How to determine port and starboard on a rotating wheel space station?

The ISS uses port and starboard to differentiate between the two sides of the station.

(The Harmony node photographed after it was attached to its temporary location on the International Space Station)

Would forward always be in the direction the ship is rotating, and from there port and starboard would be determined?

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