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Is it feasible for a mobile app like a peer to peer torrent app to discover peers via Internet, not just direct Wifi?

Of course it's possible, this is the way all peer-to-peer networks operate. And yes, this includes (any)Torrent and Bitcoin. How to actually implement it, however, is way besides the scope of this ...
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Set up openvpn in p2p mode but with rendezvous server

This is usually called "full mesh routing". A "hole punching" is a technique for NAT traversal. Do you really need this? I mean, what is the load from VPN so you need to reduce it ...
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Connecting two nodes, dynamic tcp connections tunneling through a central server

Would something like openvpn as a solution to your problem be overkill? Openvpn does all you want but also encrypts network traffic. That encryption adds some complexity to the configuration.
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how can torrent be p2p and without needing to open ports?

It works by using a reverse connection, your client connects to an outside server, and this connection is then used for both incoming and outcoming traffic. If everyone using P2P would be behind a ...
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Probable network issue despite healthy ping stat?

Some of this sounds bad, but I'll try and give you an answer: System Overview: The Windows network is accessed from multiple sites connected through a 2MBps P2P leased line. I hope you have a VPN ...
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Are there any Distributed/mesh-like/P2P VPNs?

Nebula was released in late 2019 by Slack, and provides a VPN-like mesh overlay network. Tailscale also launched in early 2019, using WireGuard as its data plane. ZeroTier launched in 2015. For ...
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