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[GH-ISSUE #8483] Downloading models slowing down the whole internet network #67519

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opened 2026-05-04 10:37:40 -05:00 by GiteaMirror · 3 comments
GiteaMirror commented 2026-05-04 10:37:40 -05:00
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Originally created by @MaroB05 on GitHub (Jan 18, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/8483

What is the issue?

I noticed that whenever I am downloading a model through ollama run <model-name> the internet slows down significantly, not only on the device downloading the model, but also over my network.

I am wondering if this issue is due to an issue in my network, or something due to an issue in the software itself.

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Linux

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Nvidia

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Intel

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0.5.5

Originally created by @MaroB05 on GitHub (Jan 18, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/8483 ### What is the issue? I noticed that whenever I am downloading a model through `ollama run <model-name>` the internet slows down significantly, not only on the device downloading the model, but also over my network. I am wondering if this issue is due to an issue in my network, or something due to an issue in the software itself. ### OS Linux ### GPU Nvidia ### CPU Intel ### Ollama version 0.5.5
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GiteaMirror commented 2026-05-04 10:37:42 -05:00
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@DangNhutNguyen commented on GitHub (Jan 19, 2025):

check the #2006 & #3786 issues
Maybe you can use these ways:
Rate Limit: Use --limit-rate to reduce download speed.
Schedule Downloads: Download during low network usage times

<!-- gh-comment-id:2600336365 --> @DangNhutNguyen commented on GitHub (Jan 19, 2025): check the #2006 & #3786 issues Maybe you can use these ways: Rate Limit: Use `--limit-rate` to reduce download speed. Schedule Downloads: Download during low network usage times
GiteaMirror commented 2026-05-04 10:37:43 -05:00
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@devlux76 commented on GitHub (Jan 20, 2025):

You're downloading a multiple gigabyte file and doing so over TCP/IP.
It's going to chew through bandwidth like my dog does through my kids homework.
What we really need is some form of bittorrent like distribution mechanism for these models.
I wonder if IPFS or some other content addressable network would be a good solution?

<!-- gh-comment-id:2601106210 --> @devlux76 commented on GitHub (Jan 20, 2025): You're downloading a multiple gigabyte file and doing so over TCP/IP. It's going to chew through bandwidth like my dog does through my kids homework. What we really need is some form of bittorrent like distribution mechanism for these models. I wonder if IPFS or some other content addressable network would be a good solution?
GiteaMirror commented 2026-05-04 10:37:43 -05:00
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@nuxil commented on GitHub (Jan 29, 2025):

You're downloading a multiple gigabyte file and doing so over TCP/IP. It's going to chew through bandwidth like my dog does through my kids homework. What we really need is some form of bittorrent like distribution mechanism for these models. I wonder if IPFS or some other content addressable network would be a good solution?

No. tcp/ip can be limited, and there is no reason for ollama not to have a bandwidth limiter parameter.
dont need torrents, we just need ollama to have a bandwidth setting.
We can install 3rd party apps to do this, but it should not be needed to do so.
it dosent take millions of lines of code to do this.

This is a big oversight by ollama devs or just plain lazyness.

<!-- gh-comment-id:2623149795 --> @nuxil commented on GitHub (Jan 29, 2025): > You're downloading a multiple gigabyte file and doing so over TCP/IP. It's going to chew through bandwidth like my dog does through my kids homework. What we really need is some form of bittorrent like distribution mechanism for these models. I wonder if IPFS or some other content addressable network would be a good solution? No. tcp/ip can be limited, and there is no reason for ollama not to have a bandwidth limiter parameter. dont need torrents, we just need ollama to have a bandwidth setting. We can install 3rd party apps to do this, but it should not be needed to do so. it dosent take millions of lines of code to do this. This is a big oversight by ollama devs or just plain lazyness.
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