Open WebUI

You need administrator access to Open WebUI and a Link endpoint reachable from its backend.

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Connect Open WebUI to Link

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Open WebUI chat page

The profile menu at the bottom left contains Admin Panel.

Find the section

Profile menu and Admin Panel

The outlined area is shown close up on the next slide.

Close-up

Open the admin panel

Open the profile menu and choose Admin Panel. You need administrator access to manage connections.

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Manage OpenAI connections

Open Settings → Connections, then manage the OpenAI API connections. Add or edit the connection for Link.

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Set the endpoint

Enter a URL reachable from the Open WebUI backend, ending in /v1. Use the written settings below, verify the connection and save.

In Docker, use a host address reachable from the container instead of its own 127.0.0.1.

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Select your model

Open a new chat and choose the model returned by your Link connection. The example model name may differ from yours.

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Write your first message

With your Link model selected, type a short prompt in the message box and choose Send. You can also choose a suggested prompt.

The crop shows the message controls. Keep the Link model selected from the previous step.

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Check a reply

Send a short prompt and inspect the answer before trying documents, tools or other capabilities.

Slide 1 of 8: Open WebUI chat page.

Screenshots from the original guide. Use your own model ID and port. Use the arrows or progress marks to move between slides.

AVENTAIL / OPEN WEBUI

Connect Open WebUI to Link

1 / 8

Full view

Open WebUI chat page

The profile menu at the bottom left contains Admin Panel.

Find the section

Profile menu and Admin Panel

The outlined area is shown close up on the next slide.

Close-up

Open the admin panel

Open the profile menu and choose Admin Panel. You need administrator access to manage connections.

Slide 04

Manage OpenAI connections

Open Settings → Connections, then manage the OpenAI API connections. Add or edit the connection for Link.

Slide 05

Set the endpoint

Enter a URL reachable from the Open WebUI backend, ending in /v1. Use the written settings below, verify the connection and save.

In Docker, use a host address reachable from the container instead of its own 127.0.0.1.

Slide 06

Select your model

Open a new chat and choose the model returned by your Link connection. The example model name may differ from yours.

Slide 07

Write your first message

With your Link model selected, type a short prompt in the message box and choose Send. You can also choose a suggested prompt.

The crop shows the message controls. Keep the Link model selected from the previous step.

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Check a reply

Send a short prompt and inspect the answer before trying documents, tools or other capabilities.

Slide 1 of 8: Open WebUI chat page.

Read the connection settings and Docker guidance

You need a running Open WebUI instance with administrator access and a tested Link endpoint.

Add a connection

Open the profile menu, then Admin Panel → Settings → Connections → Manage OpenAI API Connections, and add a connection.

Field	Value
URL	http://127.0.0.1:8100/v1 when the Open WebUI backend runs directly on the Link machine
API key	Leave empty for an unauthenticated endpoint, or use its configured credential
Model	Select the exact ID returned by the connection, for example Gemma 4 (X-Small)

Use Verify Connection, then save. Verification requests the model list; saving alone does not test connectivity. This follows Open WebUI's OpenAI-compatible connection guide.

If Open WebUI runs in Docker

The backend connects to Link. Inside a container, 127.0.0.1 refers to the container itself.

For Docker Desktop on the Link machine, use http://host.docker.internal:8100/v1. Linux Docker may require an explicit host-gateway mapping. For a separate server, use a reachable address with appropriate network access controls.

Send a message

Open a new chat, select your Aventail model and send a short prompt. Confirm a complete response.

If verification fails, check serving status, port and connectivity from the backend's environment. If verification succeeds but chat fails, inspect the error and model ID. Start with text chat before testing uploads, tools or other model capabilities.