If you want x86-64 support in fanless, take a look at Celeron (low powered) based industrial PCs. Qotom comes to mind. You can get a passively cooled machine. Most come with a NVMe and 2.5 slot for storage, do doing raid 1 is possible without external storage. I've bern running my J1900 based one for nearly 5 years and haven't had an issue with hardware at all.
I've been using PocketCasts for years now. Now that my kids are getting into listening to podcasts, I'm looking into centrialized self-hosted podcast catcher that can support multiple users. Any recommendations?