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Fixes #956

As suggested in #956 (comment), this adds a note that the address selected for MicroCloud's internal traffic is also the one users accessing LXD usually connect through.

LXD listens on all addresses (core.https_address is [::]:8443), but cluster.https_address is set to the selected internal address. That makes it the address LXD advertises for each cluster member, for example in lxc cluster list and in links to the LXD UI.

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  • doc/reference/requirements.md: a short paragraph under "Network interface for intra-cluster traffic".
  • doc/how-to/initialize.md: a one-line hint at the address selection step, so users pick an address on a network those accessing LXD can reach.

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@roosterfish @elijahgreenstein a small docs addition, could you take a look when you have a moment?

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Thanks @wak327 for this contribution. A few thoughts on revisions for additional clarity.

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@wak327 wak327 changed the title doc: Mention that clients use the internal traffic address doc: Mention LXD is accessed through the internal traffic address Oct 22, 2026
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@roosterfish I addressed @elijahgreenstein's review: the note no longer mentions a specific CLI command and now says explicitly that it's about users accessing LXD. Could you take a look?

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@roosterfish @elijahgreenstein I applied the latest suggestions. Could you take another look?

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No user oriented network configuration in microcloud init or in a documentation

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