# How to Run Local LLMs: Setup Guide, Model Benchmarks, and Optimization

> The definitive guide to running local LLMs on your hardware: hardware requirements, Ollama and Open WebUI deployment, Llama 3, Qwen 2.5, DeepSeek, and GGUF quantization.

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> Open the full guide on the website: https://gotburnout.io/en/guides/local_llm/local-llm-setup-and-models-review