diff --git a/crates/config/src/lib.rs b/crates/config/src/lib.rs
index 05430306..4f940c80 100644
--- a/crates/config/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/config/src/lib.rs
@@ -165,6 +165,15 @@ impl StorageConfig {
     pub fn as_trait(&self) -> &(dyn extenddb_storage::config::StorageConfig + 'static) {
         &*self.config
     }
+
+    /// Set the node's instance identifier on the underlying config.
+    ///
+    /// Backends that need a per-node identity read this via
+    /// [`extenddb_storage::config::StorageConfig::instance_id`]. Call this
+    /// before passing the config to the backend factory.
+    pub fn set_instance_id(&mut self, instance_id: &str) {
+        self.config.set_instance_id(instance_id);
+    }
 }
 
 impl<'de> serde::Deserialize<'de> for StorageConfig {
diff --git a/crates/server/src/serve.rs b/crates/server/src/serve.rs
index 6d7c9da0..802be8fc 100644
--- a/crates/server/src/serve.rs
+++ b/crates/server/src/serve.rs
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ pub async fn serve(params: ServeParams) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 /// any error path.
 async fn serve_inner(params: ServeParams, port: u16) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let ServeParams {
-        app_config,
+        mut app_config,
         listener: std_listener,
         pid_file,
         log_target,
@@ -287,7 +287,15 @@ async fn serve_inner(params: ServeParams, port: u16) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     // to bootstrap an uninitialized catalog at serve time (zero-config use).
     let mut component_options =
         extenddb_storage::server_components::ServerComponentsOptions::default();
+
     component_options.bootstrap_if_uninitialized = dev_mode;
+
+    // Wire the node's own bind address as the instance ID so each ExtendDB node
+    // has a distinct node ID (to support logical clocks for sequences, etc.).
+    app_config
+        .storage
+        .set_instance_id(&format!("{}:{}", app_config.server.bind_addr, port));
+
     let components = extenddb_storage::create_server_components(
         app_config.storage.as_trait(),
         &app_config.server.region,
diff --git a/crates/storage/src/config.rs b/crates/storage/src/config.rs
index 2101bc5f..3bdb1204 100644
--- a/crates/storage/src/config.rs
+++ b/crates/storage/src/config.rs
@@ -68,6 +68,17 @@ pub trait StorageConfig: Send + Sync + std::fmt::Debug {
     fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn std::any::Any
     where
         Self: 'static;
+
+    /// Set a per-node instance identifier used to derive backend-specific
+    /// node identities (e.g. HLC node IDs for stream sequence numbers).
+    /// Backends that do not need a node identity may ignore this.
+    fn set_instance_id(&mut self, _instance_id: &str) {}
+
+    /// Return the instance identifier previously set via [`set_instance_id`],
+    /// if any.
+    fn instance_id(&self) -> Option<&str> {
+        None
+    }
 }
 
 impl Clone for Box<dyn StorageConfig> {