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It was recommended that running your own node is beneficial for learning as well as for the network and community.
Is there any reason to use one OS over another for running an Ethereum node?
I might dive into mining for research and study purposes but I don't plan on using it to mine Eth or anything of the sort.
If you're building a new machine just to run Ethereum, something no-frills, such as a "server" distribution of Linux, is a good idea, since the OS adds little overhead (I'm using Ubuntu 18.04 for mine).
If it's a machine you already own, and already use for other things (which should be fine, as long as it's reasonably powerful), just use the OS that's already installed - Geth and Parity support a wide range of architectures, so you probably don't need to change OS.
go ethereum in a docker container, but it keeps crashing.