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- 🚨You can now run Claude Code locally for FREE.
🚨You can now run Claude Code locally for FREE.
No API costs.No rate limits.No cloud dependency.100% private on your own machine.Here’s how to set it up step-by-step 👇
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📌 Step 1: Choose your local AI engine (the “brain”)
To run Claude Code locally, you need a system that can host AI models and handle tool calls.
The easiest option right now is Ollama.
What Ollama does:
– runs AI models locally
– manages downloads and versions
– works quietly in the background
Download and install it from ollama.com.
It works on macOS and Windows.
After installation:
– Ollama runs automatically
– It exposes a local service (usually on localhost)
– No extra setup needed
📌 Step 2: Pick a coding model that fits your machine
Your computer’s power determines which model you should use.
General rule:
– High-end machines → larger, smarter models
– Mid/low-end machines → smaller, faster models
Good options:
– Powerful setup → qwen3-coder:30b
– Balanced setup → qwen2.5-coder:7b
– Lightweight setup → gemma:2b
Once you decide, open your terminal and download the model using Ollama’s pull command.
This may take a few minutes depending on the model size.
📌 Step 3: Point Claude Code to your local machine
By default, Claude expects to talk to cloud servers.
Here’s the key shift 👇
You tell Claude to use your local Ollama instance instead.
This is done by setting the base URL to your local Ollama service.
Once configured:
– Claude sends requests to your computer
– All processing stays local
– No internet required
This is the step that makes everything free and private.
📌 Step 4: Start Claude Code and test it
Now the fun part.
Navigate to any project folder on your computer and start Claude Code using the model you selected.
Once running, you can ask things like:
– “Create a simple hello-world website.”
– “Refactor this JavaScript file.”
– “Explain this codebase and improve it.”
Claude will:
– read your local files
– modify code
– create new files
– perform real coding tasks
All locally.
No cloud.
No billing dashboard.
Nano-banana
Nano-banana is one of the simplest ways to start making money online right now.
No inventory.
No shipping.
No advanced skills.
📌 Step 1: Use AI to create the product (fast)
Open Gemini and use AI to generate a kids’ book idea that’s simple, fun, and printable.
Prompt:
“Create a short children’s story about [INSERT ANIMAL / THEME] for kids aged [INSERT AGE RANGE].
Include simple language, engaging scenes, and page-by-page image descriptions.”
Gemini will generate:
– a story structure
– page ideas
– text content
– visual concepts
In minutes, you have a product outline that normally takes hours.
📌 Step 2: Turn it into a clean product using Canva
Download the text and image ideas.
Open Canva and choose a kids’ book or printable template.
Drop in:
– the text
– illustrations (or AI-generated visuals)
– adjust spacing and colors
You don’t need design skills.
Canva does the heavy lifting.
In under 10–15 minutes, you’ll have a professional kids’ book PDF ready to sell.
📌 Step 3: Sell it as a digital product (no stress)
Now comes the income part.
Create a simple sales page where people can: – see the book
– understand who it’s for
– download it instantly after payment
You can do this easily with GoHighLevel.
👉 Start here (30-day free trial)
Digital kids’ books and coloring pages sell daily because:
– parents want quick activities
– teachers want printable resources
– kids love simple stories
No printing.
No delivery.
Just upload, price it, and get paid.
If you want my AI guide filled with practical AI prompts I use daily, here’s your copy: Get a copy here
Chinonso Victor