This post will guide you through integrating VS Code IDE Continue Plugin with Ollama, covering both local and remote setups.

Integrating VS Code Continue Plugin with Ollama

1. Setting Up Ollama Locally

Ollama a fantastic, lightweight, and easy-to-use tool for running LLMs locally.

2. Setting up VS Code Continue Plugin

Continue is an open-source AI coding assistant designed to integrate directly into popular development environments

  • Install the Continue Extension: In VS Code, go to the Extensions view (Ctrl+Shift+X or Cmd+Shift+X) and search for “Continue”.

3. Setting up a Local Ollama Connection:

The continue extension should automatically detect your Ollama instance.

The continue ~/.continue/config.yaml

name: Local Config
version: 1.0.0
schema: v1
models:
  - name: Autodetect
    provider: ollama
    model: AUTODETECT

4. Setting Up a Remote Ollama Connection (Cloud Instance):

The ~/.continue/config.yaml configurtion for Remote Ollama Connection is below.

name: Remote Config
version: 1.0.0
schema: v1
models:
  - name: Autodetect
    provider: ollama
    model: AUTODETECT
    apiBase: http://192.168.1.237:11434

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