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Running LLMs Locally with Ollama: A Practical Guide
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Why Run LLMs Locally?
- Privacy — Your data never leaves your machine
- Cost — No per-token API charges
- Speed — No network latency for inference
- Offline — Works without internet
Getting Started with Ollama
Hardware Requirements
| Model | Parameters | RAM Required | GPU VRAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Llama 3.1 8B | 8B | 8GB | 6GB |
| Mistral 7B | 7B | 8GB | 6GB |
| Llama 3.1 70B | 70B | 48GB | 40GB |
| Mixtral 8x7B | 47B | 32GB | 24GB |
API Integration
Ollama exposes an OpenAI-compatible API at http://localhost:11434:
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