# Fine-tuning for Beginners

If you're a beginner, here might be the first questions you'll ask before your first fine-tune. You can also always ask our community by joining our [Reddit page](https://www.reddit.com/r/unsloth/).

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th data-type="content-ref"></th><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><a href="fine-tuning-llms-guide">fine-tuning-llms-guide</a></td><td>Step-by-step on how to fine-tune!</td><td>Learn the core basics of training.</td><td><a href="fine-tuning-llms-guide">fine-tuning-llms-guide</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="fine-tuning-llms-guide/what-model-should-i-use">what-model-should-i-use</a></td><td>Instruct or Base Model?</td><td>How big should my dataset be?</td><td><a href="fine-tuning-llms-guide/what-model-should-i-use">what-model-should-i-use</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="../models/tutorials">tutorials</a></td><td>How to Run &#x26; Fine-tune DeepSeek?</td><td>What settings should I set when running Gemma 3?</td><td><a href="../models/tutorials">tutorials</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="fine-tuning-for-beginners/faq-+-is-fine-tuning-right-for-me">faq-+-is-fine-tuning-right-for-me</a></td><td>What can fine-tuning do for me?</td><td>RAG vs. Fine-tuning?</td><td><a href="fine-tuning-for-beginners/faq-+-is-fine-tuning-right-for-me">faq-+-is-fine-tuning-right-for-me</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="install">install</a></td><td>How do I install Unsloth locally?</td><td>How to update Unsloth?</td><td><a href="install">install</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="fine-tuning-llms-guide/datasets-guide">datasets-guide</a></td><td>How do I structure/prepare my dataset?</td><td>How do I collect data?</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="fine-tuning-for-beginners/unsloth-requirements">unsloth-requirements</a></td><td>Does Unsloth work on my GPU?</td><td>How much VRAM will I need?</td><td><a href="fine-tuning-for-beginners/unsloth-requirements">unsloth-requirements</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="../basics/inference-and-deployment">inference-and-deployment</a></td><td>How do I save my model locally?</td><td>How do I run my model via Ollama or vLLM?</td><td><a href="../basics/inference-and-deployment">inference-and-deployment</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="fine-tuning-llms-guide/lora-hyperparameters-guide">lora-hyperparameters-guide</a></td><td>What happens when I change a parameter?</td><td>What parameters should I change?</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

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