┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Your Application │
│ (Makes HTTP requests) │
└──────────────┬──────────────────────────┘ │
┌──────────────▼──────────────────────────┐
│ Nginx Reverse Proxy │
│ (Load balancing + Health checks) │
└──────────────┬──────────────────────────┘ │ ┌──────────┴──────────┬──────────┐ │ │ │
┌───▼────┐ ┌────▼───┐ ┌──▼────┐
│ Ollama │ │ Ollama │ │Ollama │
│Instance │ │Instance│ │Instance│
│ :8001 │ │ :8002 │ │ :8003 │
└────────┘ └────────┘ └───────┘
┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Your Application │
│ (Makes HTTP requests) │
└──────────────┬──────────────────────────┘ │
┌──────────────▼──────────────────────────┐
│ Nginx Reverse Proxy │
│ (Load balancing + Health checks) │
└──────────────┬──────────────────────────┘ │ ┌──────────┴──────────┬──────────┐ │ │ │
┌───▼────┐ ┌────▼───┐ ┌──▼────┐
│ Ollama │ │ Ollama │ │Ollama │
│Instance │ │Instance│ │Instance│
│ :8001 │ │ :8002 │ │ :8003 │
└────────┘ └────────┘ └───────┘
┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Your Application │
│ (Makes HTTP requests) │
└──────────────┬──────────────────────────┘ │
┌──────────────▼──────────────────────────┐
│ Nginx Reverse Proxy │
│ (Load balancing + Health checks) │
└──────────────┬──────────────────────────┘ │ ┌──────────┴──────────┬──────────┐ │ │ │
┌───▼────┐ ┌────▼───┐ ┌──▼────┐
│ Ollama │ │ Ollama │ │Ollama │
│Instance │ │Instance│ │Instance│
│ :8001 │ │ :8002 │ │ :8003 │
└────────┘ └────────┘ └───────┘
ssh root@your_droplet_ip
ssh root@your_droplet_ip
ssh root@your_droplet_ip
apt update && apt upgrade -y
apt install -y docker.io docker-compose nginx curl htop
usermod -aG docker root
apt update && apt upgrade -y
apt install -y docker.io docker-compose nginx curl htop
usermod -aG docker root
apt update && apt upgrade -y
apt install -y docker.io docker-compose nginx curl htop
usermod -aG docker root
docker --version
docker run hello-world
docker --version
docker run hello-world
docker --version
docker run hello-world
version: '3.8' services: ollama-1: image: ollama/ollama:latest container_name: ollama-1 ports: - "8001:11434" environment: - OLLAMA_HOST=0.0.0.0:11434 volumes: - ollama-data-1:/root/.ollama restart: unless-stopped healthcheck: test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:11434/api/tags"] interval: 30s timeout: 10s retries: 3 start_period: 40s ollama-2: image: ollama/ollama:latest container_name: ollama-2 ports: - "8002:11434" environment: - OLLAMA_HOST=0.0.0.0:11434 volumes: - ollama-data-2:/root/.ollama restart: unless-stopped healthcheck: test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:11434/api/tags"] interval: 30s timeout: 10s retries: 3 start_period: 40s ollama-3: image: ollama/ollama:latest container_name: ollama-3 ports: - "8003:11434" environment: - OLLAMA_HOST=0.0.0.0:11434 volumes: - ollama-data-3:/root/.ollama restart: unless-stopped healthcheck: test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:11434/api/tags"] interval: 30s timeout: 10s retries: 3 start_period: 40s volumes: ollama-data-1: ollama-data-2: ollama-data-3:
version: '3.8' services: ollama-1: image: ollama/ollama:latest container_name: ollama-1 ports: - "8001:11434" environment: - OLLAMA_HOST=0.0.0.0:11434 volumes: - ollama-data-1:/root/.ollama restart: unless-stopped healthcheck: test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:11434/api/tags"] interval: 30s timeout: 10s retries: 3 start_period: 40s ollama-2: image: ollama/ollama:latest container_name: ollama-2 ports: - "8002:11434" environment: - OLLAMA_HOST=0.0.0.0:11434 volumes: - ollama-data-2:/root/.ollama restart: unless-stopped healthcheck: test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:11434/api/tags"] interval: 30s timeout: 10s retries: 3 start_period: 40s ollama-3: image: ollama/ollama:latest container_name: ollama-3 ports: - "8003:11434" environment: - OLLAMA_HOST=0.0.0.0:11434 volumes: - ollama-data-3:/root/.ollama restart: unless-stopped healthcheck: test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:11434/api/tags"] interval: 30s timeout: 10s retries: 3 start_period: 40s volumes: ollama-data-1: ollama-data-2: ollama-data-3:
