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Open WebUI (Ollama WebUI)

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description Open WebUI (Ollama WebUI) Overview

Open WebUI provides a user-friendly web interface to interact with locally running Ollama instances. It facilitates direct access to large language models for conversational AI and code completion tasks. This self-hosted solution is particularly useful for developers and users seeking privacy and control over their AI applications, allowing integration with tools like JetBrains IDEs through API connections.

help Open WebUI (Ollama WebUI) FAQ

Does Open WebUI require Ollama?

No, Open WebUI can connect to Ollama, OpenAI, Anthropic, and other OpenAI-compatible providers. Ollama remains a popular companion because it runs downloadable models locally and exposes them through an API.

Can Open WebUI run completely offline?

Yes, the interface and a local Ollama model can operate without sending prompts to a cloud provider once the software and model files are installed. Features such as web search, cloud models, or remote APIs naturally require network access.

How do I connect a Docker Open WebUI container to Ollama on the host?

The container must use an address that resolves back to the host, commonly host.docker.internal, rather than treating its own localhost as the Ollama machine. Ollama normally exposes its API on port 11434.

Where does Open WebUI store users and chat history?

A Docker installation normally stores its application data in the mounted open-webui volume at /app/backend/data. Backing up that persistent volume is essential because deleting the container without retained storage can remove accounts, settings, and conversations.

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