Right now, there is no way to run a Bedrock edition server that all platforms can join. We do have services like Minecraft Realms, which has a player limit of 10. So, if you have a community SMP server that has 20+ players online during peak hours, and everyone plays on different bedrock platforms, Switch, Xbox, PS4, Windows, and mobile. You are currently out of luck. Currently the only way to work around this is to have a world open 24/7 on your Xbox or pc, and set the max players to 30, and have all the members friend the host. This is not exactly ideal because
1, you need to have cheats enabled, so no one can earn achievements.
2, You cannot make automatic backups, you must manually back up the world yourself,
3, You cannot play on the "server" unless you have more than one pc and/or Xbox.
A Server software or proxy software to connect players to a dedicated server available on all platforms would fix these issues. I know there are restrictions on what servers certain platforms can connect to. But all bedrock platforms CAN join the multiplayer games that show in their friends list, so why not have a software or proxy that has an invite system, just like how adding friends work. Basically how it would work, your server will have a unique ID, like a string of numbers and letters, your friends can add the server by entering the ID into a enter server ID dialog box, and then when the server host accepts the request, the server will show in your friends list.
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