diff --git a/net/nbdkit/Makefile b/net/nbdkit/Makefile
index 725b7b62230b..d6fe1b73312f 100644
--- a/net/nbdkit/Makefile
+++ b/net/nbdkit/Makefile
@@ -1,73 +1,74 @@
 PORTNAME=	nbdkit
-PORTVERSION=	1.44.3
+PORTVERSION=	1.44.4
 CATEGORIES=	net
 # XXX Although nbdkit uses github for its homepage, the release tarballs served
 # by github haven't been through autoconf.  So we must download the sources
 # from libguestfs.org instead.
 MASTER_SITES=	http://download.libguestfs.org/${PORTNAME}/${PORTVERSION:R}-stable/
 
-MAINTAINER=	asomers@FreeBSD.org
+MAINTAINER=	dtxdf@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Network Block Device server toolkit with stable ABI and permissive license
 WWW=		https://gitlab.com/nbdkit/nbdkit
 
 LICENSE=	BSD3CLAUSE
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	bash-completion>0:shells/bash-completion \
 		bash:shells/bash
 
 USES=		compiler:c11 cpe gmake libtool pkgconfig
 
 CPE_VENDOR=	nbdkit_project
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
+USE_RC_SUBR=	${PORTNAME}
 
 GNU_CONFIGURE=		yes
 GNU_CONFIGURE_MANPREFIX=	${PREFIX}/share
 # Rust consumers will download the Rust plugin from crates.io
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--disable-rust
 # These libraries does not exist on ports
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--without-libguestfs \
 			--without-libnbd
 # We could theoretically build these other plugins, if anybody cares to.
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--disable-golang \
 			--disable-linuxdisk \
 			--disable-lua \
 			--disable-ocaml \
 			--disable-tcl \
 			--disable-vddk \
 			--without-ext2 \
 			--without-iso
 
 INSTALL_TARGET=	install-strip
 TEST_TARGET=	check
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	CURL GNUTLS LIBVIRT LZMA MANPAGES PERL PYTHON RUBY SSH ZLIB \
 		ZSTD
 
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT=	GNUTLS MANPAGES
 OPTIONS_SUB=		yes
 
