Friday, May 17, 2024

Local Model Hosting: Tips, Tools, and Trade-offs

Large Language Models (LLMs) are transforming natural language processing, enabling advanced applications like chatbots, content generation, and more. Running LLMs locally provides enhanced privacy, control, and performance. This guide will walk you through setting up LLMs on your local machine.

While hardware requirements and required technical knowledge can pose a challenge, selecting the right tools simplifies the process. I recommend starting with LM Studio for its user-friendly GUI and Ollama for a robust CLI tool. This blog post aims to help you get started quickly and provides essential background information.