Instructions to use Novaciano/salamandra-2b-instruct-Q4_K_M-GGUF with libraries, inference providers, notebooks, and local apps. Follow these links to get started.

Libraries

How to use Novaciano/salamandra-2b-instruct-Q4_K_M-GGUF with Transformers:

# Use a pipeline as a high-level helper
from transformers import pipeline

pipe = pipeline("text-generation", model="Novaciano/salamandra-2b-instruct-Q4_K_M-GGUF")
messages = [
    {"role": "user", "content": "Who are you?"},
]
pipe(messages)

# Load model directly
from transformers import AutoModel
model = AutoModel.from_pretrained("Novaciano/salamandra-2b-instruct-Q4_K_M-GGUF", device_map="auto")

Notebooks
Google Colab
Kaggle
Local Apps Settings

llama.cpp

How to use Novaciano/salamandra-2b-instruct-Q4_K_M-GGUF with llama.cpp:

Install (macOS, Linux)

curl -LsSf https://llama.app/install.sh | sh
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
llama serve -hf Novaciano/salamandra-2b-instruct-Q4_K_M-GGUF:Q4_K_M
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
llama cli -hf Novaciano/salamandra-2b-instruct-Q4_K_M-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Install from WinGet (Windows)

winget install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
llama serve -hf Novaciano/salamandra-2b-instruct-Q4_K_M-GGUF:Q4_K_M
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
llama cli -hf Novaciano/salamandra-2b-instruct-Q4_K_M-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Use pre-built binary

# Download pre-built binary from:
# https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp/releases
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
./llama-server -hf Novaciano/salamandra-2b-instruct-Q4_K_M-GGUF:Q4_K_M
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
./llama-cli -hf Novaciano/salamandra-2b-instruct-Q4_K_M-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Build from source code

git clone https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp.git
cd llama.cpp
cmake -B build
cmake --build build -j --target llama-server llama-cli
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
./build/bin/llama-server -hf Novaciano/salamandra-2b-instruct-Q4_K_M-GGUF:Q4_K_M
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
./build/bin/llama-cli -hf Novaciano/salamandra-2b-instruct-Q4_K_M-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Use Docker

docker model run hf.co/Novaciano/salamandra-2b-instruct-Q4_K_M-GGUF:Q4_K_M

LM Studio
Jan

vLLM

How to use Novaciano/salamandra-2b-instruct-Q4_K_M-GGUF with vLLM:

Install from pip and serve model

# Install vLLM from pip:
pip install vllm
# Start the vLLM server:
vllm serve "Novaciano/salamandra-2b-instruct-Q4_K_M-GGUF"
# Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API):
curl -X POST "http://localhost:8000/v1/chat/completions" \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	--data '{
		"model": "Novaciano/salamandra-2b-instruct-Q4_K_M-GGUF",
		"messages": [
			{
				"role": "user",
				"content": "What is the capital of France?"
			}
		]
	}'

Use Docker

docker model run hf.co/Novaciano/salamandra-2b-instruct-Q4_K_M-GGUF:Q4_K_M

SGLang

How to use Novaciano/salamandra-2b-instruct-Q4_K_M-GGUF with SGLang:

Install from pip and serve model

# Install SGLang from pip:
pip install sglang
# Start the SGLang server:
python3 -m sglang.launch_server \
    --model-path "Novaciano/salamandra-2b-instruct-Q4_K_M-GGUF" \
    --host 0.0.0.0 \
    --port 30000
# Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API):
curl -X POST "http://localhost:30000/v1/chat/completions" \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	--data '{
		"model": "Novaciano/salamandra-2b-instruct-Q4_K_M-GGUF",
		"messages": [
			{
				"role": "user",
				"content": "What is the capital of France?"
			}
		]
	}'

Use Docker images

docker run --gpus all \
    --shm-size 32g \
    -p 30000:30000 \
    -v ~/.cache/huggingface:/root/.cache/huggingface \
    --env "HF_TOKEN=<secret>" \
    --ipc=host \
    lmsysorg/sglang:latest \
    python3 -m sglang.launch_server \
        --model-path "Novaciano/salamandra-2b-instruct-Q4_K_M-GGUF" \
        --host 0.0.0.0 \
        --port 30000
# Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API):
curl -X POST "http://localhost:30000/v1/chat/completions" \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	--data '{
		"model": "Novaciano/salamandra-2b-instruct-Q4_K_M-GGUF",
		"messages": [
			{
				"role": "user",
				"content": "What is the capital of France?"
			}
		]
	}'

