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 The Ollama Python library provides the easiest way to integrate Python 3.8+ projects with [Ollama](https://github.com/jmorganca/ollama).
 
+## Prerequisites
+
+You need to have a local ollama server running to be able to continue. To do this:
+
+- Download: https://ollama.com/
+- Run an LLM: https://ollama.com/library
+    - Example: `ollama run llama2`
+    - Example: `ollama run llama2:70b`
+
+Then:
+
+```sh
+curl https://ollama.ai/install.sh | sh
+ollama serve
+```
+
+Next you can go ahead with `ollama-python`.
+
 ## Install
 
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