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 Make sure you have the latest version of Ollama installed before proceeding with the installation. You can find the latest version of Ollama at [https://ollama.ai/](https://ollama.ai/).
 
+### Checking Ollama
+
+After installing, verify that Ollama is running by accessing the following link in your web browser: [http://127.0.0.1:11434/](http://127.0.0.1:11434/). Note that the port number may differ based on your system configuration.
+
+### Accessing Ollama Web Interface over LAN
+
+If you want to access the Ollama web interface over LAN, for example, from your phone, run Ollama using the following command:
+
+```bash
+OLLAMA_HOST=0.0.0.0 OLLAMA_ORIGINS=* ollama serve
+```
+
 ### Using Docker 🐳
 
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