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Quick Start Guide

This guide will help you get started with Ollama PDF RAG quickly.

Prerequisites

Ensure you have: - Completed the installation - Started the Ollama service - Pulled the required models: 

ollama pull llama3.2
ollama pull nomic-embed-text

Starting the Application

  1. Activate your virtual environment: 

    source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: .\venv\Scripts\activate

  2. Start the application: 

    python run.py

  3. Open your browser to http://localhost:8501

Basic Usage

1. Upload a PDF

  • Use the file uploader in the sidebar
  • Or try the sample PDF provided

2. Select a Model

  • Choose from your locally available Ollama models
  • Default is llama3.2

3. Ask Questions

  • Type your question in the chat input
  • Press Enter or click Send
  • Wait for the response

4. Adjust Display

  • Use the zoom slider to adjust PDF visibility
  • PDF pages are displayed on the right

5. Clean Up

  • Use "Delete Collection" when switching documents
  • This ensures clean context for new documents

Example Usage

Here's a simple example workflow:

  1. Upload a PDF about machine learning
  2. Ask questions like:
  3. "What are the main topics covered in this document?"
  4. "Can you explain the concept of X mentioned on page Y?"
  5. "Summarize the key findings"

Tips

  • Start with broad questions to understand document content
  • Be specific when asking about particular sections
  • Use follow-up questions for clarification
  • Clear the context when switching documents

Next Steps