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local-ai

Getting Started

What local AI is, why it matters, and how to run your first model.

  1. Beginner

    What is local AI?

    Running AI models on your own hardware instead of calling a cloud API. What that means in practice, what it is genuinely good for, and where cloud is still the better choice.

  2. Beginner

    How to run an LLM locally: your first model

    A hands-on walkthrough to run an LLM locally for the first time: check your machine can handle it, install Ollama, pull and run a small model, and talk to it from your own code. With what to do when it is slow or will not fit.

  3. Beginner

    Choosing your first model

    There are thousands of models and it is easy to freeze at the choice. Here is a short, practical way to pick a good first one for your hardware and your task.