Build your own AI assistant that answers questions from your documents – entirely on your local machine. Assuming a basic acquaintance with Python, this course will teach you how to run a local LLM, turn PDFs into searchable chunks, generate embeddings, store them in a vector database, and connect retrieval and generation into a complete RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) pipeline. You’ll create OpenAI-compatible and RAG endpoints with FastAPI, work with Ollama and Qdrant, and finish by building a browser-based interface for asking questions and reviewing sources.
This course stands out because everything is built locally, from end to end. Instead of relying on black-box cloud services, you will master every step of the system you build – from document processing and vector search to prompt construction and answer generation. You’ll learn by actually building, adding one piece at a time. With each module, you’ll unlock a new feature in your project., By the end, you will have a production-ready AI project you can run, customize, and share.
Status: LLM Application
LLM Application
Status: Agentic Workflows
Agentic Workflows
Intermediate·Course·21 hours
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5.0
·Reviewed Aug 1, 2026
Its fun and easy to understand, now I can build my own ai assistant offline
5.0
·Reviewed Jun 22, 2026
Liked the flexibility of environments, and overall the flow.
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Sargis
5.0
·Reviewed Jun 23, 2026
Honestly, this course ate!!
Finally found an AI course that doesn't spend 90% of the time explaining what AI is. The whole LLM + local models + RAG ecosystem started making sense for the first time. Finished it feeling way more confident about building my own AI tools.
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Emilia
5.0
·Reviewed Jun 22, 2026
Great hands-on course for anyone interested in building practical AI tools locally. The course explains how LLMs, local models, and RAG can work together, and the project-based format makes it easy to follow.
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Anastasia
5.0
·Reviewed Jun 23, 2026
A very relevant and practical course. With the scale adoption of AI, learning how to work with local LLMs is valuable for me, especially with the focus on saving on AI credits :)
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Dhruv
5.0
·Reviewed Aug 5, 2026
💔💔💔 I completed the course early It was helpful forgot to click the submit button
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DunLoop
5.0
·Reviewed Aug 2, 2026
Its fun and easy to understand, now I can build my own ai assistant offline
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Илья
5.0
·Reviewed Jun 23, 2026
Thanks a lot! It was a quick and helpful guide on creating an AI agent
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Emilia
5.0
·Reviewed Jun 23, 2026
Liked the flexibility of environments, and overall the flow.
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Regina
5.0
·Reviewed Jun 23, 2026
The course is great, thanks
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Tomás
4.0
·Reviewed Aug 1, 2026
El curso tiene todas las bases necesarias para construir tu primer sistema RAG. Me ha ayudado mucho a entender el funcionamiento de esta tecnología.
No puedo esperar en aplicarlo a futuros proyectos, recomendable.