Raspberry Pi microcomputers can be a great option for hosting your Minecraft world as long as you don't mind doing the work to set it up.

This Instructable essentially tells you how to make a Minecraft Server in a few easy steps and, with a little effort, port forward that server so you and your friends can connect to it remotely.

They wanted to host a Minecraft Server on a Raspberry Pi 5, so they got to work designing and printing their own case to fit it in.