I want to host Tor onion hidden service, I want to know what is the best technique to host it, can someone helps me with the below questions
What is the best server operating system for hosting Tor onion hidden service ( Debian - Fedora - Ubuntu - Red Hat Linux - Gentoo - SUSE Linux - Ipredia OS - Black Arch Linux - Discreete Linux - Linux Kodachi - Parrot Security OS - Mofo Linux - Subgraph OS - TrueOS - FreeBSD - Qubes-Whonix)
Can Qubes-Whonix use it as server OS for hosting Tor onion hidden service?
Is Whonix mandatory for anonymity and privacy or can I just use any other Linux distribution?
If Whonix Mandatory for anonymity and privacy which approach below should I use to host tor onion hidden service?
1)Linux with VirtualBox 2)Qubes-Whonix 3)Linux with KVM
Is it safe to use a VPN like NordVPN with TOR for more anonymity and privacy or just Tor?
Is mini pc like intel nuc or kingdel good for being used as server machine for hosting Tor onion hidden service? what is hardware System Requirements (CPU & GPU & Ram)?
What can I do in PHP or Laravel framework configuration to ensure it is anonymous and compatible with tor and don't exploit anything to show identity and to be anonymous and safe?