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\label{Motivation}
This thesis emerged from two interconnected research directions.
The initial focus was the Clan deployment framework,
which leverages Nix and NixOS to eliminate
entire classes of errors prevalent in contemporary infrastructure deployment.
By doing so, Clan reduces operational overhead to a degree
where a single administrator can reliably self-host
complex distributed services at scale.
During the development of the Clan framework,
which depends heavily on overlay VPNs for secure peer connectivity,
a recurring challenge became apparent:
practitioners held divergent preferences for mesh VPN solutions,
each citing different edge cases where their chosen VPN
proved unreliable or lacked essential features.
These discussions, however, were largely grounded in anecdotal evidence
rather than systematic evaluation.
This observation revealed a clear need for
rigorous, evidence-based comparison of Peer-to-Peer overlay VPN implementations.
This chapter introduces the Clan project, articulates its fundamental
objectives, outlines the key components, and examines the driving
factors motivating its development.