date created: Thursday, April 24th 2025, 2:50:38 pm
date modified: Tuesday, May 27th 2025, 10:16:52 pm
tags:
- ollama
- ai
title: What is Ollama?
permalink: what-is-ollama
Ollama is an open-source tool that enables users to run large language models (LLMs) directly on their local machines, rather than relying on cloud-based solutions.
Install Ollama.
brew install ollama
Run as a service.
brew services start ollama
Serve.
ollama serve
Download a model. In this case, llama 3.3.
ollama pull llama3.3
~/.ollama/models
/usr/share/ollama/.ollama/models