🚀 Easy Two-Step Local Setup for the Most Powerful Open Source Model DeepSeek, with Tutorials and Installation Packages for Windows and Mac!

In just one night, China’s AI model DeepSeek-R1 has rapidly emerged, successfully capturing the attention of the global tech community. Jim Fan, an AI scientist at Nvidia, expressed his surprise, noting, “A non-American company is at the forefront of truly open and empowering research, which aligns with OpenAI’s original intentions.”

The performance of DeepSeek-R1 is not only comparable to OpenAI’s O1 but also fully open-source. This release provides us with a better opportunity to utilize open-source large language models for inference tasks.

📥 Local Installation Tutorial

1. Download the Relevant Installation Packages

To make it easier for everyone, I have prepared the relevant installation packages. The download link is as follows: https://www.patreon.com/posts/easy-two-step-r1-120936775. Of course, you can also visit the official website to download them.

Here is the information about the included installation files:

File Name	Size	Purpose
0-OllamaSetup.exe	763,249 KB	Ollama main program installation package for local deployment and running large language models
1-Run-DeepSeek-R1.bat	1 KB	Startup script for launching Ollama service and running DeepSeek-R1 model
2-ChatWise_0.6.26_x64-setup.exe	9,328 KB	ChatWise chat interface program providing a visual interaction interface

2. Install Ollama

Simply double-click the 0-OllamaSetup.exe file and click “Continue” as prompted to complete the installation.

3. Run 1-Run-DeepSeek-R1.bat

• Double-click this script, and it will automatically start the Ollama service.
• At the same time, the script will download and run the DeepSeek-R1 model.
• The first time you run it, the model will be automatically downloaded (approximately 6GB).

After completing the above steps, you can interact with DeepSeek via the command line. If you would like to use client software, you can proceed to the next step.

4. Install 2-ChatWise_0.6.26_x64-setup.exe

• This program provides a visual chat interface.
• It allows you to interact with the DeepSeek-R1 model more conveniently.
• It supports various conversation modes and features.

Once installed, the interface will look as follows. After selecting the DeepSeek R1 model, you can enjoy chatting, charting, or coding with DeepSeek-R1 in the ChatWise interface, providing an excellent experience.

💻 Mac Installation

For Mac users, we have also prepared the corresponding scripts and installation packages. Please follow the same steps for installation.