Semantic Kernel Ollama Connector Sample

Prerequisites

• Docker
• .NET SDK
• Ollama

Setup and Installation

1. Pull and Run Ollama Container

# Pull Ollama image
docker pull ollama/ollama

# Run Ollama container
docker run -d -v ollama:/root/.ollama -p 11434:11434 --name ollama ollama/ollama

# Pull Llama3.2 model
docker exec -it ollama ollama pull llama3.2

2. Run .NET Application

# Navigate to project directory
dotnet run

Configuration Notes

• Ollama runs locally on port 11434
• Persistent model storage is mapped to the ollama volume
• Llama3.2 model is used in this example

Troubleshooting

• Ensure Docker is running
• Verify Ollama container is active with docker ps
• Check network connectivity to localhost:11434

Console app