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[GH-ISSUE #9677] The installation-free version of Ollama cannot change the model installation path #6314

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Originally created by @lmh87883819 on GitHub (Mar 12, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/9677

What is the issue?

I used the installation-free version of Ollama. I tried to use environment variables to set the model installation location, but it did not take effect. Is there any good way?

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Originally created by @lmh87883819 on GitHub (Mar 12, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/9677 ### What is the issue? I used the installation-free version of Ollama. I tried to use environment variables to set the model installation location, but it did not take effect. Is there any good way? ### Relevant log output ```shell ``` ### OS _No response_ ### GPU _No response_ ### CPU _No response_ ### Ollama version _No response_
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GiteaMirror commented 2026-04-12 17:47:38 -05:00
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@rick-github commented on GitHub (Mar 12, 2025):

What is "installation-free version of Ollama"?

<!-- gh-comment-id:2717853586 --> @rick-github commented on GitHub (Mar 12, 2025): What is "installation-free version of Ollama"?
GiteaMirror commented 2026-04-12 17:47:39 -05:00
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@3unnycheung commented on GitHub (Mar 12, 2025):

Where are models stored?
macOS: ~/.ollama/models
Linux: /usr/share/ollama/.ollama/models
Windows: C:\Users%username%.ollama\models
How do I set them to a different location?
If a different directory needs to be used, set the environment variable OLLAMA_MODELS to the chosen directory.

Note: on Linux using the standard installer, the ollama user needs read and write access to the specified directory. To assign the directory to the ollama user run sudo chown -R ollama:ollama .

Refer to the section above for how to set environment variables on your platform.

<!-- gh-comment-id:2717936572 --> @3unnycheung commented on GitHub (Mar 12, 2025): Where are models stored? macOS: ~/.ollama/models Linux: /usr/share/ollama/.ollama/models Windows: C:\Users\%username%\.ollama\models How do I set them to a different location? If a different directory needs to be used, set the environment variable OLLAMA_MODELS to the chosen directory. Note: on Linux using the standard installer, the ollama user needs read and write access to the specified directory. To assign the directory to the ollama user run sudo chown -R ollama:ollama <directory>. Refer to the section [above](https://github.com/ollama/ollama/blob/main/docs/faq.md#how-do-i-configure-ollama-server) for how to set environment variables on your platform.
GiteaMirror commented 2026-04-12 17:47:41 -05:00
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@lmh87883819 commented on GitHub (Mar 13, 2025):

https://github.com/ollama/ollama/releases/download/v0.6.0/ollama-windows-amd64.zip，Using this zip file to extract the version, I am a windows system, I set OLLAMA_MODELS, but there is no effect

<!-- gh-comment-id:2721094511 --> @lmh87883819 commented on GitHub (Mar 13, 2025): https://github.com/ollama/ollama/releases/download/v0.6.0/ollama-windows-amd64.zip，Using this zip file to extract the version, I am a windows system, I set OLLAMA_MODELS, but there is no effect
GiteaMirror commented 2026-04-12 17:47:42 -05:00
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@rick-github commented on GitHub (Mar 13, 2025):

How do you start the server? Where did you set OLLAMA_MODELS?

<!-- gh-comment-id:2721104109 --> @rick-github commented on GitHub (Mar 13, 2025): How do you start the server? Where did you set OLLAMA_MODELS?
GiteaMirror commented 2026-04-12 17:47:42 -05:00
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@lmh87883819 commented on GitHub (Mar 13, 2025):

thank you for your patience，This is where I set the environment variables
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Then I started the ollama service in node, like this：
const runOllamaApplication = async (
appPath: string,
appId: string,
runArgs: string[],
) => {
// 先清理已存在的 Ollama 进程
if (!(await cleanupOllamaProcess())) {
logit("❌ 清理现有 Ollama 进程失败");
return false;
}

const ollamaPath = path.join(appPath, "ollama.exe");
if (!fs.existsSync(ollamaPath)) {
logit(❌ ollama.exe 不存在: ${ollamaPath});
return false;
}

logit(🚀 启动 Ollama: ${appId});
logit(📂 应用路径: ${appPath});

return new Promise((resolve) => {
const process = spawn("${ollamaPath}", ["serve", ...runArgs], {
shell: true,
cwd: appPath,
});
let isStarted = false;
let startupTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
if (!isStarted) {
process.kill();
resolve(false);
}
}, 300000);

// 检查 Ollama API 是否可访问
const checkOllamaAPI = async () => {
  try {
    const response = await fetch("http://127.0.0.1:11434");
    const text = await response.text();
    logit("checkOllamaAPI", text);
    if (text.includes("Ollama is running")) {
      isStarted = true;
      clearTimeout(startupTimeout);
      logit("✅ Ollama API 已启动成功");
      getMainWindow()?.webContents.send(COMMAND.UPDATE_APP_STATUS, {
        appId,
        status: true,
      });
      resolve(true);
      return true;
    }
  } catch (error) {
    logit("checkOllamaAPI", error);
    return false;
  }
  return false;
};

