# Configure the external address by prepending the pod's hostname.

			# We only do this for seeds and bootstraps to ensure proper routing.

			configure_external_address() {

			  # Extract the first external address, stripping JSON formatting

			  EXT_ADDRESS=$(rad config get node.externalAddresses | tr -d '[]" \\n' | cut -d',' -f1)

			  if [ -n "$EXT_ADDRESS" ]; then

			    # Check if it already starts with the pod's hostname to prevent stuttering

			    case "$EXT_ADDRESS" in

			      ${RAD_ALIAS}.*)

			        echo "[START] External address already correct: ${EXT_ADDRESS}"

			        ;;

			      *)

			        rad config remove node.externalAddresses "${EXT_ADDRESS}"

			        NEW_ADDRESS="${RAD_ALIAS}.${EXT_ADDRESS}"

			        rad config push node.externalAddresses "${NEW_ADDRESS}"

			        echo "[START] Node's external address updated to: ${NEW_ADDRESS}"

			        ;;

			    esac

			  fi

			}

			if [ "\(role)" = "seed" ] || [ "\(role)" = "bootstrap" ]; then

			  configure_external_address