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How to Deploy Llama 2 on a $5/month DigitalOcean Droplet

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⚡ Deploy this in under 10 minutes Get $200 free: https://m.do.co/c/9fa609b86a0e ($5/month server — this is what I used) How to Deploy Llama 2 on a $5/month DigitalOcean Droplet: A Production-Ready Guide Stop overpaying for AI APIs. I'm going to show you exactly how to run Llama 2 inference on a $5/…

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