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 \label{Motivation}
 
 Peer-to-peer architectures promise censorship-resistant, fault-tolerant
-infrastructure by eliminating single points of failure \cite{shukla_towards_2021}.
-These architectures underpin a growing range of systems---from IoT edge computing
+infrastructure by eliminating single points of failure
+\cite{shukla_towards_2021}.
+These architectures underpin a growing range of systems---from IoT
+edge computing
 and content delivery networks to blockchain platforms like Ethereum.
 Yet realizing these benefits requires distributing nodes across
 genuinely diverse hosting entities.
@@ -14,7 +16,8 @@ Amazon, Hetzner, and OVH collectively host 70\% of all Ethereum nodes
 (see Figure~\ref{fig:ethernodes_hosting}),
 concentrating nominally decentralized infrastructure
 within a handful of cloud providers.
-More concerning, these providers operate under overlapping regulatory jurisdictions,
+More concerning, these providers operate under overlapping regulatory
+jurisdictions,
 predominantly the United States and the European Union.
 This concentration undermines technical sovereignty:
 a single governmental action could compel service termination,
@@ -28,7 +31,8 @@ data disclosure, or traffic manipulation across a majority of the network.
   \label{fig:ethernodes_hosting}
 \end{figure}
 
-Why does this centralization persist despite the explicit goals of decentralization?
+Why does this centralization persist despite the explicit goals of
+decentralization?
 The answer lies in the practical barriers to self-hosting.
 Cloud providers offer static IP addresses and publicly routable endpoints,
 eliminating the networking complexity that plagues residential and
@@ -36,8 +40,10 @@ small-office deployments.
 Most internet-connected devices sit behind Network Address Translation (NAT),
 which prevents incoming connections without explicit port forwarding
 or relay infrastructure.
-Combined with dynamic IP assignments from ISPs, maintaining stable peer connectivity
-from self-hosted infrastructure traditionally required significant technical expertise.
+Combined with dynamic IP assignments from ISPs, maintaining stable
+peer connectivity
+from self-hosted infrastructure traditionally required significant
+technical expertise.
 
 Overlay VPNs offer a solution to this fundamental barrier.
 By establishing encrypted tunnels that traverse NAT boundaries,
@@ -57,7 +63,8 @@ reducing operational overhead to a degree where a single administrator
 can reliably self-host complex distributed services.
 Overlay VPNs are central to Clan's architecture,
 providing the secure peer connectivity that enables nodes
-to form cohesive networks regardless of their physical location or NAT situation.
+to form cohesive networks regardless of their physical location or
+NAT situation.
 As illustrated in Figure~\ref{fig:vision-stages}, Clan envisions
 a web interface that enables users to design and deploy private P2P networks
 with minimal configuration, assisted by an integrated LLM
@@ -79,7 +86,8 @@ benchmarks a subset of mesh VPNs but focuses primarily
 on solutions with a central point of failure.
 In contrast, this thesis evaluates more widely adopted mesh VPNs
 with an emphasis on fully decentralized architectures.
-Furthermore, that study relied exclusively on iperf3 for performance measurement,
+Furthermore, that study relied exclusively on iperf3 for performance
+measurement,
 whereas our benchmark suite includes real-world workloads
 to better reflect practical usage patterns.