 CURL_BUILD_DEPENDS+=		curl:ftp/curl
 CURL_RUN_DEPENDS+=		curl:ftp/curl
 CURL_CONFIGURE_WITH=		curl
 GNUTLS_BUILD_DEPENDS=		gnutls>0:security/gnutls
 GNUTLS_RUN_DEPENDS=		gnutls>0:security/gnutls
 LIBVIRT_LIB_DEPENDS=		libvirt.so:devel/libvirt
 LIBVIRT_CONFIGURE_WITH=		libvirt
 LZMA_LIB_DEPENDS=		liblzma.so:archivers/lzmalib
 LZMA_CONFIGURE_WITH=		liblzma
 MANPAGES_USES+=			perl5
 MANPAGES_USE+=			PERL5=build
 PERL_USE+=			perl5
 PERL_CONFIGURE_ENABLE=		perl
 PYTHON_USES+=			python
 PYTHON_CONFIGURE_ENABLE=	python
 RUBY_USE+=			ruby
 RUBY_CONFIGURE_ENABLE=		ruby
 SSH_LIB_DEPENDS=		libssh.so:security/libssh
 SSH_CONFIGURE_WITH=		ssh
 ZLIB_CONFIGURE_WITH=		zlib
 ZSTD_LIB_DEPENDS=		libzstd.so:archivers/zstd
 ZSTD_CONFIGURE_WITH=		libzstd
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/net/nbdkit/distinfo b/net/nbdkit/distinfo
index 54e107bf8e51..bfeb3cec6b8c 100644
--- a/net/nbdkit/distinfo
+++ b/net/nbdkit/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1760898952
-SHA256 (nbdkit-1.44.3.tar.gz) = 7c6fdd41e93652a03b619fb6ee22b06f6962cddfa075ba97640b977ee3cc0cf1
-SIZE (nbdkit-1.44.3.tar.gz) = 2656054
+TIMESTAMP = 1761865788
+SHA256 (nbdkit-1.44.4.tar.gz) = 281d83daf954e04c739a5f29d10e5440de69e9009654a2935aee7cbf3aebca91
+SIZE (nbdkit-1.44.4.tar.gz) = 2659658
diff --git a/net/nbdkit/files/nbdkit.in b/net/nbdkit/files/nbdkit.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3adcbb0e772f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/nbdkit/files/nbdkit.in
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# PROVIDE: nbdkit
+# REQUIRE: NETWORKING
+#
+# Configuration settings for nbdkit in /etc/rc.conf:
+#
+# nbdkit_enable (bool):                Enable nbdkit. (default=NO)
+# nbdkit_flags (str):                  Arguments used by all profiles.
+# nbdkit_profiles (list):              Profiles.
+# nbdkit_<profile>_flags (str):        Per profile arguments.
+
+. /etc/rc.subr
+
+name="nbdkit"
+desc="Network Block Device server toolkit with stable ABI and permissive license"
+rcvar="${name}_enable"
+start_precmd="nbdkit_prestart"
+start_cmd="nbdkit_start"
+stop_cmd="nbdkit_stop"
+restart_cmd="nbdkit_restart"
+status_cmd="nbdkit_status"
+nbdkit_bin="%%PREFIX%%/sbin/${name}"
+sig_stop=SIGTERM
+pid_directory="/var/run/${name}"
+
+load_rc_config $name
+
+: ${nbdkit_enable:="NO"}
+
+nbdkit_check_pidfile()
+{
+    local profile
+    profile="$1"
+
+    local pidfile
+    pidfile="${pid_directory}/${profile}.pid"
+
+    local rc_pid
+    rc_pid=$(check_pidfile "${pidfile}" "${nbdkit_bin}")
+
+    echo "${rc_pid}"
+}
+
+nbdkit_prestart()
+{
+    if [ ! -d "${pid_directory}" ]; then
+        mkdir -p -- "${pid_directory}"
+    fi
+}
+
+nbdkit_start()
+{
+    local profile
+    profile="$1"
+
+    local rc_pid
+    rc_pid=$(nbdkit_check_pidfile "${profile}")
+
+    if [ -n "${rc_pid}" ]; then
+        echo 1>&2 "nbdkit profile '${profile}' already running? (pid=${rc_pid})"
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    startmsg "Starting nbdkit profile '${profile}'."
+
+    local flags
+
+    eval flags="\${nbdkit_${profile}_flags}"
+
+    local pidfile
+    pidfile="${pid_directory}/${profile}.pid"
+
+    eval "${nbdkit_bin}" --pidfile "${pidfile}" ${nbdkit_flags} ${flags}
+}
+
+nbdkit_stop()
+{
+    local profile
+    profile="$1"
+
+    local rc_pid
+    rc_pid=$(nbdkit_check_pidfile "${profile}")
+
+    local pidfile
+    pidfile="${pid_directory}/${profile}.pid"
+
+    if [ -z "${rc_pid}" ]; then
+        echo 1>&2 "nbdkit profile '${profile}' not running? (check ${pidfile})"
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    echo "Stopping nbdkit profile '${profile}'."
+
+    kill -${sig_stop} "${rc_pid}"
+    wait_for_pids "${rc_pid}"
+}
+
+nbdkit_restart()
+{
+    nbdkit_stop "$1"
+    nbdkit_start "$1"
+}
+
+nbdkit_status()
+{
+    local profile
+    profile="$1"
+
+    local rc_pid
+    rc_pid=$(nbdkit_check_pidfile "${profile}")
+
+    if [ -n "${rc_pid}" ]; then
+        echo "nbdkit profile '${profile}' is running as pid ${rc_pid}"
+    else
+        echo "nbdkit profile '${profile}' is not running."
+    fi
+}
+
+cmd="$1"
+
+if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
+    shift
+fi
+
+if [ -n "$1" ]; then
+    nbdkit_profiles="$1"
+fi
+
+if [ -z "${nbdkit_profiles}" ]; then
+    warn "No profiles are configured, configure one to make this rc script useful!"
+fi
+
+for profile in ${nbdkit_profiles}; do
+    run_rc_command "${cmd}" "${profile}"
+done