[GH-ISSUE #13883] Ollama is downloading in background while on metered connection #34843

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opened 2026-04-22 18:46:12 -05:00 by GiteaMirror · 0 comments
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Originally created by @expy777 on GitHub (Jan 24, 2026).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/13883

What is the issue?

Good day,

Despite being on a metered connection, Ollama appears to disregard the setting and continues downloading data in the background.

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It's similar to https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/4498, however it's not exactly about disabling auto update, but rather to check if connection metered or not.

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Originally created by @expy777 on GitHub (Jan 24, 2026). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/13883 ### What is the issue? Good day, Despite being on a metered connection, Ollama appears to disregard the setting and continues downloading data in the background. <img width="1150" height="173" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/8b6ecef9-7d83-4975-8da2-ac2a64db1ca7" /> <img width="1267" height="178" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/44b7ea40-fb50-4dc3-b196-1efb9faefe9b" /> It's similar to https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/4498, however it's not exactly about disabling auto update, but rather to check if connection metered or not. ### Relevant log output ```shell ``` ### OS _No response_ ### GPU _No response_ ### CPU _No response_ ### Ollama version _No response_
GiteaMirror added the bug label 2026-04-22 18:46:12 -05:00
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Reference: github-starred/ollama#34843