From 35484a4f384dde5d0af1069a81b9d261e184f7fd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Abdul Haseeb <67502044+abdulhaseeb2k@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2025 04:35:54 +0500
Subject: [PATCH] Update connection-error.mdx

Ollama API Connections  issue resolve
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 docs/troubleshooting/connection-error.mdx | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/troubleshooting/connection-error.mdx b/docs/troubleshooting/connection-error.mdx
index b171160..e51ee24 100644
--- a/docs/troubleshooting/connection-error.mdx
+++ b/docs/troubleshooting/connection-error.mdx
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ Struggling to connect to Ollama from Open WebUI? It could be because Ollama isn
 3. **Restart Ollama**🔄:
    A restart is needed for the changes to take effect.
 
+4.**If your OLLAMA connection is still not working, go to Settings> Connection>Manage Ollama API Connections and replace 'localhost:11434' with '120.0.0.1:11434'. (Explanation of the issue: This change might be necessary if the DNS configuration is restricted due to firewall restrictions.)**
+
 💡 After setting up, verify that Ollama is accessible by visiting the WebUI interface.
 
 For more detailed instructions on configuring Ollama, please refer to the [Ollama's Official Documentation](https://github.com/ollama/ollama/blob/main/docs/faq.md#setting-environment-variables-on-linux).