Run Open WebUI with Ollama on a small VPS (CPU only)Most Open WebUI tutorials assume you have a GPU on your desk. Plenty of people don't. They have a 4 GB or 8 GB VPS and want a private chat UI with a small local model, plus maybe an API key for the he1d ago · 6 min readaihostbox.hashnode.dev
Where to host Open WebUI in 2026: Railway vs Elestio vs a DIY VPS vs managed (AIHostBox)Disclosure: I'm part of the team behind AIHostBox, one of the options compared here. I've tried to be fair, and I point out where the other options are the better choice. Open WebUI has become the def1d ago · 7 min readaihostbox.hashnode.dev
Open WebUI upgrades without losing data: pin tags, back up volumes, watch migrationsOpen WebUI ships often. Between 14 and 25 October 2026 there were four releases (v0.12.1 to v0.12.4), and most of them added real features. That pace is great until an upgrade runs a database migratio2d ago · 5 min readaihostbox.hashnode.dev
