[GH-ISSUE #7994] Cannot grab models from HuggingFace or from local GGUF files #14955

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opened 2026-04-19 21:11:45 -05:00 by GiteaMirror · 1 comment
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Originally created by @rchaklashiya on GitHub (Dec 22, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/issues/7994

Installation Method

Docker Engine on Linux via "sudo ollama serve" followed by "sudo docker run -d -p 3000:8080 --gpus=all -v ollama:/root/.ollama -v open-webui:/app/backend/data --name open-webui --restart always ghcr.io/open-webui/open-webui:ollama

Environment

  • Open WebUI Version: 0.4.8

  • Ollama (if applicable): 0.5.1

  • Operating System: Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS

  • Browser (if applicable): Firefox

Expected Behavior:

Based on what I saw in the docs (see here: https://docs.openwebui.com/features/#-model-management ) I should be able to select huggingface models or local GGUF files from going to a "experimental" section in the models tab under the admin settings. Specifically, the documentation says this:
"⬆️ GGUF File Model Creation: Effortlessly create Ollama models by uploading GGUF files directly from Open WebUI from the Admin Settings > Settings > Model > Experimental menu. The process has been streamlined with the option to upload from your machine or download GGUF files from Hugging Face."

Actual Behavior:

There is no experimental menu, nor does simply doing something like putting the huggingface model url into the models searchbar to pull the model working. For the model searchbar option, I chose the example: huggingface.co/chaoticneutrals/tensorblock/hathor_respawn-l3-8b-v0.8-gguf:q4_k_m and trying to pull it doesn't work, see screenshot (gives the "download cancelled" error). I do not see any way to grab a local GGUF file.

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Originally created by @rchaklashiya on GitHub (Dec 22, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/issues/7994 ## Installation Method Docker Engine on Linux via "sudo ollama serve" followed by "`sudo docker run -d -p 3000:8080 --gpus=all -v ollama:/root/.ollama -v open-webui:/app/backend/data --name open-webui --restart always ghcr.io/open-webui/open-webui:ollama` ## Environment - **Open WebUI Version:** 0.4.8 - **Ollama (if applicable):** 0.5.1 - **Operating System:** Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS - **Browser (if applicable):** Firefox ## Expected Behavior: Based on what I saw in the docs (see here: https://docs.openwebui.com/features/#-model-management ) I should be able to select huggingface models or local GGUF files from going to a "experimental" section in the models tab under the admin settings. Specifically, the documentation says this: "⬆️ GGUF File Model Creation: Effortlessly create Ollama models by uploading GGUF files directly from Open WebUI from the Admin Settings > Settings > Model > Experimental menu. The process has been streamlined with the option to upload from your machine or download GGUF files from Hugging Face." ## Actual Behavior: There is no experimental menu, nor does simply doing something like putting the huggingface model url into the models searchbar to pull the model working. For the model searchbar option, I chose the example: huggingface.co/chaoticneutrals/tensorblock/hathor_respawn-l3-8b-v0.8-gguf:q4_k_m and trying to pull it doesn't work, see screenshot (gives the "download cancelled" error). I do not see any way to grab a local GGUF file. ## Logs and Screenshots ![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/3c0b824d-d341-4e09-9327-7e5982da9597) ![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/cc95cf8e-65b2-4faf-a30f-17cdd1453ffe)
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@JohnathanCrow commented on GitHub (Dec 22, 2024):

Not sure about pulling direct, but for local: Admin Settings > Connections > Manage Ollama Connections (Spanner Icon) > Experimental (Show)

Some of the recent UI changes have been a little confusing for me too. I'd already found the new location for upload before, but it still took me a minute to remember. I think I read that the docs are kind of in progress, so some things are probably outdated.

<!-- gh-comment-id:2558317146 --> @JohnathanCrow commented on GitHub (Dec 22, 2024): Not sure about pulling direct, but for local: Admin Settings > Connections > Manage Ollama Connections (Spanner Icon) > Experimental (Show) Some of the recent UI changes have been a little confusing for me too. I'd already found the new location for upload before, but it still took me a minute to remember. I think I read that the docs are kind of in progress, so some things are probably outdated.
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Reference: github-starred/open-webui#14955