Build a RAG system from scratch — Part 1

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Learn to build a RAG system from scratch and understand its fundamentals

intermediate Published 14 Jun 2026
Action Steps
  1. Participate in the LLM ZoomCamp course to learn RAG fundamentals
  2. Build a simple RAG system using available tools and frameworks
  3. Configure and fine-tune the RAG model for better performance
  4. Test and evaluate the RAG system with sample queries and datasets
  5. Apply the RAG system to real-world applications and use cases
Who Needs to Know This

Data scientists, ML engineers, and software developers can benefit from building a RAG system to improve their information retrieval and question-answering capabilities

Key Insight

💡 Building a RAG system from scratch requires understanding of LLMs and information retrieval fundamentals

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Learn to build a RAG system from scratch and understand its fundamentals

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I have built RAGs at work, but always learned on the fly. This week, I had a chance to participate in the LLM ZoomCamp, a free course on… Continue reading on Medium »
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