// 定期检查 API
const checkInterval = setInterval(async () => {
  if (await checkOllamaAPI()) {
    clearInterval(checkInterval);
  }
}, 1000);

process.stdout.on("data", (data) => {
  const output = data.toString();
  logit(`📝 Ollama输出: ${output}`);
  getMainWindow()?.webContents.send(COMMAND.LOADING_TEXT, output);
});

process.stderr.on("data", (data) => {
  getMainWindow()?.webContents.send(COMMAND.LOADING_TEXT, data.toString());
});

process.on("error", () => {
  clearTimeout(startupTimeout);
  clearInterval(checkInterval);
  getMainWindow()?.webContents.send(COMMAND.UPDATE_APP_STATUS, {
    appId,
    status: false,
  });
  resolve(false);
});

process.on("close", () => {
  if (!isStarted) {
    clearTimeout(startupTimeout);
    clearInterval(checkInterval);
    getMainWindow()?.webContents.send(COMMAND.UPDATE_APP_STATUS, {
      appId,
      status: false,
    });
    resolve(false);
  }
});

process.on("exit", () => {
  clearTimeout(startupTimeout);
  clearInterval(checkInterval);
  process.kill();
});

});
};
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<!-- gh-comment-id:2721155117 --> @lmh87883819 commented on GitHub (Mar 13, 2025): thank you for your patience，This is where I set the environment variables ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/51275ec5-eb74-4e7b-a3d1-503bc10cdc78) Then I started the ollama service in node, like this： const runOllamaApplication = async ( appPath: string, appId: string, runArgs: string[], ) => { // 先清理已存在的 Ollama 进程 if (!(await cleanupOllamaProcess())) { logit("❌ 清理现有 Ollama 进程失败"); return false; } const ollamaPath = path.join(appPath, "ollama.exe"); if (!fs.existsSync(ollamaPath)) { logit(`❌ ollama.exe 不存在: ${ollamaPath}`); return false; } logit(`🚀 启动 Ollama: ${appId}`); logit(`📂 应用路径: ${appPath}`); return new Promise((resolve) => { const process = spawn(`"${ollamaPath}"`, ["serve", ...runArgs], { shell: true, cwd: appPath, }); let isStarted = false; let startupTimeout = setTimeout(() => { if (!isStarted) { process.kill(); resolve(false); } }, 300000); // 检查 Ollama API 是否可访问 const checkOllamaAPI = async () => { try { const response = await fetch("http://127.0.0.1:11434"); const text = await response.text(); logit("checkOllamaAPI", text); if (text.includes("Ollama is running")) { isStarted = true; clearTimeout(startupTimeout); logit("✅ Ollama API 已启动成功"); getMainWindow()?.webContents.send(COMMAND.UPDATE_APP_STATUS, { appId, status: true, }); resolve(true); return true; } } catch (error) { logit("checkOllamaAPI", error); return false; } return false; }; // 定期检查 API const checkInterval = setInterval(async () => { if (await checkOllamaAPI()) { clearInterval(checkInterval); } }, 1000); process.stdout.on("data", (data) => { const output = data.toString(); logit(`📝 Ollama输出: ${output}`); getMainWindow()?.webContents.send(COMMAND.LOADING_TEXT, output); }); process.stderr.on("data", (data) => { getMainWindow()?.webContents.send(COMMAND.LOADING_TEXT, data.toString()); }); process.on("error", () => { clearTimeout(startupTimeout); clearInterval(checkInterval); getMainWindow()?.webContents.send(COMMAND.UPDATE_APP_STATUS, { appId, status: false, }); resolve(false); }); process.on("close", () => { if (!isStarted) { clearTimeout(startupTimeout); clearInterval(checkInterval); getMainWindow()?.webContents.send(COMMAND.UPDATE_APP_STATUS, { appId, status: false, }); resolve(false); } }); process.on("exit", () => { clearTimeout(startupTimeout); clearInterval(checkInterval); process.kill(); }); }); }; ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/569ae3ea-7c1f-47bb-bbfb-ac32a3420155)
GiteaMirror commented 2026-04-12 17:47:43 -05:00
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@rick-github commented on GitHub (Mar 13, 2025):

If you start your app from a terminal window, try setting OLLAMA_MODELS in the terminal window before starting the app.

<!-- gh-comment-id:2721556427 --> @rick-github commented on GitHub (Mar 13, 2025): If you start your app from a terminal window, try setting `OLLAMA_MODELS` in the terminal window before starting the app.
GiteaMirror commented 2026-04-12 17:47:44 -05:00
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@lmh87883819 commented on GitHub (Mar 15, 2025):

Thanks for replying, following your instructions, it really works

<!-- gh-comment-id:2726532952 --> @lmh87883819 commented on GitHub (Mar 15, 2025): Thanks for replying, following your instructions, it really works
GiteaMirror commented 2026-04-12 17:47:45 -05:00
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@Arthurcxl commented on GitHub (Mar 24, 2025):

hallo! 我在win 和 wsl 下都设置了 OLLAMA_MODELS 变量路径，我想把它安装到 d盘：export PATH="/mnt/d/Ollama/bin:$PATH"
OLLAMA_MODELS="/mnt/d/Ollama/models" 但是结果他还是去安装到默认的路径：/usr/share/ollama/.ollama/models 。 这该怎么办？
我之前也是使用的 win的安装包，但是我也是设置路径之后，他也还是会去安装到 C:\Users%username%.ollama\models 不会安装到d盘
mayday！！

<!-- gh-comment-id:2747092143 --> @Arthurcxl commented on GitHub (Mar 24, 2025): hallo! 我在win 和 wsl 下都设置了 OLLAMA_MODELS 变量路径，我想把它安装到 d盘：export PATH="/mnt/d/Ollama/bin:$PATH" OLLAMA_MODELS="/mnt/d/Ollama/models" 但是结果他还是去安装到默认的路径：/usr/share/ollama/.ollama/models 。 这该怎么办？ 我之前也是使用的 win的安装包，但是我也是设置路径之后，他也还是会去安装到 C:\Users%username%.ollama\models 不会安装到d盘 mayday！！
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