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Overview

(Formerly Ollama WebUI)
ChatGPT-Style Web Interface for various LLM runners, including Ollama and OpenAI-compatible APIs

IMPORTANT: Make sure to add the following environment variable to your ollama container

OLLAMA_ORIGINS=*

Set your OpenAI API key (not persistant)

OPENAI_API_KEY

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Open WebUI

Open WebUI is a home for AI: an extensible, easy-to-use, self-hosted platform built to run entirely offline. Connect local models through Ollama or use OpenAI-compatible APIs for local and cloud models.

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Installation

Python

# With uv installed (macOS/Linux)
DATA_DIR=~/.open-webui uvx --python 3.12 open-webui@latest serve

# Or install and run with pip (Python 3.12)
pip install open-webui
open-webui serve

Then open http://localhost:8080.

Docker

docker run -d -p 3000:8080 --add-host=host.docker.internal:host-gateway -v open-webui:/app/backend/data --name open-webui --restart always ghcr.io/open-webui/open-webui:main

Then open http://localhost:3000.

Image tag	Includes
`:main`	Standard image with local AI dependencies
`:slim`	Lightweight image using external services for embeddings, document extraction, and voice
`:cuda`	Open WebUI with CUDA acceleration
`:ollama`	Open WebUI bundled with Ollama
`:dev`	Latest development build

Add these options to docker run before the image name as needed:

Option	Purpose
`-e OLLAMA_BASE_URL=http://your-ollama-server:11434`	Connect to Ollama on another server
`-e OPENAI_API_KEY=your_secret_key`	Set your OpenAI API key
`-e HF_HUB_OFFLINE=1`	Disable Hugging Face model downloads for offline use
`--gpus all`	Enable Nvidia GPU access for `:cuda` or `:ollama`; requires the Nvidia Container Toolkit

See the Docker installation guide for setup instructions and configuration options.

Desktop App

Download the native desktop app for macOS, Windows, and Linux.

Read the docs →

Ecosystem

Open Terminal / Terminals (Enterprise): The action layer that turns Open WebUI into a full agent harness, with enterprise orchestration for per-user workspaces.
Knowledge Base Sync (oikb): Mirror folders, repos, buckets, and wikis into Open WebUI Knowledge Bases with incremental sync.
Open WebUI Computer: Your computer in any browser: files, editor, terminal, git, and optional AI agents, running on your real machine.

See the ecosystem documentation for details.

Troubleshooting and Updates

See the troubleshooting guide for connection issues and the updating guide to update your installation.

Documentation

See the docs for configuration and usage, and the roadmap for planned work.

For Docker Compose, Kubernetes, and other setups, see the installation docs.

Support

Open an issue or start a discussion.

Find us on Reddit, X, and Discord.

Security

Report vulnerabilities privately through GitHub security advisories. Security reports are accepted only through GitHub.

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License

Includes code under the Open WebUI License, which requires preserving the Open WebUI branding, and prior contributions under their original licenses. See LICENSE and LICENSE_HISTORY for terms and history.

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Created by Timothy Jaeryang Baek.

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Details

Repository

ghcr.io/open-webui/open-webui:main

Registry

https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pkgs/container/open-webui

Last Updated2026-11-06

First Seen2024-04-21

Runtime arguments

Web UI: http://[IP]:[PORT:8080]/
Network: bridge
Shell: bash
Privileged: false

Template configuration

DataPathrw

Target: /app/backend/data
Default: /mnt/user/appdata/open-webui
Value: /mnt/user/appdata/open-webui

WebUI PortPorttcp

Sets the port to run Open WebUI from.

Target: 8080
Default: 8080
Value: 8080

WEBUI_SECRET_KEYVariable

You MUST set WEBUI_SECRET_KEY to a secure, persistent value. Example command: openssl rand -base64 48

ENABLE_OLLAMA_APIVariable

Enables the use of Ollama APIs.

Default: true|false

OLLAMA_BASE_URLVariable

Configures the Ollama backend URL.

Default: http://localhost:11434
Value: http://localhost:11434

ENABLE_OPENAI_APIVariable

Enables the use of OpenAI APIs.

Default: true|false

OPENAI_API_BASE_URLVariable

Configures the OpenAI base API URL.

Default: https://api.openai.com/v1
Value: https://api.openai.com/v1

OPENAI_API_KEYVariable

Sets the OpenAI API key, e.g. sk-124781258123.

WEBUI_AUTHVariable

This setting enables or disables authentication.

Default: true|false

CORS_ALLOW_ORIGINVariable

Sets the allowed origins for Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS). Smicolon ';' separated list of allowed origins.

Default: *
Value: *

ENABLE_CHANNELSVariable

Enables or disables channel support.

Default: false|true

ENABLE_FOLDERSVariable

Enables or disables the folders feature, allowing users to organize their chats into folders in the sidebar.

Default: true|false

ENABLE_NOTESVariable

Enables or disables the notes feature, allowing users to create and manage personal notes within Open WebUI.

Default: true|false

ENABLE_MEMORIESVariable

Enables or disables the memory feature, allowing models to store and retrieve long-term information about users.

Default: true|false

ENABLE_ADMIN_CHAT_ACCESSVariable

Enables admin users to directly access the chats of other users.

Default: true|false

ENABLE_ADMIN_ANALYTICSVariable

Controls whether the Analytics tab is visible and accessible in the admin panel.

Default: true|false

ENABLE_EASTER_EGGSVariable

Enables or disables easter egg features in the UI, such as special themes. Set to False to hide these optional novelty features from users.

Default: true|false

GLOBAL_LOG_LEVELVariable

Sets the global logging level for all Open WebUI components.

Default: INFO|DEBUG|WARNING|ERROR|CRITICAL

ENABLE_EVALUATION_ARENA_MODELSVariable

Enables or disables evaluation arena models.

Default: true|false

ENABLE_MESSAGE_RATINGVariable

Enables message rating feature.

Default: true|false

ENABLE_COMMUNITY_SHARINGVariable

Controls whether users can share content with the Open WebUI Community and access community resources.

Default: true|false

HTTP_PROXYVariable

Proxy for HTTP.

HTTPS_PROXYVariable

Proxy for HTTPS.

NO_PROXYVariable

Comma-separate list of hosts/IPs that bypass the proxy.