Personal ChatBot with Ollama (LLaMA 3)

This is a simple AI chatbot web app that runs locally using Ollama and the LLaMA 3 model. This can be done locally from your browser no API key needed!

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Features

• Interactive chatbot interface (HTML + CSS + JS)
• Node.js + Express backend
• LLaMA 3 model served locally using Ollama
• No OpenAI API key or internet connection required after setup

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Setup Instructions

1. Clone this repository

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/personal-chatbot.git
cd personal-chatbot

2. Install Node.js dependencies

npm install

3. Install & run Ollama

ollama pull llama3
ollama serve

4. In new terminal run node server.js and make sure ollamaaaa.js and server.js are in same file

node server.js

Limitations

• Local only: doesn't work online can only work on your system locally
• No memory storage: It doesn't store memory

References:

• Coursera Hands-on Lab: Building a Basic Chatbot using ChatGPT (I've used Ollama instead of OpenAI here)
• Chatgpt for debugging and crashes, restructuring the code and resolving server/model integration issues.