[GH-ISSUE #11165] Restrict users access to check updates #31660

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GiteaMirror · 2026-04-25T05:33:48-05:00

GiteaMirror commented

2026-04-25 05:33:48 -05:00

Originally created by @oleteacher on GitHub (Mar 4, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/issues/11165

I have searched through all open and closed issues. Hope I did not miss but...

Users should not be able to check for updates in the "About" section.

I do not see any settings in admin to restrict this behavior.

Have I simply missed the setting or is it not possible?

Using (or wanting to) this in a classroom environment and kids will be kids :) Do not want them checking for updates.

Originally created by @oleteacher on GitHub (Mar 4, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/issues/11165 I have searched through all open and closed issues. Hope I did not miss but... Users should not be able to check for updates in the "About" section. I do not see any settings in admin to restrict this behavior. Have I simply missed the setting or is it not possible? Using (or wanting to) this in a classroom environment and kids will be kids :) Do not want them checking for updates.

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2026-04-25 05:33:50 -05:00

GiteaMirror commented

2026-04-25 05:33:52 -05:00

@Classic298 commented on GitHub (Mar 4, 2025):

Checking updates doesn't do anything really. They can't update it, They'll only see that a new version is available.

If you don't want that, there's two environment variables you can set which makes "check for updates" totally useless as it disables this feature. What I mean is: if you click the button, nothing will happen. It doesn't actually check for updates and so it will tell you, you are on the latest version.

If this suffices what you are looking for, then set these environment variables and you're done.

If you want more than that (i.e. completely hide the About section) then you should create a new environment variable which would influence this. But as of now, there is no such variable.

Either way, the two variables you wanna change are:

HF_HUB_OFFLINE=1
and
OFFLINE_MODE=True

Hope this helps! If not, the maintainer likes good PRs :D

@Classic298 commented on GitHub (Mar 4, 2025): Checking updates doesn't do anything really. They can't update it, They'll only see that a new version is available. If you don't want that, there's two environment variables you can set which makes "check for updates" totally useless as it disables this feature. What I mean is: if you click the button, nothing will happen. It doesn't actually check for updates and so it will tell you, you are on the latest version. If this suffices what you are looking for, then set these environment variables and you're done. If you want more than that (i.e. completely hide the About section) then you should create a new environment variable which would influence this. But as of now, there is no such variable. Either way, the two variables you wanna change are: HF_HUB_OFFLINE=1 and OFFLINE_MODE=True Hope this helps! If not, the maintainer likes good PRs :D

GiteaMirror commented

2026-04-25 05:33:53 -05:00

@oleteacher commented on GitHub (Mar 5, 2025):

Thank you for explaining. I will take a look at this.

@oleteacher commented on GitHub (Mar 5, 2025): Thank you for explaining. I will take a look at this.

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Reference: github-starred/open-webui#31660