During March 2026, this developer enhanced the canonical/lxd repository by implementing port configuration improvements for storage connectors, focusing on NVMe and iSCSI protocols. Using Go and leveraging backend development and network programming expertise, they introduced a port-aware utility to ensure all IPv4 and IPv6 addresses include port numbers, reducing misconfigurations and improving connectivity reliability. The work updated discovery and connection logic to support custom port settings with sensible defaults, increasing deployment flexibility and interoperability in mixed environments. All changes were delivered with clear commit traceability and maintained code quality, laying a foundation for future network-port features within the project.