ollama/docs/faq.md

FAQ

• How can I view the logs?
• How can I expose Ollama on my network?
• How can I allow additional web origins to access Ollama?
• Where are models stored?

How can I view the logs?

On macOS:

cat ~/.ollama/logs/server.log

On Linux:

journalctl -u ollama

If you're running ollama serve directly, the logs will be printed to the console.

How can I expose Ollama on my network?

Ollama binds to 127.0.0.1 port 11434 by default. Change the bind address with the OLLAMA_HOST environment variable.

On macOS:

OLLAMA_HOST=0.0.0.0:11435 ollama serve

On Linux:

Create a systemd drop-in directory and set Environment=OLLAMA_HOST

mkdir -p /etc/systemd/system/ollama.service.d
echo "[Service]" >>/etc/systemd/system/ollama.service.d/environment.conf

echo "Environment=OLLAMA_HOST=0.0.0.0:11434" >>/etc/systemd/system/ollama.service.d/environment.conf

Reload systemd and restart Ollama:

systemctl daemon-reload
systemctl restart ollama

How can I allow additional web origins to access Ollama?

Ollama allows cross origin requests from 127.0.0.1 and 0.0.0.0 by default. Add additional origins with the OLLAMA_ORIGINS environment variable:

On macOS:

OLLAMA_ORIGINS=http://192.168.1.1:*,https://example.com ollama serve

On Linux:

echo "Environment=OLLAMA_ORIGINS=http://129.168.1.1:*,https://example.com" >>/etc/systemd/system/ollama.service.d/environment.conf

Reload systemd and restart Ollama:

systemctl daemon-reload
systemctl restart ollama

Where are models stored?

• macOS: Raw model data is stored under ~/.ollama/models.
• Linux: Raw model data is stored under /usr/share/ollama/.ollama/models

Below the models directory you will find a structure similar to the following:

.
├── blobs
└── manifests
   └── registry.ollama.ai
      ├── f0rodo
      ├── library
      ├── mattw
      └── saikatkumardey

There is a manifests/registry.ollama.ai/namespace path. In example above, the user has downloaded models from the official library, f0rodo, mattw, and saikatkumardey namespaces. Within each of those directories, you will find directories for each of the models downloaded. And in there you will find a file name representing each tag. Each tag file is the manifest for the model.

The manifest lists all the layers used in this model. You will see a media type for each layer, along with a digest. That digest corresponds with a file in the models/blobs directory.

How can I change where Ollama stores models?

To modify where models are stored, you can use the OLLAMA_MODELS environment variable. Note that on Linux this means defining OLLAMA_MODELS in a drop-in /etc/systemd/system/ollama.service.d service file, reloading systemd, and restarting the ollama service.

Does Ollama send my prompts and answers back to Ollama.ai to use in any way?

No. Anything you do with Ollama, such as generate a response from the model, stays with you. We don't collect any data about how you use the model. You are always in control of your own data.

How can I use Ollama in VSCode to help me code?

There is already a large collection of plugins available for VSCode as well as other editors that leverage Ollama. You can see the list of plugins at the bottom of the main repository readme.