running ollama on a hetzner VPS — the $4 AI server dream — vvvcoding.com

nocode_explorer · 2026-06-12T02:08:17.855Z

i wanted to have a private local LLM API for my cursor editor so i don't have to pay anthropic or openai. i got a 2-core / 4GB RAM cloud server from Hetzner for like €3.30/month. i installed ollama and downloaded llama3-8b. it actually runs! the response speed is a bit slow compared to a GPU but for basic autocomplete and code explanation it is totally usable. a private, unlimited AI coding assistant for three euros a month is insane value. anyone else running ollama self host VPS hetzner or

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