How to setup a free, self-hosted AI model for use with VS Code

You have probably heard about GitHub Co-pilot. It's an AI assistant that helps you code. There are a few AI coding assistants out there but most cost money to access from an IDE. But did you know you can run self-hosted AI models for free on your own hardware? All you need is a machine with a supported GPU.

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We are going to use an ollama docker image to host AI models that have been pre-trained …

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