Even though it takes a bit of learning, I would recommend just using a server Linux distro with docker. It does require a bit of learning, but it is well worth it. I would personally go with AlmaLinux, but Debian, RockyLinux, CentOS Stream, Ubuntu Server are also fine choices.
You can find docker images on dockerhub for pretty much everything, and even if you don’t, creating dockerfiles isn’t that hard. This is very convenient because you know where the configuration and data for everything is, you can easily control access (file system, ports, permissions), it’s easy to update. And if you need to reinstall the OS, migrating docker containers is as easy as just copying the data and config files.