Application
Apps & UIsRetrieval & Memory
Open WebUI
1Self-hosted 2chat 3interface 4for 5local 6LLMs
the six Ws · specification
W1
Who
Maintained by the Open WebUI project (open-webui).
W2
What
A feature-rich, self-hosted web interface for chatting with LLMs, with RAG and user management.
W3
Where
Runs self-hosted via Docker or Python on your own server.
W4
When
Reach for it when you want a ChatGPT-style UI over local or remote models.
W5
Why
An extensible, offline-friendly chat experience with RAG and multi-user support.
W6
With
A backend model provider (e.g. Ollama or an OpenAI-compatible endpoint).
W7
Watch
Community open-source (BSD-style license with branding terms); self-hostable and can run fully offline for privacy.
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