🌐 NETConnect

The Backbone of Decentralized P2P Connections

⚠️ First Major Project - Built with passion, learning, and community! ⚠️

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📋 Table of Contents

• 🎯 Vision
• ✨ Features
• 📁 Project Structure 🚧
• 🚀 Quick Start 🚧
• 📱 Platform Support 🚧
• 🔧 Technical Stack 🚧
• 🏗️ Architecture 🚧
• 🤝 Contributing 🚧
• 📝 License 🚧

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🎯 Vision

"Creating a global application that serves as the backbone of P2P connections, enabling communities to form within nodesets while seamlessly passing data from point A to B."

NETConnect aims to revolutionize how we think about hosting servers by eliminating single points of failure. Whether you're hosting games, sharing files, or building communities, NETConnect provides the infrastructure for true peer-to-peer connectivity.

Why NETConnect?

• 🔄 Truly Decentralized - No central servers, no single point of failure
• 🌍 Community-Driven - Subcommunities within each nodeset
• 🔒 Privacy-Focused - End-to-end encryption with RSA + ChaCha20-Poly1305
• 📱 Cross-Platform - From PS4 to PC, connect everywhere
• 🎮 Gaming First - Built with game modding and real-world testing in mind

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✨ Features

Feature	C# (.NET 9)	C++11 (Windows)	C++11 (PS4)	Description
Multicast Discovery	✅ Complete	👂 Can Read	❓ Unknown	Automatic peer discovery on local networks
TCP Server/Client	✅ Complete	⏳ Planned	⏳ Planned	Reliable connection establishment
RSA Encryption	✅ Complete	⏳ Planned	⏳ Planned	Secure key exchange
ChaCha20-Poly1305	✅ Complete	⏳ Planned	⏳ Planned	High-performance encryption
OpenDHT	⏳ Planned	⏳ Planned	⏳ Planned	Internet-scale peer discovery

🚧 Known Challenges

• Unified Peer Control: Managing both client and server connections as one cohesive unit. Open to suggestions!

🎯 Recent Milestone

• March 2, 2026: C# version supports full multicast announcement and TCP joining. Peers can discover each other and establish secure connections automatically.

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