Open WebUI

A polished, self-hosted chat interface for LLMs with Ollama integration, multimodal prompts, and extensive workspace customization.

Chat UIsBeginner Friendly

Version0.8.8

LicenseGNU Affero General

Python3.11

EnvironmentPython (uv)

InterfaceWeb UI

GPUOptional

One-Click Install on Laboratory OS

GitHub

Securely deploy Open WebUI on Laboratory OS.

Chat with any open source LLM.

Compatible Models

Moonshot AI /

Open WebUI

Laboratory OS Installation Details

Environment

Working Directory/workspace/open-webui

Python3.11

Env Manageruv

Environment Variables

APP_DIRECTORY

/workspace/open-webui

PORT

APP_VERSIONWhich Open WebUI PyPI version to install.

0.8.8

WEBUI_AUTHEnable authentication for the web UI. If set to true, you will be prompted to set a username and password.

false

ENABLE_TITLE_GENERATION

false

ENABLE_FOLLOW_UP_GENERATION

false

ENABLE_AUTOCOMPLETE_GENERATION

false

Install & Run

install-and-run.sh

#!/bin/bash
set -e

export PATH="/opt/conda/bin:/root/.local/bin:$PATH"

# Create the directory if it doesn't exist
mkdir -p "/workspace/open-webui"
  
# Change to the app directory
cd "/workspace/open-webui"

# Install the requested Python version and create a virtual environment when needed
uv python install 3.11
if [ ! -d ".venv" ]; then
  uv venv --seed --python 3.11 .venv
else
  echo "Virtual environment already exists at /workspace/open-webui/.venv"
fi

# Activate the virtual environment
source .venv/bin/activate


# Environment setup complete
echo "Environment setup complete!"

# Install Open WebUI during setup so service restarts do not re-resolve PyPI.
uv pip install --upgrade "open-webui==${APP_VERSION:-0.8.8}"

export DATA_DIR=$PWD
exec open-webui serve --port "$PORT" $OPENLAB_EXTRA_ARGS

Open WebUI

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Anubis 70B v1.1

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