💻 Series Intermediate Volatile · 14d

Run AI on Your Own Machine

Run capable models on hardware you own, offline, with no API bill.

3 of 10 parts published · ≈25 min so far · Written for makers

The parts, in order

  1. 01 Pick Hardware That Can Actually Run Models Planned
  2. 02 Install Ollama and Run Your First Local Model Planned
  3. 03 Run Laguna XS.2 Offline With Ollama: Setup Guide Install Ollama, pull the Laguna XS.2 build that fits your laptop, fix the 4096-token default, and wire it into your editor with no API key. Intermediate ~7 min Verified July 26, 2026
  4. 04 Choose a Quantization Without Guessing Planned
  5. 05 Run Stable Diffusion on Your Own PC: A First-Timer Setup ComfyUI's own docs, step by step: install the desktop app, put the 2.13 GB v1.5 checkpoint in the right folder, and generate offline without a terminal. Beginner ~9 min Verified July 26, 2026
  6. 06 Wire a Local Model Into Your Editor Planned
  7. 07 Serve a Local Model Over an OpenAI-Compatible API Planned
  8. 08 Hermes Agent Tutorial: Self-Improving AI Setup Install and configure Hermes Agent so it remembers your workflows, builds reusable skills, and gets better at your tasks over time. Intermediate ~9 min Verified May 2, 2026
  9. 09 Build Local RAG Over Your Own Files Planned
  10. 10 When Local Is the Wrong Answer Planned

Prerequisites are advisory. Every part is written to work on its own, so start wherever your problem is.

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