[GH-ISSUE #22639] feat: Why do we need to connect to Hugging Face when running the service #58440

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opened 2026-05-05 23:10:09 -05:00 by GiteaMirror · 2 comments
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Originally created by @Zingsun on GitHub (Mar 13, 2026).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/issues/22639

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Problem Description

When I run "open-webui serve", the background log keeps requesting this Huggingface address, but my network cannot access the Huggingface website.
https://huggingface.co/sentence-transformers/all-MiniLM-L6-v2/resolve/main/./modules.json

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Could an offline installation solution be provided

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Originally created by @Zingsun on GitHub (Mar 13, 2026). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/issues/22639 ### Check Existing Issues - [x] I have searched for all existing **open AND closed** issues and discussions for similar requests. I have found none that is comparable to my request. ### Verify Feature Scope - [x] I have read through and understood the scope definition for feature requests in the Issues section. I believe my feature request meets the definition and belongs in the Issues section instead of the Discussions. ### Problem Description When I run "open-webui serve", the background log keeps requesting this Huggingface address, but my network cannot access the Huggingface website. https://huggingface.co/sentence-transformers/all-MiniLM-L6-v2/resolve/main/./modules.json ### Desired Solution you'd like Could an offline installation solution be provided ### Alternatives Considered _No response_ ### Additional Context _No response_
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<!-- gh-comment-id:4053510763 --> @rgaricano commented on GitHub (Mar 13, 2026): https://docs.openwebui.com/tutorials/maintenance/offline-mode#how-to-enable-offline-mode
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<!-- gh-comment-id:4059672635 --> @Zingsun commented on GitHub (Mar 14, 2026): > https://docs.openwebui.com/tutorials/maintenance/offline-mode#how-to-enable-offline-mode thank you
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Reference: github-starred/open-webui#58440