Homelab / Self-Hosted

Open WebUI + Ollama

Local AI Chat Interface

Local AI Chat Interface

Open WebUI is a feature-rich ChatGPT-like interface that works with local LLMs via Ollama, giving you complete privacy and control.

Key Features

  • ChatGPT-like interface
  • Local LLM support via Ollama
  • Multiple model support
  • Chat history
  • Document upload and analysis
  • Complete privacy

Why I Use It

Running LLMs locally means I can use AI assistance without sending any of my prompts or documents to a third-party API. Open WebUI gives me a polished ChatGPT-style interface that connects to Ollama on the backend, where I can pull and run different models depending on what I need — a smaller fast model for quick tasks or a larger one when quality matters more. Everything stays on my hardware and nothing leaves the network. For working with code, documentation, or anything sensitive, having a local option that I fully control is genuinely valuable.

Links: GitHub · Official Site