Seed test IPs: `podman exec -i fyra-postgres psql -U postgres < dev/seed-ipam.sql`
 9. `pnpm --filter stack-dashboard dev`
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/lib/name-generator.ts b/apps/dashboard/src/lib/name-generator.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19c1a49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/lib/name-generator.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+const choices = [
+  ["kitten", "cat", "neko", "puppy", "dog", "doggy"],
+  ["box", "stack", "rack", "server", "node"],
+];
+
+const choose = (i: int) => choices[i][Math.floor(Math.random() * choices[i].length)];
+
+export const generateServerName = () => choose(0) + choose(1);
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/lib/server/name-generator.ts b/apps/dashboard/src/lib/server/name-generator.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19c1a49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/lib/server/name-generator.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+const choices = [
+  ["kitten", "cat", "neko", "puppy", "dog", "doggy"],
+  ["box", "stack", "rack", "server", "node"],
+];
+
+const choose = (i: int) => choices[i][Math.floor(Math.random() * choices[i].length)];
+
+export const generateServerName = () => choose(0) + choose(1);
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/routes/(app)/projects/[projectid]/servers/create/+page.svelte b/apps/dashboard/src/routes/(app)/projects/[projectid]/servers/create/+page.svelte
index 655625d..145b3dc 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/src/routes/(app)/projects/[projectid]/servers/create/+page.svelte
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/routes/(app)/projects/[projectid]/servers/create/+page.svelte
@@ -26,8 +26,10 @@
 		EyeOff,
 		HardDriveUpload,
 		Plus,
-		X
+		X,
+		Dices
 	} from '@lucide/svelte';
+	import { generateServerName } from '$lib/name-generator';
 
 	type PageData = {
 		currentProject?: { id: string } | null;
@@ -123,7 +125,10 @@
 	const ipv6Available = $derived(Boolean(data.ipamAvailability?.ipv6.available));
 	const bothNetworksAvailable = $derived(ipv4Available && ipv6Available);
 
-	let serverName = $state('');
+	let serverName = $state(generateServerName());
+	function regenerateServerName() {
+		serverName = generateServerName();
+	}
 	let selectedImageId = $state<string | null>(null);
 	let selectedImageVersion = $state<string | null>(null);
 	let selectedPlanId = $state<string | null>(null);
@@ -417,12 +422,15 @@
 								>Name</span
 							>
 						</div>
-						<div class="mt-3">
+						<div class="mt-3 flex">
 							<Input
 								bind:value={serverName}
 								placeholder="my-server"
 								class="h-11 text-base sm:h-9 sm:text-sm"
 							/>
+							<Button variant="outline" class="h-11 sm:h-9" onclick={regenerateServerName}
+								><Dices /></Button
+							>
 						</div>
 					</div>