diff --git a/scripts/set-generic-hostname b/scripts/set-generic-hostname
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..77581db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/set-generic-hostname
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/sh -eu
+# set-generic-hostname -- to a descriptive, reproducible string
+# Copyright (C) 2017  Olaf Meeuwissen
+#
+# License: GPL-3.0+
+
+. /etc/os-release
+echo $ID-$(cat /etc/${ID}_version) > /etc/hostname
+chmod 0644 /etc/hostname
+
+rm $0