--- title: How I Built a Custom QA LLM Using Unsloth, LoRA & Apple... description: In this video, I walk you through everything you need to know about fine-tuning Large Language Models (LLMs) — from absolute zero knowledge in machine learning... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/how-i-built-a-custom-qa-llm-using-unsloth-lora-apple-mlx-complete-beginner-course-tkjk21n13 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: How I Built a Custom QA LLM Using Unsloth, LoRA & Apple MLX — Complete Beginner Course | daily.dev og:description: In this video, I walk you through everything you need to know about fine-tuning Large Language Models (LLMs) — from absolute zero knowledge in machine learning... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/how-i-built-a-custom-qa-llm-using-unsloth-lora-apple-mlx-complete-beginner-course-tkjk21n13 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/TKJK21N13.png og:image:alt: How I Built a Custom QA LLM Using Unsloth, LoRA & Apple MLX — Complete Beginner Course og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # How I Built a Custom QA LLM Using Unsloth, LoRA & Apple MLX — Complete Beginner Course **[Execute Automation](https://daily.dev/sources/executeautomation)** · 6 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary In this video, I walk you through everything you need to know about fine-tuning Large Language Models (LLMs) — from absolute zero knowledge in machine learning all the way to advanced fine-tuning techniques used by teams like DeepSeek R1. 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