⚡ Quick Start: Ollama

Install (2 minutes)

macOS

# Option 1: Download from website
# Visit https://ollama.ai and download
 
# Option 2: Use our setup script
./content/_System/Scripts/setup-ollama.sh

Pull Model (1 minute)

ollama pull llama3.2

Verify (10 seconds)

ollama list

You should see llama3.2 in the list.

Test (30 seconds)

ollama run llama3.2 "Hello!"

If you get a response, you’re ready! 🎉

Use in Obsidian

1. Open your Dashboard
2. Click ”🧠 Analyze Week (AI)”
3. View the AI-generated report

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Troubleshooting

“Ollama not available” error?

# Check if Ollama is running
ollama list
 
# If not, open Ollama app from Applications
# Or run in terminal:
ollama serve

Port 11434 not responding?

# Check what's using the port
lsof -i :11434
 
# Restart Ollama
pkill ollama
ollama serve

Need help?

• Full guide: Ollama-Setup
• Ollama docs: https://ollama.ai/docs

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Models Comparison

Model	Size	Speed	Quality	Best For
llama3.2:1b	~1GB	⚡⚡⚡	⭐⭐	Quick analysis
llama3.2	~3GB	⚡⚡	⭐⭐⭐	Balanced (default)
llama3.2:3b	~3GB	⚡⚡	⭐⭐⭐⭐	Better quality
llama3.1:8b	~8GB	⚡	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	Best quality

To switch models:

ollama pull llama3.2:3b

Then edit analyze-weekly.js line 156 to use your model.

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Time to setup: ~5 minutes
Privacy: 100% local, no data leaves your computer
Cost: Free forever