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are deactivated. This change allows to only disables the version updates checks and notifications without turning on the offline mode with a new flag ENABLE_VERSION_UPDATE_CHECK
When the offline mode is turned on, it automatically also disables the version checks (so the offline mode supersedes this flag).
This change is fully downward compatible, because the default value is set to "true" and in offline mode, it is automatically set to false.
Additionally a small bug was fixed (separate commit), which displayed "Checking for Updates..." forever in offline mode.
Added
Support turning off update check and update notifications with ENABLE_VERSION_UPDATE_CHECK flag
Fixed
Avoid displaying "Checking for Updates..." forever in offline mode.
Additional Information
I've tested the following combinations:
# Update check: Not displayed
ENABLE_VERSION_UPDATE_CHECK=true
OFFLINE_MODE=true
# Update check: Displayed
ENABLE_VERSION_UPDATE_CHECK=true
OFFLINE_MODE=false
# Update check: Not displayed
ENABLE_VERSION_UPDATE_CHECK=false
OFFLINE_MODE=true
# Update check: Not displayed
ENABLE_VERSION_UPDATE_CHECK=false
OFFLINE_MODE=false
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## 📋 Pull Request Information
**Original PR:** https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/15483
**Author:** [@guenhter](https://github.com/guenhter)
**Created:** 7/2/2025
**Status:** ✅ Merged
**Merged:** 7/3/2025
**Merged by:** [@tjbck](https://github.com/tjbck)
**Base:** `dev` ← **Head:** `support-deactivate-update-check`
---
### 📝 Commits (2)
- [`34ddd62`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/34ddd629513bbba34bf8a9353212630e24d50e30) feat: support suppressing version checks
- [`661ea77`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/661ea773f429dfae2b10b930580a9564bdbba0e7) fix: avoid 'checking for updates...' always present in offline-mode
### 📊 Changes
**8 files changed** (+44 additions, -35 deletions)
<details>
<summary>View changed files</summary>
📝 `backend/open_webui/env.py` (+4 -1)
📝 `backend/open_webui/main.py` (+4 -4)
📝 `src/app.html` (+3 -4)
📝 `src/lib/components/admin/Settings/General.svelte` (+14 -12)
📝 `src/lib/components/chat/Placeholder.svelte` (+3 -1)
📝 `src/lib/components/chat/Settings/About.svelte` (+14 -12)
📝 `src/lib/stores/index.ts` (+1 -0)
📝 `src/routes/(app)/+layout.svelte` (+1 -1)
</details>
### 📄 Description
# Pull Request Checklist
### Note to first-time contributors: Please open a discussion post in [Discussions](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/discussions) and describe your changes before submitting a pull request.
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- [x] **Description:** Provide a concise description of the changes made in this pull request.
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- [x] **Documentation:** Have you updated relevant documentation [Open WebUI Docs](https://github.com/open-webui/docs), or other documentation sources?
- [x] **Dependencies:** Are there any new dependencies? Have you updated the dependency versions in the documentation?
- [x] **Testing:** Have you written and run sufficient tests to validate the changes?
- [x] **Code review:** Have you performed a self-review of your code, addressing any coding standard issues and ensuring adherence to the project's coding standards?
- [x] **Prefix:** To clearly categorize this pull request, prefix the pull request title using one of the following:
- **BREAKING CHANGE**: Significant changes that may affect compatibility
- **build**: Changes that affect the build system or external dependencies
- **ci**: Changes to our continuous integration processes or workflows
- **chore**: Refactor, cleanup, or other non-functional code changes
- **docs**: Documentation update or addition
- **feat**: Introduces a new feature or enhancement to the codebase
- **fix**: Bug fix or error correction
- **i18n**: Internationalization or localization changes
- **perf**: Performance improvement
- **refactor**: Code restructuring for better maintainability, readability, or scalability
- **style**: Changes that do not affect the meaning of the code (white space, formatting, missing semi-colons, etc.)
