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- `explorer %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\Ollama` contains the binaries (The installer adds this to your user PATH)
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- `explorer %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\Ollama` contains the binaries (The installer adds this to your user PATH)
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- `explorer %HOMEPATH%\.ollama` contains models and configuration
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- `explorer %HOMEPATH%\.ollama` contains models and configuration
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- `explorer %TEMP%` contains temporary executable files in one or more `ollama*` directories
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- `explorer %TEMP%` contains temporary executable files in one or more `ollama*` directories
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+## Standalone CLI
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+The easiest way to install Ollama on Windows is to use the `OllamaSetup.exe`
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+installer. It installs in your account without requiring Administrator rights.
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+We update Ollama regularly to support the latest models, and this installer will
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+help you keep up to date.
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+If you'd like to install or integrate Ollama as a service, a standalone
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+`ollama-windows-amd64.zip` zip file is available containing only the Ollama CLI
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+and GPU library dependencies for Nvidia and AMD. This allows for embedding
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+Ollama in existing applications, or running it as a system service via `ollama
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+serve` with tools such as [NSSM](https://nssm.cc/).
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Daniel Hiltgen