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I had nearly no idea what I was doing and starting with Debian seems to have gone ok. Others said Linux mint is beginner friendly but I haven't tried it.
Debian is a fine distro, but it's main strategy is being "the stable distro". So most software packages are at least a little out of date because they only put the most stable and tested versions of software in their default repos. You can add other repos to get around this if you want the latest and greatest, but most other repos keep their main package list more up to date.
Debian is fantastic if you want to set up a quick and easy home server due to it's long and solid history, huge user base, simplicity and stability.
And for many people, this is a good thing. By favoring reliability, Debian Stable provides the most low-maintenance experience of any distro I've ever used. (And I've been using them for a long time.)
The packaged software is generally up to date when a new Debian release lands. It's a year or two between releases, but that's fine, because the vast majority of software already had the features I needed, and I'm not addicted to watching version numbers rise or fiddling about with UI changes that some developers like to make every month. Security updates do come between releases, and the two or three packages that sometimes warrant a faster update cycle are easy enough to add if needed.
For sure. I use it on my home servers and love it.
stableis not the only debian release, and debian offers multiple ways to integrate newer package versions into your system. Anyone that can read a manual can run a reasonably up to date rolling release on debian.