To run Ollama across computers in the same network.

If Ollama is run as a systemd service, environment variables should be set using systemctl:

Edit the Ollama Service File: Open the Ollama service configuration file with the following command:

sudo systemctl edit ollama.service

Add the Environment Variable: In the editor, add the following lines under the [Service] section:

[Service]

Environment="OLLAMA_HOST=0.0.0.0"

Note #1: Sometimes, 0.0.0.0 does not work due to your environment setup. Instead, you can try setting it to your local ip address like 10.0.0.x or xxx.local, etc.

Note #2: You should put this above this line ### Lines below this comment will be discarded. It should look something like this:

#### Editing /etc/systemd/system/ollama.service.d/override.conf
#### Anything between here and the comment below will become the new contents of the file

[Service]
Environment="OLLAMA_HOST=0.0.0.0"

### Lines below this comment will be discarded

### /etc/systemd/system/ollama.service
# [Unit]
# Description=Ollama Service
# After=network-online.target
#
# [Service]
# ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/ollama serve
# User=ollama
# Group=ollama
# Restart=always
# RestartSec=3
# Environment="PATH=/home/kimi/.nvm/versions/node/v20.5.0/bin:/home/kimi/.local/share/pnpm:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/s>
#
# [Install]
# WantedBy=default.target

Restart the Service: After editing the file, reload the systemd daemon and restart the Ollama service:

sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl restart ollama