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 "generated": "2026-10-25",
 "id": "open-webui-open-webui--run-a-private-chatgpt-style-ui-for-local-models",
 "repo": "open-webui/open-webui",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui",
 "repo_slug": "open-webui-open-webui",
 "title": "Run a private ChatGPT-style app for your local models",
 "page_title": "How to run a private ChatGPT-style app for your local models with Open WebUI",
 "summary": "Start Open WebUI with Docker or pip and chat with Ollama models in the browser.",
 "who": "Someone running Ollama who wants a proper chat app instead of the terminal.",
 "problem": "Local models are hard to use day to day without a good interface.",
 "outcome": "A browser chat app at localhost:3000 talking to your local models, offline if you want.",
 "steps": [
  "With 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`",
  "Or with Python: `pip install open-webui`, then `open-webui serve`",
  "Open http://localhost:3000 and create the admin account",
  "Pick an Ollama model, or add an OpenAI-compatible API in settings"
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "Install open-webui/open-webui with Docker on this machine, connect it to my local Ollama, and confirm I can chat with <model>. Tell me where chats are stored and how to back them up.",
 "agents": [
  "any"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Beginner",
 "time": "10 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "",
 "category": "Personal productivity",
 "tags": [
  "Personal productivity"
 ],
 "lang": "python",
 "requirements": [
  "Docker, or Python with pip",
  "Ollama for local models, or an OpenAI-compatible API key",
  "A GPU is optional (the :cuda image uses it)"
 ],
 "risk": "none",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [],
 "best": true,
 "score": 1.0,
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