Ollama Labs

Welcome to Ollama Labs, where you’ll find hands-on exercises to help you build practical applications with Ollama.

Our labs are designed to be followed step-by-step, with clear instructions and code examples. Each lab builds upon the knowledge gained in previous labs, so we recommend starting from Lab 1 if you’re new to Ollama.

Available Labs

Beginner Level

• Lab 1: Running Your First Model
• Lab 2: Model Comparison and Selection
• Lab 3: Python Integration

Intermediate Level

• Lab 4: Building a Chat Interface
• Lab 5: Document Processing with Ollama
• Lab 6: Creating an Ollama-powered Search Tool

Advanced Level

• Lab 7: Fine-tuning Models
• Lab 8: Multi-model System
• Lab 9: Ollama with Vector Databases

Lab Prerequisites

To follow these labs, you’ll need:

• Ollama installed on your system (Installation Guide)
• Basic command-line knowledge
• For some labs, Python 3.8+ and pip
• Sufficient disk space for model storage (at least 10GB recommended)

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Table of contents

• Lab 1 - Running Your First Model
• Lab 3 - Python Integration