I have 2012R2 licenses available, but I would be willing to get 2016/2019/2022 Essential licenses if it added stability.
I will be remote most of the time and will primarily be using the web server functionality rather than console. Given that, it seems logical that the server OS would be more stable. Granted I may be overthinking it, but if server class software (or hardware) make a difference, I am willing to do it.