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title: "Set Instance Prefixes"
description: "Customize SKS nodepool instance names with --instance-prefix to replace the default 'pool' prefix during nodepool creation or update."
url: https://community.exoscale.com/product/compute/containers/how-to/managed-instance-prefixes/
product: "Containers (SKS)"
section: product
last_updated: 2026-06-03
---
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# Set Instance Prefixes

By default, Compute instances managed by an SKS nodepool are named `pool-<first 5 chars of the underlying instance pool ID>-<random string>`.

This pattern can be customized by passing the `--instance-prefix` parameter during a nodepool creation or update. For example, if you specify `--instance-prefix=applications`, `pool` will be replaced by `applications` in the Compute instance names.