Building a Local LLM Environment with Dify and Ollama on M4 Mac mini (16GB)

Published:Jan 2, 2026 13:35
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Zenn LLM

Analysis

The article describes the process of setting up a local LLM environment using Dify and Ollama on an M4 Mac mini (16GB). The author, a former network engineer now in IT, aims to create a development environment for app publication and explores the limits of the system with a specific model (Llama 3.2 Vision). The focus is on the practical experience of a beginner, highlighting resource constraints.

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The author, a former network engineer, is new to Mac and IT, and is building the environment for app development.