[PR #536] [MERGED] Unhardcode some stuff, flexibilize dotenv requirement #20364

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GiteaMirror · 2026-04-20T02:55:19-05:00

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2026-04-20 02:55:19 -05:00

📋 Pull Request Information

Original PR: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/536
Author: @lucasew
Created: 1/19/2024
Status: ✅ Merged
Merged: 1/25/2024
Merged by: @tjbck

Base: main ← Head: backend-data-dir

📝 Commits (5)

e3503d6 backend: make dotenv optional
5b26d2a backend: make the data directory and the artifacts from the frontend customizable using environment variables
d2c5f3d refac: convert str var to f-string
8da06f5 fixes after the refactor
326af5a refac

📊 Changes

4 files changed (+30 additions, -23 deletions)

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📝 backend/apps/web/internal/db.py (+3 -1)
📝 backend/apps/web/routers/utils.py (+3 -5)
📝 backend/config.py (+18 -15)
📝 backend/main.py (+6 -2)

📄 Description

Why dotenv as optional dependency is useful?

Today Docker and Systemd already have ways of mimicking what dotenv does, but for anything that runs under it. It's a detail.

Unhardcode some paths

I am trying to Nix it. This PR started as I being lazy to patch stuff up to work with my requisites lol.

Even though one can customize some extra values, like the data directory, the defaults are still the same.

I tested the backend using a virtualenv environment to see if it finds stuff and works. I need to test if the ollama integration properly works.

_{🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.}

## 📋 Pull Request Information **Original PR:** https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/536 **Author:** [@lucasew](https://github.com/lucasew) **Created:** 1/19/2024 **Status:** ✅ Merged **Merged:** 1/25/2024 **Merged by:** [@tjbck](https://github.com/tjbck) **Base:** `main` ← **Head:** `backend-data-dir` --- ### 📝 Commits (5) - [`e3503d6`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/e3503d66173bd6b9f89e3054a7e7ac4f2bde91df) backend: make dotenv optional - [`5b26d2a`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/5b26d2a686d47822d5959e90a1d0b64ebec88d67) backend: make the data directory and the artifacts from the frontend customizable using environment variables - [`d2c5f3d`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/d2c5f3d59164137e047f2d93f207b6f8f7a44cd3) refac: convert str var to f-string - [`8da06f5`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/8da06f5e743c33389c6d24748147fbd262f40733) fixes after the refactor - [`326af5a`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/326af5a648c21a6833e8b3d80aaef7ff3f5bfd8b) refac ### 📊 Changes **4 files changed** (+30 additions, -23 deletions) <details> <summary>View changed files</summary> 📝 `backend/apps/web/internal/db.py` (+3 -1) 📝 `backend/apps/web/routers/utils.py` (+3 -5) 📝 `backend/config.py` (+18 -15) 📝 `backend/main.py` (+6 -2) </details> ### 📄 Description - Why dotenv as optional dependency is useful? Today Docker and Systemd already have ways of mimicking what dotenv does, but for anything that runs under it. It's a detail. - Unhardcode some paths I am trying to Nix it. This PR started as I being lazy to patch stuff up to work with my requisites lol. Even though one can customize some extra values, like the data directory, the defaults are still the same. I tested the backend using a virtualenv environment to see if it finds stuff and works. I need to test if the ollama integration properly works. --- <sub>🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.</sub>

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Reference: github-starred/open-webui#20364