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Run an LLM Locally: A Privacy Setup Where Data Never Leaves the Machine

A local model running in 2 hours6 steps3 tools

What this scenario solves

Sensitive data cannot go to a cloud API, yet you still need AI to process it — a seeming dead end.

Tool stack

Not the only solution, but a stack we have verified end to end. Each tool links to its full review, including who it is not for.

  1. 01
    OllamaOllama

    Run open models locally with one command, exposing an OpenAI-compatible API

  2. 02
    LM StudioLM Studio

    GUI to download, manage, and run local models; supports GGUF and MLX

  3. 03
    vLLM開源社群(源於 UC Berkeley)

    High-throughput LLM inference server — the default choice for self-hosted production

What you end up with

You get

A local OpenAI-compatible endpoint your existing code can switch to by changing one base URL, with model and quantisation guidance.

Full steps

  1. 01安裝
  2. 02常用模型推薦
  3. 03基本使用
  4. 04API 模式
  5. 05在 Claude Code 中使用 Ollama
  6. 06實際使用場景

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Level: Intermediate · Tracks: Developer Track · Business Track · Finance Track · Last verified: 2026-09-29