Originally created by @aaronhd on GitHub (Mar 20, 2025).
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Problem Description
Ubuntu 20.04
Ollama 0.6.2
Open-WebUI 0.5.20
For a new user ID, the user must manually enable client-side image compression. Large images used with multimodal models can cause the backend to freeze.
Desired Solution you'd like
Can this setting be configured through environment variables or the Admin Panel?
Alternatives Considered
No response
Additional Context
No response
Originally created by @aaronhd on GitHub (Mar 20, 2025).
### Check Existing Issues
- [x] I have searched the existing issues and discussions.
### Problem Description
Ubuntu 20.04
Ollama 0.6.2
Open-WebUI 0.5.20
For a new user ID, the user must manually enable client-side image compression. Large images used with multimodal models can cause the backend to freeze.
### Desired Solution you'd like
Can this setting be configured through **environment variables or the Admin Panel**?
### Alternatives Considered
_No response_
### Additional Context
_No response_
Yes, this function is really needed. It would be best to add compression based on image quality rather than just compression based on image resolution
@MCQSJ commented on GitHub (Mar 29, 2025):
Yes, this function is really needed. It would be best to add compression based on image quality rather than just compression based on image resolution
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Originally created by @aaronhd on GitHub (Mar 20, 2025).
Check Existing Issues
Problem Description
Ubuntu 20.04
Ollama 0.6.2
Open-WebUI 0.5.20
For a new user ID, the user must manually enable client-side image compression. Large images used with multimodal models can cause the backend to freeze.
Desired Solution you'd like
Can this setting be configured through environment variables or the Admin Panel?
Alternatives Considered
No response
Additional Context
No response
@MCQSJ commented on GitHub (Mar 29, 2025):
Yes, this function is really needed. It would be best to add compression based on image quality rather than just compression based on image resolution
@tjbck commented on GitHub (Jun 16, 2025):
Added!