From Zero to Local Deployment of Large Language Models: A Developer's Complete Practical Notes

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This article provides an in-depth analysis of a developer's complete practical experience in running, fine-tuning, and deploying large language models in a local environment using tools like Ollama, llama.cpp, and MLX—without relying on commercial APIs such as GPT or Claude.