How to Install PewDiePie Odysseus on Windows – Full Beginners Guide (2026), by Awais Noor on YouTube. 14 min 55 s.
- Video length
- 14 min 55 s
- Time to do it
- 30 minutes
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Steps
- 10
What you need
Steps
Open the official Odysseus GitHub page in your browser and read the README for the current install notes. Keep the page open for reference.
Download the Git for Windows installer and run it. Click Next through the default options and finish the install.
Download the Python installer from python.org. Tick Add Python to PATH on the first screen, then click Install Now.
Open Command Prompt and type git --version and python --version to confirm both tools work before you continue.
Clone the project by running git clone followed by the repository URL in Command Prompt. This creates an odysseus folder in your user directory.
Move into the folder with cd odysseus and run the Windows launch script launch-windows.ps1 as shown in the guide. Let it finish setting up.
Open Odysseus in your browser at the local address the script prints, usually localhost with a port number.
Create a.bat file with the cd and powershell launch lines, using your own folder path. Double-click it next time to start Odysseus quickly.
Install Ollama from its website, then run ollama pull with a model name such as llama3 to download a local model.
Point Odysseus at the Ollama model in its settings and send a first test message to confirm the chat works.
Tips and common mistakes
Tick Add Python to PATH during setup, or the launch script will fail to find Python.
Use your real Windows username in the.bat file path, not the placeholder YourName.
Smaller models run faster on modest hardware, so start with a compact model before trying large ones.
Only download Odysseus and models from official sources to avoid bundled malware.
Questions
Do I need a powerful GPU?
No, but a decent graphics card or plenty of RAM makes local models respond faster. Small models can run on CPU, just more slowly.
Is Odysseus really free?
Yes, it is open source and self-hosted, so there is no subscription. You only pay for your own hardware and internet.
Why does the launch script fail?
Usually Python or Git is missing from PATH. Reinstall with the PATH option ticked and reopen Command Prompt.
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