> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://moharat.gitbook.io/cylabs/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://moharat.gitbook.io/cylabs/ai-ml-and-data-science/installation/ollama.md).

# Ollama

To install Ollama,  on the ,  and follow the instructions.

Step 1 : visit [Ollama website](https://ollama.ai/) 

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Step 2:  Go to the [Download tab](https://ollama.ai/download) to install Ollama on your local machine, choose OS

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Step 3: Double click on downloaded binary <br>

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Step 4: verify installed version using "ollama -v" command \
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Step 5: Starting Ollama using "ollama serve"&#x20;

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Step 6: Pulling llama3 model

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Step 7: To list installed model

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