[GH-ISSUE #2911] System Monitor detected that internet is used by Ollama. #1784

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opened 2026-04-12 11:48:36 -05:00 by GiteaMirror · 2 comments
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Originally created by @kukidevs on GitHub (Mar 4, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/2911

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What does it send/receive? I was using it through MacOS terminal, installed the app from the website.

Originally created by @kukidevs on GitHub (Mar 4, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/2911 ![image](https://github.com/ollama/ollama/assets/113847173/b90b5c11-2ce5-4f1f-a7ee-59abfff867d8) What does it send/receive? I was using it through MacOS terminal, installed the app from the website.
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@jmorganca commented on GitHub (Mar 4, 2024):

Hi there, the ollama binary shouldn't be sending or or receiving data to the external internet unless you're pulling or pushing models.

Note that if you do ollama run, the ollama CLI will send data to the local Ollama's REST API (all local, and you can test this by turning off your internet), and this will show up in Activity Monitor, even if all activity is entirely local. Let me know if that helps

<!-- gh-comment-id:1977143196 --> @jmorganca commented on GitHub (Mar 4, 2024): Hi there, the `ollama` binary shouldn't be sending or or receiving data to the external internet unless you're pulling or pushing models. Note that if you do `ollama run`, the `ollama` CLI will send data to the local Ollama's REST API (all local, and you can test this by turning off your internet), and this will show up in Activity Monitor, even if all activity is entirely local. Let me know if that helps
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@kukidevs commented on GitHub (Mar 9, 2024):

thanks! I found out that system monitor's network tab also includes 'internal' connections. I tested it by running a localhost, which also showed up in the tab.

<!-- gh-comment-id:1986922407 --> @kukidevs commented on GitHub (Mar 9, 2024): thanks! I found out that system monitor's network tab also includes 'internal' connections. I tested it by running a localhost, which also showed up in the tab.
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Reference: github-starred/ollama#1784