0. Renting a game server
Renting a game server is the simplest way to host a server, as almost everything is done for you. It is similar to VPS hosting with the differences being a proper UI and autoverification. If you prefer to selfhost the server, please follow page 1. in the Hosting a Server 101 chapter!
Note that autoverification is done only on the servers rented from one of the providers mentioned below.
Official Server provider:
List of providers with autoverification (in alphabetical order):