Enable LAN access (Ollama)

By default Ollama often listens only on the PC. For the phone to connect, the service must listen on all interfaces (0.0.0.0) and the firewall must allow the port.

Set OLLAMA_HOST

Windows

1. Start menu → search “environment variables” → “Edit the system environment variables” → “Environment Variables”.
2. Under User or System variables, create:

Name	Value
OLLAMA_HOST	0.0.0.0

3. Save, then fully quit and reopen Ollama (exit from the tray, then start again).

Or temporarily in PowerShell (current session only):

$env:OLLAMA_HOST = "0.0.0.0"
# then restart the Ollama app or service

macOS

Temporary (current session):

launchctl setenv OLLAMA_HOST 0.0.0.0

Then quit and reopen the Ollama app. If it resets after reboot, write it into shell config or a LaunchAgent; or:

export OLLAMA_HOST=0.0.0.0

and ensure Ollama starts in that environment. Most reliable: set the env var, then restart Ollama.

Firewall port 11434

• Windows: Settings → Privacy & security → Windows Security → Firewall → allow an app; or create an inbound rule for TCP 11434.
• macOS: System Settings → Network → Firewall; allow Ollama on first access, or open the port.

Verify LAN

1. Find the PC IP (see Quickstart Step 4).
2. From another device on the same Wi‑Fi, open:

http://YOUR_PC_IP:11434

Any open / Ollama-like response means LAN works.

Address for MiniTavern

http://YOUR_PC_IP:11434/v1

Notes:

• Use the LAN IP — not localhost
• Prefer the /v1 suffix (OpenAI-compatible path)

Next

Configure in MiniTavern