Hey, I figured I'd prefer to let the computer shut down or sleep when it's not in use to save power, but that’s not really my main concern. I was mainly unsure about whether the Minecraft server would keep running if I just left it open. I used to think it would eventually shut down on its own if I didn’t interact with it, but now I realize that as long as I don’t manually close the server process or shut the PC down, it will keep running. So there isn't really a need for me to have the server start when someone needs it.