llm-tutorial

Step-by-step guidance for getting hands-on with large language models, from understanding the transformer architecture under the hood to running your first model locally. Expect practical walkthroughs covering inference engines, tooling like Ollama, setup and configuration, and the concepts you need to move from theory to a working system. Aimed at practitioners who learn by building, with concrete steps you can follow and adapt to your own stack.

Laptop on a desk with a small llama figurine, running a local LLM at home with Ollama.

local-llms, ollama, transformer-architecture, llm-tutorial

The power of LLama - Part 1: The Brain, the Engine, and Your First Llama on Ollama

Get started with local LLMs! This post breaks down how the transformer architecture works, why you need an inference engine to run models, and how to set up your first local llm using Ollama.