Unverified Commit f1548ef6 authored by Patrick Devine's avatar Patrick Devine Committed by GitHub
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update the FAQ to be more clear about windows env variables (#4415)

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...@@ -80,17 +80,19 @@ If Ollama is run as a systemd service, environment variables should be set using ...@@ -80,17 +80,19 @@ If Ollama is run as a systemd service, environment variables should be set using
### Setting environment variables on Windows ### Setting environment variables on Windows
On windows, Ollama inherits your user and system environment variables. On Windows, Ollama inherits your user and system environment variables.
1. First Quit Ollama by clicking on it in the task bar 1. First Quit Ollama by clicking on it in the task bar.
2. Edit system environment variables from the control panel 2. Start the Settings (Windows 11) or Control Panel (Windows 10) application and search for _environment variables_.
3. Edit or create New variable(s) for your user account for `OLLAMA_HOST`, `OLLAMA_MODELS`, etc. 3. Click on _Edit environment variables for your account_.
4. Click OK/Apply to save 4. Edit or create a new variable for your user account for `OLLAMA_HOST`, `OLLAMA_MODELS`, etc.
5. Run `ollama` from a new terminal window 5. Click OK/Apply to save.
6. Start the Ollama application from the Windows Start menu.
## How can I expose Ollama on my network? ## How can I expose Ollama on my network?
...@@ -237,4 +239,4 @@ If you wish to override the `OLLAMA_KEEP_ALIVE` setting, use the `keep_alive` AP ...@@ -237,4 +239,4 @@ If you wish to override the `OLLAMA_KEEP_ALIVE` setting, use the `keep_alive` AP
If too many requests are sent to the server, it will respond with a 503 error If too many requests are sent to the server, it will respond with a 503 error
indicating the server is overloaded. You can adjust how many requests may be indicating the server is overloaded. You can adjust how many requests may be
queue by setting `OLLAMA_MAX_QUEUE` queue by setting `OLLAMA_MAX_QUEUE`
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