Singleplayer online or offline

Hey guys, im returning to the game after 1 tear away and o had to create a new save, used tô pay for a host with some friends.

My question is, is It worth to host a server somewhere to play alone? The fact tha the pals stop working when im offline is bugging me, i was used to 24/7 slave pals lols.

Is there a way to host a world for free? Found this Squadnox server, but dont know If It Works.