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title: Ollama with agent
description: The smart home reference
published: true
date: 2026-02-18T22:14:41.533Z
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# AI Automation Stack - Ollama + n8n + Open WebUI
## Overview
This stack provides a complete self-hosted AI automation solution for homelab infrastructure management, documentation generation, and intelligent monitoring. The system consists of four core components that work together to provide AI-powered workflows and knowledge management.
## Architecture
```
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ AI Automation Stack │
│ │
│ Open WebUI ────────┐ │
│ (Chat Interface) │ │
│ │ │ │
│ ▼ ▼ │
│ Ollama ◄──── Qdrant │
│ (LLM Runtime) (Vector DB) │
│ ▲ │
│ │ │
│ n8n │
│ (Workflow Engine) │
│ │ │
│ ▼ │
│ Forgejo │ Wiki.js │ Monitoring │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
```
## Components
### Ollama
- **Purpose**: Local LLM runtime engine
- **Port**: 11434
- **Resource Usage**: 4-6GB RAM (depending on model)
- **Recommended Models**:
- `qwen2.5-coder:7b` - Code analysis and documentation
- `llama3.2:3b` - General queries and chat
- `phi3:mini` - Lightweight alternative
### Open WebUI
- **Purpose**: User-friendly chat interface with built-in RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation)
- **Port**: 3000
- **Features**:
- Document ingestion from Wiki.js
- Conversational interface for querying documentation
- RAG pipeline for context-aware responses
- Multi-model support
- **Access**: `http://your-server-ip:3000`
### Qdrant
- **Purpose**: Vector database for semantic search and RAG
- **Ports**: 6333 (HTTP), 6334 (gRPC)
- **Resource Usage**: ~1GB RAM
- **Function**: Stores embeddings of your documentation, code, and markdown files
### n8n
- **Purpose**: Workflow automation and orchestration
- **Port**: 5678
- **Default Credentials**:
- Username: `admin`
- Password: `change-this-password` (⚠️ **Change this immediately**)
- **Access**: `http://your-server-ip:5678`
## Installation
### Prerequisites
- Docker and Docker Compose installed
- 16GB RAM minimum (8GB available for the stack)
- 50GB disk space for models and data
### Deployment Steps
1. **Create directory structure**:
```bash
mkdir -p ~/ai-stack/{n8n/workflows}
cd ~/ai-stack
```
2. **Download the compose file**:
```bash
# Place the ai-stack-compose.yml in this directory
wget [your-internal-url]/ai-stack-compose.yml
```
3. **Configure environment variables**:
```bash
# Edit the compose file and change:
# - WEBUI_SECRET_KEY
# - N8N_BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD
# - WEBHOOK_URL (use your server's IP)
# - GENERIC_TIMEZONE
nano ai-stack-compose.yml
```
4. **Start the stack**:
```bash
docker-compose -f ai-stack-compose.yml up -d
```
5. **Pull Ollama models**:
```bash
docker exec -it ollama ollama pull qwen2.5-coder:7b
docker exec -it ollama ollama pull llama3.2:3b
```
6. **Verify services**:
```bash
docker-compose -f ai-stack-compose.yml ps
```
## Configuration
### Open WebUI Setup
1. Navigate to `http://your-server-ip:3000`
2. Create your admin account (first user becomes admin)
3. Go to **Settings → Connections** and verify Ollama connection
4. Configure Qdrant:
- Host: `qdrant`
- Port: `6333`
### Setting Up RAG for Wiki.js
1. In Open WebUI, go to **Workspace → Knowledge**
2. Create a new collection: "Homelab Documentation"
3. Add sources:
- **URL Crawl**: Enter your Wiki.js base URL
- **File Upload**: Upload markdown files from repositories
4. Process and index the documents
### n8n Initial Configuration
1. Navigate to `http://your-server-ip:5678`
2. Log in with credentials from docker-compose file
3. Import starter workflows from `/n8n/workflows/` directory
## Use Cases
### 1. Automated Documentation Generation
**Workflow**: Forgejo webhook → n8n → Ollama → Wiki.js
When code is pushed to Forgejo:
1. n8n receives webhook from Forgejo
2. Extracts changed files and repo context
3. Sends to Ollama with prompt: "Generate documentation for this code"
4. Posts generated docs to Wiki.js via API
**Example n8n Workflow**:
```
Webhook Trigger
→ HTTP Request (Forgejo API - get file contents)
→ Ollama LLM Node (generate docs)
→ HTTP Request (Wiki.js API - create/update page)
→ Send notification (completion)
```
