Not what I asked. 0-1 active connections and the wallet stops sync after 1 minute. After adding the node, I have no connections with the network. Please lay out here working file vertcoin.conf
0 connection means you are in the network, if you are not then it will say no block source.
it's going to be painfully slow to sync up but you will sync fully one step at a time.
if you scroll a few pages back there will be list of nodes you could try to add them it's a generic process same with every qt.
the only real way for your nodes to grow is to conduct transactions often.
otherwise there's no point in running a full node just get an online wallet with private key.