Tech TipsOllama: Run Local LLMs Like a Pro in 2026
A hands-on guide to Ollama, the default local-LLM runner in 2026 (v0.30.10). Covers install, pulling and running models, calling them from the OpenAI SDK at localhost:11434, structured JSON outputs, tool calling, and Modelfiles, plus how to size a model to your hardware.
By Marcus Rivera · 6 min · Jun 25, 2026
