Auto-Start Ollama Serve

[rb81]

It would be great to have an auto-start option to run Ollama if not already running.

[kevinhermawan]

I'm weighing the option of developing a standalone application that eliminates the need for Ollama installation, allowing users to download the model directly through the app. Still planning...

[rb81]

@kevinhermawan - Personally, I wouldn't switch from Ollama. I use it for many other things. Just a simple auto-start would be amazing. IMHO, I would suggest focusing on some other basic features that would take your app a long way. Here's a wish list I suggested to another app recently in case you're interested:

• Integration with other providers (e.g., OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, etc.)
• Ability to switch models during conversation
• Ability to alter hyperparameters and system prompt per conversation
• Ability to import/export conversations
• Ability to share conversations (exports entire thread as HTML/CSS or PDF to share with others)
• RAG features with both external (e.g., OpenAI) and Ollama-served embedding models
• Transparency of system prompts (e.g., when using RAG)

[kevinhermawan]

Wow, that's so much interesting stuff, @rb81! Thank you for sharing these ideas. 😄