Getting Started with Local LLMs: Build Your Own AI Environment with Ollama
English | September 26, 2026 | ASIN: B0HL2YBY4Q | 207 pages | Epub | 20.88 MB
Learn how to run and use local language models with Ollama.This book guides you from installing Ollama and choosing a model to building a personal AI environment. You will learn how to assess model requirements, check answer quality, and use local models in practical programs.The chapters cover Open WebUI, Hermes Agent, and Python programming, followed by image understanding, document search with RAG, and agents that call tools within defined limits. They also explain memory needs, GPU acceleration, performance measurement, and choosing a computer for local AI.This book is for:・Readers who want to run language models on their own computer・Developers getting started with Ollama and Python・People who want to search documents or work with images using local models・Readers interested in AI agents and controlled tool use・Anyone choosing models or hardware for a personal AI environment