Originally created by @wbfan95 on GitHub (Feb 25, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/issues/10785
## Installation Method
The Open WebUI was installed using pip at a new virtual environment.
## Environment
- **Open WebUI Version:** 0.5.16
- **Ollama (if applicable):** Not installed
- **Operating System:** CentOS 7
- **Browser (if applicable):** Chrome 133
**Confirmation:**
- [x] I have read and followed all the instructions provided in the README.md.
- [x] I am on the latest version of both Open WebUI and Ollama.
- [ ] I have included the browser console logs.
- [ ] I have included the Docker container logs.
- [x] I have provided the exact steps to reproduce the bug in the "Steps to Reproduce" section below.
## Expected Behavior:
1. Browse openai.com through an HTTP proxy. One must use a proxy to browse OpenAI from China mainland.
2. Set logging level to "WARNING".
## Actual Behavior:
The environment variables do not take effects:
```
export PORT=2428
export HTTP_PROXY="socks5h://localhost:1234"
export HTTPS_PROXY="socks5h://localhost:1234"
export GLOBAL_LOG_LEVEL="WARNING"
export LOG_LEVEL="WARNING"
export PYTHON_LOG_LEVEL="WARNING"
```
## Description
**Bug Summary:**
Environment variables do not take effects.
## Reproduction Details
**Steps to Reproduce:**
1. Set these variables before running `open-webui`. -> Failed
2. Set these variables in `BASE_DIR/.env`. -> Failed
## Logs and Screenshots
HTTP requests are sent from aiohttp:
```Python
ERROR [open_webui.routers.openai] Client error: Cannot connect to host api.openai.com:443 ssl:default [Multiple exceptions: [Errno 110] Connect call failed ('108.160.167.30', 443), [Errno 110] Connect call failed ('2001::6ca0:a639', 443, 0, 0)]
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/public/apps/anaconda3/envs/openwebui/lib/python3.11/site-packages/aiohttp/connector.py", line 1115, in _wrap_create_connection
sock = await aiohappyeyeballs.start_connection(
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/public/apps/anaconda3/envs/openwebui/lib/python3.11/site-packages/aiohappyeyeballs/impl.py", line 112, in start_connection
raise OSError(first_errno, msg)
TimeoutError: [Errno 110] Multiple exceptions: [Errno 110] Connect call failed ('108.160.167.30', 443), [Errno 110] Connect call failed ('2001::6ca0:a639', 443, 0, 0)
```
**Browser Console Logs:** NA
**Docker Container Logs:** NA
**Screenshots/Screen Recordings (if applicable):** No
## Additional Information
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Originally created by @wbfan95 on GitHub (Feb 25, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/issues/10785
Installation Method
The Open WebUI was installed using pip at a new virtual environment.
Environment
Open WebUI Version: 0.5.16
Ollama (if applicable): Not installed
Operating System: CentOS 7
Browser (if applicable): Chrome 133
Confirmation:
Expected Behavior:
Actual Behavior:
The environment variables do not take effects:
Description
Bug Summary:
Environment variables do not take effects.
Reproduction Details
Steps to Reproduce:
open-webui. -> FailedBASE_DIR/.env. -> FailedLogs and Screenshots
HTTP requests are sent from aiohttp:
Browser Console Logs: NA
Docker Container Logs: NA
Screenshots/Screen Recordings (if applicable): No
Additional Information
Note