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Zero To Mastery

Local AI Revolution: Ollama and OpenClaw

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Overview

Take full control of your AI by building a complete self-hosted stack from scratch using Ollama and OpenClaw. Learn how to serve open models, accelerate inference with rented GPUs, and deploy autonomous AI agents that work on your terms.
  • Deploy Ollama on a Linux server
  • Run open-weight LLMs privately
  • Build a ChatGPT-style interface with Open WebUI
  • Move AI workloads from CPU to GPU
  • Rent and configure GPU infrastructure
  • Install and configure OpenClaw
  • Build autonomous agentic AI workflows
  • Connect AI agents to Telegram

Syllabus

  •   Introduction
    • Introduction to the Local AI Revolution
    • Exercise: Meet Your Classmates and Instructor
    • Course Resources
  •   Private AI: Ollama + Open Source Models From Scratch
    • DigitalOcean Sign Up and SSH Setup
    • Create the Droplet and Set Up Your User
    • Install and Configure Ollama
    • Where to Find Ollama Models: Ollama Library, Hugging Face, GGUF, and Model Tags
    • Pull Models and Run Your First Inference
    • Parameters, Quantization, and VRAM: Why Models Are the Size They Are
    • Adjusting Model Behaviour in the Interactive Shell
    • Saving and Reusing Model Configurations
    • Customizing Models with Modelfile
    • ChatGPT-Like Interface for Your Private AI: Open WebUI Setup
    • Access Your AI Securely From Anywhere: SSH Tunneling Explained
    • LM Studio: A Desktop Alternative to Ollama
  •   GPU Inference on Vast.ai + OpenClaw: 20× Faster, Same Stack
    • Introduction: From CPU to GPU
    • Sign Up on Vast.ai and Add Your SSH Key
    • Deploy a GPU Instance and Connect
    • Install and Configure Ollama
    • Pull Models and Manage the Instance
    • CPU vs GPU - Live Benchmark
    • What Is Agentic AI? The Shift From Chatbots to Autonomous Agents
    • Install and Configure OpenClaw
    • Session Startup and Terminal Multiplexing
    • Connect Telegram to OpenClaw
    • OpenClaw Config: Telegram Hardening
  •   Where To Go From Here?
    • Review This Byte!
    • Become An Alumni

Taught by

Andrei Dumitrescu

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