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Yes, you create a site collection for the hub and activate the Content Type Syndication Hub feature at the site collection level. There is a timer job that runs which will essentially copy the content types from the hub to the subscribing site collections. If you need a content type change immediately then you can start the timer job manually. Note that ...

I had changed a field definition's property and found that the new definition was synced to the subscribing site after also republishing a content type that was using the customized site column. I did this on SharePoint 2010, and only had one content type that was using the customized site column. In this case I had changed a Date/Time field's default value ...

It's recommended to create a unique site collection to act as your content type hub. This allows for separation from your normal users and day-to-day activities. When working on a content type, there is an option to publish it, and then republish it after an update. Updates do not automatically go out if a CT is updated. Also keep in mind the Content Type ...

I know this really should not be an answer, and should be a comment on the accepted answer, but apparently I cannot add a comment. In any case, I have a potential solution to the problem of the Inherits attribute, and needing to set it to True so you can publish content types correctly vs. needing to set it to False so that you can preserve your declarative ...