Running LLMs Locally with Ollama: Privacy and Performance
Why Run LLMs Locally? With the growth of Large Language Models (LLMs), the need to run them locally arises for reasons such as: 🔒 Privacy: Sensitive data never leaves your environment 💰 Cost: No per-token or API call fees ⚡ Latency: Faster responses without internet dependency 🎛️ Control: Full model customization What is Ollama? Ollama is a tool that simplifies running LLMs locally, offering: Simple CLI interface Support for multiple models Built-in REST API Automatic resource management Installation and Setup 1. Installation on Linux curl -fsSL https://ollama.ai/install.sh | sh 2. Installation on macOS brew install ollama 3. Installation on Windows Download the installer at ollama.ai ...