How to use an open model with your application using Docker Model Runner and Docker Compose [Part 2]
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You can run open models with other apps, such as Ollama. Docker Model Runner shines when you want to connect your application’s Docker container with an open model. It feels more native to Docker to define both the application and the model in a single Docker Compose file. You will learn to do so in this tutorial with a demo app built with Node.js that talks to Smollm2, defined in a Docker Compose file. Let’s get going!