# Open WebUI Self-Hosted AI Interface for LLMs

> Open WebUI is an extensible, feature-rich, and user-friendly self-hosted AI platform designed to operate entirely offline. It supports various LLM runners like Ollama and OpenAI-compatible APIs with built-in RAG inference, providing a powerful web-based interface for interacting with large language models.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/open-webui-self-hosted-ai-interface-for-llms` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/open-webui-self-hosted-ai-interface-for-llms`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/open-webui-self-hosted-ai-interface-for-llms/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/open-webui-self-hosted-ai-interface-for-llms

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# Open WebUI Self-Hosted AI Interface for LLMs

Open WebUI is an extensible, feature-rich, and user-friendly self-hosted AI platform designed to operate entirely offline. It supports various LLM runners like Ollama and OpenAI-compatible APIs with built-in RAG inference, providing a powerful web-based interface for interacting with large language models.

## Installation

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- 🚀 **Effortless Setup**: Install seamlessly using Docker or Kubernetes (kubectl, kustomize or helm) for a hassle-free experience with support for both :ollama and :cuda tagged images.
- 🐍 **Native Python Function Calling Tool**: Enhance your LLMs with built-in code editor support in the tools workspace. Bring Your Own Function (BYOF) by simply adding your pure Python functions, enabling seamless inte...
- ⚖️ **Horizontal Scalability**: Redis-backed session management and WebSocket support for multi-worker and multi-node deployments behind load balancers.

- Source: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-webui/open-webui/HEAD/README.md

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/open-webui-self-hosted-ai-interface/)