ollama/docs/development.md

Development

Running

Start backend service:

Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Run a server:

python3 ollama.py serve

Start frontend service:

Install dependencies:

cd desktop
npm install

Run the UI:

npm start

Building

If using Apple silicon, you need a Python version that supports arm64:

wget https://github.com/conda-forge/miniforge/releases/latest/download/Miniforge3-MacOSX-arm64.sh
bash Miniforge3-MacOSX-arm64.sh

Get the dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Then build a binary for your current platform:

python3 build.py

Building the app

cd desktop
npm run package

Update requirements.txt

In the root directory, run:

pipreqs . --force