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So far, over the last few weeks I concentrated on long-form text-based use cases of my setup (OpenWebUI in Docker on W11) . This article marks a turning point because image generation—including video—via OWUI has been achieved. The cost of good quality images come down to less than $0.01/each. There is a lesson in all ...
OpenWebUI has been active in updating its software. Each upgrade makes for a snappier more reliable setup in Docker (as I tested and found on my W11 computer). This guide is notes-to-self on upgrading OpenWebUI when it runs as a single Docker container on Windows 11 using PowerShell. It assumes the following setup: OpenWebUI stores ...
MCP — the Model Context Protocol — is a standard that lets AI models interact directly with external services. Instead of copying and pasting between a chat window and an application, the AI reaches into the application itself. It can read data, create content, update settings, and extract information — all through natural conversation. WordPress ...
Problem After upgrading OpenWebUI (observed from v0.11.x onwards), every chat triggers a search across all knowledge collections — even on base models with no knowledge collections attached. This occurs because the “Knowledge Base” builtin tool is enabled by default on all models. When enabled, it allows the model to autonomously search all knowledge collections as ...
Do I care if you or 99% of people don’t know anything about this, or couldn’t care less? I do not! Open WebUI offered me version 0.10.2 this morning. I was on 0.9.6. A small number, a small hop, or so it looks. It isn’t. I have been burned before. An earlier upgrade almost wiped ...
The free DeepSeek chat platform at chat.deepseek.com is useful for general purposes, but it has limitations — rate limits, occasional capacity restrictions, and response quality that does not match what the paid API models can deliver. This guide explains how to access DeepSeek’s more capable models using OpenWebUI, a locally hosted chat interface that runs ...
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