Local RAG with Ollama and ChromaDB: Running AI Offline
Why I Built This I wanted a chatbot that answers questions from my own documents — without sending data to a cloud API. This RAG setup runs fully offline with Ollama and ChromaDB on my machine. Privacy — your data stays on your machine No API costs — no usage fees or rate limits Speed — no network delay for each query Control — you choose what goes into the knowledge base Offline use — works without internet after setup Architecture Overview My local RAG system consists of four main components: ...