9.4 Open WebUI for Ollama
Regardless of whether you want to use Ollama for general prompts or for use in development, the command line is probably not the most convenient way. For this reason, there are a number of options for equipping the platform with an appealing and user-friendly frontend. One of the most popular ones is Open WebUI, formerly known as Ollama WebUI.
As the name change suggests, Open WebUI was originally developed as a frontend for Ollama. However, the project supports not only Ollama but also any LLM runner with an OpenAI-compatible API. Open WebUI provides a number of functions that make it interesting both for local operation and for installation in companies:
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Easy installationThe core idea is that you host Open WebUI ...
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