Show HN: Llama.cpp Tutorial 2026: Run GGUF Models Locally on CPU and GPU
Complete llama.cpp tutorial for 2026. Install, compile with CUDA/Metal, run GGUF models, tune all inference flags, use the API server, speculative decoding, and benchmark your hardware.
https://vucense.com/dev-corner/llama-cpp-tutorial-run-gguf-m... Ive been trying to run local, effectively followed this guide (before the guide existed), and have not had any success. Llama builds fine, and then when i start it up, it just indefinitely spins its progress bar. I left it sit for 3 days and nada. Running on an 8core 12gb ram vm, which has an amd rx5500xt (8gb) passed through. ROCm built, llama built with the correct flags. What am i missing? Logs to troubleshoot, for starters. I was just looking for a comprehensive website like this. Thank you great tutorial