funny you mention this, it is possible to run a server, there is a file called hosts.dat in the Game Data folder that can be opened in notepad
open That file and replace localhost with the IP of your server machine, then you need to forward port 25000 on your router if you wish to host outside your network, please let me know if there are any questions
my next project will have ability to change desired server IP using the in game options menu
if you host a server and want others to play feel free to drop it here!