Deploying Quantized Local LLMs on VPS Using llama.cpp and FastAPI

Running quantized Large Language Models directly on cloud Virtual Private Servers provides low-cost, predictable inference without relying on external API limits.

Environment Setup

Install llama-cpp-python with CPU optimizations on Linux:

pip install llama-cpp-python --extra-index-url [https://abetlen.github.io/llama-cpp-python/wheels/cpu](https://abetlen.github.io/llama-cpp-python/wheels/cpu)