# Ollama

## Installation

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```bash
brew install ollama
```

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## Uninstallation

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Uninstalling ollama does not remove downloaded models! 
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```zsh
brew uninstall ollama
```

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```zsh
rm -rf ~/.ollama
```

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## Running Ollama Server

* Once up and running, we can download and run models. 

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```bash
ollama serve
```

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* Stop the server by hitting `CTRL + C` or by closing the Terminal session 

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## Discovering and Downloading Models

* Models are [viewable here](https://ollama.com/search)
* Models are downloaded here `~/.ollama/models/manifests/registry.ollama.ai/library/`

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## Command Cheat Sheet

### List downloaded models

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```bash
ollama list
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### View running models

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```bash
ollama ps 
```

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### Running models

If the model isn't installed already, it will be downloaded

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```bash
ollama run gemma3:27b
```

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## Integrating with VS Code

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Ollama must be running for this to work — `ollama serve`
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