Ollama
How to use Novaciano/salamandra-2b-instruct-Q4_K_M-GGUF with Ollama:
```
ollama run hf.co/Novaciano/salamandra-2b-instruct-Q4_K_M-GGUF:Q4_K_M
```

Unsloth Studio

How to use Novaciano/salamandra-2b-instruct-Q4_K_M-GGUF with Unsloth Studio:

Install Unsloth Studio (macOS, Linux, WSL)

curl -fsSL https://unsloth.ai/install.sh | sh
# Run unsloth studio
unsloth studio -H 0.0.0.0 -p 8888
# Then open http://localhost:8888 in your browser
# Search for Novaciano/salamandra-2b-instruct-Q4_K_M-GGUF to start chatting

Install Unsloth Studio (Windows)

irm https://unsloth.ai/install.ps1 | iex
# Run unsloth studio
unsloth studio -H 0.0.0.0 -p 8888
# Then open http://localhost:8888 in your browser
# Search for Novaciano/salamandra-2b-instruct-Q4_K_M-GGUF to start chatting

Using HuggingFace Spaces for Unsloth

# No setup required
# Open https://huggingface.co/spaces/unsloth/studio in your browser
# Search for Novaciano/salamandra-2b-instruct-Q4_K_M-GGUF to start chatting

Docker Model Runner
How to use Novaciano/salamandra-2b-instruct-Q4_K_M-GGUF with Docker Model Runner:
```
docker model run hf.co/Novaciano/salamandra-2b-instruct-Q4_K_M-GGUF:Q4_K_M
```

Lemonade

How to use Novaciano/salamandra-2b-instruct-Q4_K_M-GGUF with Lemonade:

Pull the model

# Download Lemonade from https://lemonade-server.ai/
lemonade pull Novaciano/salamandra-2b-instruct-Q4_K_M-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Run and chat with the model

lemonade run user.salamandra-2b-instruct-Q4_K_M-GGUF-Q4_K_M

List all available models

lemonade list

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@@ -82,12 +82,12 @@ Invoke the llama.cpp server or the CLI.
 ### CLI:
 ```bash
-llama-cli --hf-repo Novaciano/salamandra-2b-instruct-Q4_K_M-GGUF --hf-file salamandra-2b-instruct-q4_k_m-imat.gguf -p "The meaning to life and the universe is"
 ```
 ### Server:
 ```bash
-llama-server --hf-repo Novaciano/salamandra-2b-instruct-Q4_K_M-GGUF --hf-file salamandra-2b-instruct-q4_k_m-imat.gguf -c 2048
 ```
 Note: You can also use this checkpoint directly through the [usage steps](https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp?tab=readme-ov-file#usage) listed in the Llama.cpp repo as well.
@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@ cd llama.cpp && LLAMA_CURL=1 make
 Step 3: Run inference through the main binary.
 ```
-./llama-cli --hf-repo Novaciano/salamandra-2b-instruct-Q4_K_M-GGUF --hf-file salamandra-2b-instruct-q4_k_m-imat.gguf -p "The meaning to life and the universe is"
 ```
 or
 ```
-./llama-server --hf-repo Novaciano/salamandra-2b-instruct-Q4_K_M-GGUF --hf-file salamandra-2b-instruct-q4_k_m-imat.gguf -c 2048
 ```

 ### CLI:
 ```bash
+llama-cli --hf-repo Novaciano/salamandra-2b-instruct-Q4_K_M-GGUF --hf-file salamandra-2b-instruct-q4_k_m.gguf -p "The meaning to life and the universe is"
 ```
 ### Server:
 ```bash
+llama-server --hf-repo Novaciano/salamandra-2b-instruct-Q4_K_M-GGUF --hf-file salamandra-2b-instruct-q4_k_m.gguf -c 2048
 ```
 Note: You can also use this checkpoint directly through the [usage steps](https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp?tab=readme-ov-file#usage) listed in the Llama.cpp repo as well.
 Step 3: Run inference through the main binary.
 ```
+./llama-cli --hf-repo Novaciano/salamandra-2b-instruct-Q4_K_M-GGUF --hf-file salamandra-2b-instruct-q4_k_m.gguf -p "The meaning to life and the universe is"
 ```
 or
 ```
+./llama-server --hf-repo Novaciano/salamandra-2b-instruct-Q4_K_M-GGUF --hf-file salamandra-2b-instruct-q4_k_m.gguf -c 2048
 ```