- **test**: Adding missing tests or correcting existing tests
- **WIP**: Work in progress, a temporary label for incomplete or ongoing work
# Changelog Entry
### Description
This change allow to control the `OFFLINE_MODE` a little bit more granular (https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/discussions/15421). In offline mode,
* all version update checks and notifications and
* embedding model download (and thelike)
are deactivated. This change allows to only disables the version updates checks and notifications without turning on the offline mode with a new flag `ENABLE_VERSION_UPDATE_CHECK`
When the offline mode is turned on, it automatically also disables the version checks (so the offline mode supersedes this flag).
This change is fully downward compatible, because the default value is set to "true" and in offline mode, it is automatically set to `false`.
The documentation was extended with https://github.com/open-webui/docs/pull/602
---
Additionally a small bug was fixed (separate commit), which displayed "Checking for Updates..." forever in offline mode.
### Added
- Support turning off update check and update notifications with `ENABLE_VERSION_UPDATE_CHECK` flag
### Fixed
- Avoid displaying "Checking for Updates..." forever in offline mode.
---
### Additional Information
I've tested the following combinations:
```
# Update check: Not displayed
ENABLE_VERSION_UPDATE_CHECK=true
OFFLINE_MODE=true
# Update check: Displayed
ENABLE_VERSION_UPDATE_CHECK=true
OFFLINE_MODE=false
# Update check: Not displayed
ENABLE_VERSION_UPDATE_CHECK=false
OFFLINE_MODE=true
# Update check: Not displayed
ENABLE_VERSION_UPDATE_CHECK=false
OFFLINE_MODE=false
```
### Contributor License Agreement
By submitting this pull request, I confirm that I have read and fully agree to the [Contributor License Agreement (CLA)](/CONTRIBUTOR_LICENSE_AGREEMENT), and I am providing my contributions under its terms.
---
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📋 Pull Request Information
Original PR: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/15483
Author: @guenhter
Created: 7/2/2025
Status: ✅ Merged
Merged: 7/3/2025
Merged by: @tjbck
Base:
dev← Head:support-deactivate-update-check📝 Commits (2)
34ddd62feat: support suppressing version checks661ea77fix: avoid 'checking for updates...' always present in offline-mode📊 Changes
8 files changed (+44 additions, -35 deletions)
View changed files
📝
backend/open_webui/env.py(+4 -1)📝
backend/open_webui/main.py(+4 -4)📝
src/app.html(+3 -4)📝
src/lib/components/admin/Settings/General.svelte(+14 -12)📝
src/lib/components/chat/Placeholder.svelte(+3 -1)📝
src/lib/components/chat/Settings/About.svelte(+14 -12)📝
src/lib/stores/index.ts(+1 -0)📝
src/routes/(app)/+layout.svelte(+1 -1)📄 Description
Pull Request Checklist
Note to first-time contributors: Please open a discussion post in Discussions and describe your changes before submitting a pull request.
Before submitting, make sure you've checked the following:
devbranch.Changelog Entry
Description
This change allow to control the
OFFLINE_MODEa little bit more granular (https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/discussions/15421). In offline mode,are deactivated. This change allows to only disables the version updates checks and notifications without turning on the offline mode with a new flag
ENABLE_VERSION_UPDATE_CHECKWhen the offline mode is turned on, it automatically also disables the version checks (so the offline mode supersedes this flag).
This change is fully downward compatible, because the default value is set to "true" and in offline mode, it is automatically set to
false.The documentation was extended with https://github.com/open-webui/docs/pull/602
Additionally a small bug was fixed (separate commit), which displayed "Checking for Updates..." forever in offline mode.
Added
ENABLE_VERSION_UPDATE_CHECKflagFixed
Additional Information
I've tested the following combinations:
Contributor License Agreement
By submitting this pull request, I confirm that I have read and fully agree to the Contributor License Agreement (CLA), and I am providing my contributions under its terms.
🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.