[GH-ISSUE #12634] feat: Why this webUI is huge? It takes around 8GB disk space. #16663

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GiteaMirror · 2026-04-19T22:33:19-05:00

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2026-04-19 22:33:19 -05:00

Originally created by @aiwen324 on GitHub (Apr 9, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/issues/12634

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Problem Description

Can anyone explain to me why this webui is so huge? It's almost taking 8GB on my disk. Looking at the major contribution, it seems to be from these python packages. Why do we even need nvidia and torch? I thought this was a frontend? Why do we need such packages to send request to something like Ollama server?

I looked at some other repo, there is even a repo can make webUI as a chrome extension. https://github.com/n4ze3m/page-assist Can someone let me know what kind of features this webUI provides while that one does not?

Desired Solution you'd like

Get rid of these python packages...

Or provide an option let user choose not installing these python packages. If Python interpreter needs these, maybe provide an option let user use existing python environment on the system.

Alternatives Considered

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Originally created by @aiwen324 on GitHub (Apr 9, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/issues/12634 ### Check Existing Issues - [x] I have searched the existing issues and discussions. ### Problem Description Can anyone explain to me why this webui is so huge? It's almost taking 8GB on my disk. Looking at the major contribution, it seems to be from these python packages. Why do we even need `nvidia` and `torch`? I thought this was a frontend? Why do we need such packages to send request to something like Ollama server? I looked at some other repo, there is even a repo can make webUI as a chrome extension. https://github.com/n4ze3m/page-assist Can someone let me know what kind of features this webUI provides while that one does not? ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/82f4ac57-26e3-4968-94fd-94b2f3093882) ### Desired Solution you'd like Get rid of these python packages... Or provide an option let user choose not installing these python packages. If Python interpreter needs these, maybe provide an option let user use existing python environment on the system. ### Alternatives Considered _No response_ ### Additional Context _No response_

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[GH-ISSUE #16663] issue: Incorrect external endpoint setting causes openwebui to hang without displaying settings panel #18002

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[PR #16666] [CLOSED] Fixed crash on incorrect models endpoint issue #24203

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