Ollama Chat App

This is a simple chat application built with Next.js and Ngrok to enable secure tunneling for local development. This app uses Ollama AI for real-time chat communication.

Features

• Real-time chat interface
• Easy deployment with Next.js
• Secure tunnel for local development using Ngrok
• Integrated with Ollama API for intelligent chat responses

Requirements

• Node.js (v14 or later)
• Ngrok (optional)
• Ollama llama3.1

Getting Started

1. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/heinhtoo/ollama-chat.git
cd ollama-chat

2. Install Dependencies

Before running the app, make sure to install the necessary packages:

npm install

3. Set Up Environment Variables

Create a .env.local file at the root of the project to configure your Ollama public api url

OLLAMA_BASEURL="http://localhost:11434/api"

4. Test the Application

Now you can start the development server:

npm run dev

5. Deploy the App (Optional)

Once development is complete, you can deploy your Next.js app to Vercel or any other preferred hosting service.

5.1 Setting up Ngrok

To create a secure tunnel for local ollama model, run Ngrok on port 11434:

ngrok http 11434 --host-header="localhost:11434"

5.2 Overwrite the environment variable

Copy the forwarding URL provided by Ngrok and update environment variables in your production server

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Additional Resources

• Blog Post: Deploy ollama chat app on Vercel