Run Llama Locally with Ollama

Why Local

Private by construction, free per token, works offline. Llama through Ollama is the classic first self-hosted model.

Setup

# Install Ollama, then pull and run Llama
ollama pull llama3.1:8b
ollama run llama3.1:8b
# Your chats never leave this machine

Go Further

Add a web UI for a ChatGPT-like interface, try larger variants as hardware allows, and see our Ollama tutorial for model management and API use.