Docker Model Runner: A beginner’s guide to running open models on your own machine [Part 1]

Docker has been the de facto containerization ecosystem for more than a decade now. It recently added a model runner that runs many open models locally via a docker model command. In this post, you will learn how to use the Docker model runner to run Smollm2 locally and interact with it. Let’s get started! Table of contents # Prerequisites Running Smollm2 with Docker Model Runner Pull a model with…