version: '3.8' services: ollama-1: image: ollama/ollama:latest container_name: ollama-1 ports: - "8001:11434" environment: - OLLAMA_HOST=0.0.0.0:11434 volumes: - ollama-data-1:/root/.ollama restart: unless-stopped healthcheck: test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:11434/api/tags"] interval: 30s timeout: 10s retries: 3 start_period: 40s ollama-2: image: ollama/ollama:latest container_name: ollama-2 ports: - "8002:11434" environment: - OLLAMA_HOST=0.0.0.0:11434 volumes: - ollama-data-2:/root/.ollama restart: unless-stopped healthcheck: test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:11434/api/tags"] interval: 30s timeout: 10s retries: 3 start_period: 40s ollama-3: image: ollama/ollama:latest container_name: ollama-3 ports: - "8003:11434" environment: - OLLAMA_HOST=0.0.0.0:11434 volumes: - ollama-data-3:/root/.ollama restart: unless-stopped healthcheck: test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:11434/api/tags"] interval: 30s timeout: 10s retries: 3 start_period: 40s volumes: ollama-data-1: ollama-data-2: ollama-data-3:
docker-compose up -d
docker-compose up -d
docker-compose up -d
curl http://localhost:8001/api/tags
curl http://localhost:8002/api/tags
curl http://localhost:8003/api/tags
curl http://localhost:8001/api/tags
curl http://localhost:8002/api/tags
curl http://localhost:8003/api/tags
curl http://localhost:8001/api/tags
curl http://localhost:8002/api/tags
curl http://localhost:8003/api/tags
docker exec ollama-1 ollama pull llama2:7b
docker exec ollama-2 ollama pull llama2:7b
docker exec ollama-3 ollama pull llama2:7b
docker exec ollama-1 ollama pull llama2:7b
docker exec ollama-2 ollama pull llama2:7b
docker exec ollama-3 ollama pull llama2:7b
docker exec ollama-1 ollama pull llama2:7b
docker exec ollama-2 ollama pull llama2:7b
docker exec ollama-3 ollama pull llama2:7b
nginx
upstream ollama_backend { least_conn; server 127.0.0.1:8001 max_fails=2 fail_timeout=10s; server 127.0.0.1:8002 max_fails=2 fail_timeout=10s; server 127.0.0.1:8003 max_fails=2 fail_timeout=10s;
} server { listen 80; server_name _; ---
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nginx
upstream ollama_backend { least_conn; server 127.0.0.1:8001 max_fails=2 fail_timeout=10s; server 127.0.0.1:8002 max_fails=2 fail_timeout=10s; server 127.0.0.1:8003 max_fails=2 fail_timeout=10s;
} server { listen 80; server_name _; ---
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nginx
upstream ollama_backend { least_conn; server 127.0.0.1:8001 max_fails=2 fail_timeout=10s; server 127.0.0.1:8002 max_fails=2 fail_timeout=10s; server 127.0.0.1:8003 max_fails=2 fail_timeout=10s;
} server { listen 80; server_name _; ---
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- Claude API: $0.003 per 1K tokens (input)
- Your local Llama 3.2: $0.0000 per 1K tokens (after setup) - One server dies → your app goes down
- You push updates → 30 seconds of downtime
- Traffic spikes → requests timeout
- No way to scale without rebuilding - Cost: 50x cheaper than API calls
- Reliability: Automatic failover with health checks
- Scale: Add more instances without code changes
- Control: Your data stays on your servers - Size: Basic ($5/month) — yes, seriously
- OS: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Region: Choose your closest region
- Add: Enable monitoring (free)
