Preparing the server

Install Docker Engine

The simplest way to install Open WebUI is via Docker. If you do not have this installed, follow the instructions here: https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/

Install Ollama (Optional)

Ollama is a simple installation. Here are guides organized by operating system: Ollama Basics

Install Open WebUI via Docker

For reference, the instructions can be found here: https://docs.openwebui.com/getting-started/quick-start/

This lab will still outline the steps in order to guide you specifically towards the intended outcomes, however, please refer to the official documentation should you run into an issue.

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

Result

main: Pulling from open-webui/open-webui
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Digest: sha256:3039364e82311729e0737bf9bdd877e6b0aa84a02a7b4f220506b28c8d3181cb
Status: Downloaded newer image for ghcr.io/open-webui/open-webui:main
ghcr.io/open-webui/open-webui:main

docker run -d -p 3000:8080 -v open-webui:/app/backend/data --name open-webui ghcr.io/open-webui/open-webui:main

Result

e1d5c496862d094c0e773d596e71b1d5acaecc135f8d6e50df7d25ad7c19994b

user@hostname:~$ docker ps

CONTAINER ID   IMAGE                                COMMAND           CREATED          STATUS                             PORTS                                         NAMES
e1d5c496862d   ghcr.io/open-webui/open-webui:main   "bash start.sh"   50 seconds ago   Up 49 seconds (health: starting)   0.0.0.0:3000->8080/tcp, [::]:3000->8080/tcp   open-webui

You should now be able to open the page by visiting the IP or hostname of the server that you installed it on via TCP port 3000

http://server:3000

You should see an initial screen. Click the arrow at the bottom.