Mojang actually have a service that provides an invite-only hosted server called Minecraft Realms[1] - it's subscription-based, currently priced (according to t

Mojang actually have a service that provides an invite-only hosted server called Minecraft Realms[1] - it's subscription-based, currently priced (according to their website) at £8/mo. And, quoting: "Only the host of a Realms server needs to pay a subscription fee." [1] https://minecraft.net/realms https://minecraft.net/realms