The server launched at the end of April ran for half a year and connected successfully to the client in mid-September. Without errors and the like, it calculated and ran everything through to the year 2044 in game time. It's not as though it was running a huge number of processes, but still, this is a very good result, especially considering that it isn't even running on server-grade hardware yet. The same machine also hosts all my websites.
I'm pleased with the result. I flew a little ship here and there and started manufacturing outposts at a factory.
Overall, I'm gradually returning to further work on the project.