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 If a different directory needs to be used, set the environment variable `OLLAMA_MODELS` to the chosen directory.
 
+> Note: on Linux using the standard installer, the `ollama` user needs read and write access to the specified directory. To assign the directory to the `ollama` user run `sudo chown -R ollama:ollama <directory>`.
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 Refer to the section [above](#how-do-i-configure-ollama-server) for how to set environment variables on your platform.
 
 ## How can I use Ollama in Visual Studio Code?