How to Configure Claude Code with Ollama (7 Steps)
A 7-step walkthrough to configure Claude Code to run fully local on Ollama using the Qwen3 Coder model.
Steps covered:
00:00 Configure Claude Code on Ollama locally
00:15 Prerequisites and system requirements
00:43 Install Ollama on your system
01:36 Install Claude Code application
02:27 Pull Qwen3 Coder model
03:21 Verify setup with launch command
04:03 Manual configuration of settings file
04:56 Troubleshooting common error messages
Links:
Ollama docs: https://docs.ollama.com
Claude Code docs: https://docs.claude.com/en/docs/claud...
Ollama GitHub: https://github.com/ollama/ollama
Claude Code GitHub: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-...
Qwen3 Coder model: https://ollama.com/library/qwen3-coder
Versions used: Ollama latest, Claude Code latest, Node.js 18+, Qwen3 Coder