### 2. Docker-Compose Standardization
**Workflow**: Repository scan → compliance check → issue creation
1. n8n runs on schedule (daily/weekly)
2. Queries Forgejo API for all repositories
3. Scans for `docker-compose.yml` files
4. Compares against template standards stored in Qdrant
5. Generates compliance report with Ollama
6. Creates Forgejo issues for non-compliant repos
### 3. Intelligent Alert Processing
**Workflow**: Monitoring alert → AI analysis → smart routing
1. Beszel/Uptime Kuma sends webhook to n8n
2. n8n queries historical data and context
3. Ollama analyzes:
- Is this expected? (scheduled backup, known maintenance)
- Severity level
- Recommended action
4. Routes appropriately:
- Critical: Immediate notification (Telegram/email)
- Warning: Log and monitor
- Info: Suppress (expected behavior)
### 4. Email Monitoring & Triage
**Workflow**: IMAP polling → AI classification → action routing
1. n8n polls email inbox every 5 minutes
2. Filters for keywords: "alert", "critical", "down", "failed"
3. Ollama classifies urgency and determines if actionable
4. Routes based on classification:
- Urgent: Forward to you immediately
- Informational: Daily digest
- Spam: Archive
## Common Workflows
### Example: Repository Documentation Generator
```javascript
// n8n workflow nodes:
1. Schedule Trigger (daily at 2 AM)
2. HTTP Request - Forgejo API
URL: http://forgejo:3000/api/v1/repos/search
Method: GET
3. Loop Over Items (each repo)
4. HTTP Request - Get repo files
URL: {{$node["Forgejo API"].json["clone_url"]}}/contents
5. Filter - Find docker-compose.yml and README.md
6. Ollama Node
Model: qwen2.5-coder:7b
Prompt: "Analyze this docker-compose file and generate comprehensive
documentation including: purpose, services, ports, volumes,
environment variables, and setup instructions."
7. HTTP Request - Wiki.js API
URL: http://wikijs:3000/graphql
Method: POST
Body: {mutation: createPage(...)}
8. Send Notification
Service: Telegram/Email
Message: "Documentation updated for {{repo_name}}"
```
### Example: Alert Intelligence Workflow
```javascript
// n8n workflow nodes:
1. Webhook Trigger
Path: /webhook/monitoring-alert
2. Function Node - Parse Alert Data
JavaScript: Extract service, metric, value, timestamp
3. HTTP Request - Query Historical Data
URL: http://beszel:8090/api/metrics/history
4. Ollama Node
Model: llama3.2:3b
Context: Your knowledge base in Qdrant
Prompt: "Alert: {{alert_message}}
Historical context: {{historical_data}}
Is this expected behavior?
What's the severity?
What action should be taken?"
5. Switch Node - Route by Severity
Conditions:
- Critical: Route to immediate notification
- Warning: Route to monitoring channel
- Info: Route to log only
6a. Send Telegram (Critical path)
6b. Post to Slack (Warning path)
6c. Write to Log (Info path)
```
## Maintenance
### Model Management
```bash
# List installed models
docker exec -it ollama ollama list
# Update a model
docker exec -it ollama ollama pull qwen2.5-coder:7b
# Remove unused models
docker exec -it ollama ollama rm old-model:tag
```
### Backup Important Data
```bash
# Backup Qdrant vector database
docker-compose -f ai-stack-compose.yml stop qdrant
tar -czf qdrant-backup-$(date +%Y%m%d).tar.gz ./qdrant_data/
docker-compose -f ai-stack-compose.yml start qdrant
# Backup n8n workflows (automatic to ./n8n/workflows)
tar -czf n8n-backup-$(date +%Y%m%d).tar.gz ./n8n_data/
# Backup Open WebUI data
tar -czf openwebui-backup-$(date +%Y%m%d).tar.gz ./open_webui_data/
```
### Log Monitoring
```bash
# View all stack logs
docker-compose -f ai-stack-compose.yml logs -f
# View specific service
docker logs -f ollama
docker logs -f n8n
docker logs -f open-webui
```
### Resource Monitoring
```bash
# Check resource usage
docker stats
# Expected usage:
# - ollama: 4-6GB RAM (with model loaded)
# - open-webui: ~500MB RAM
# - qdrant: ~1GB RAM
# - n8n: ~200MB RAM
```
## Troubleshooting
### Ollama Not Responding
```bash
# Check if Ollama is running
docker logs ollama
# Restart Ollama
docker restart ollama
# Test Ollama API
curl http://localhost:11434/api/tags
```
### Open WebUI Can't Connect to Ollama
1. Check network connectivity:
```bash
docker exec -it open-webui ping ollama
```
2. Verify Ollama URL in Open WebUI settings
3. Restart both containers:
```bash
docker restart ollama open-webui
```
### n8n Workflows Failing
1. Check n8n logs:
```bash
docker logs n8n
```
2. Verify webhook URLs are accessible
3. Test Ollama connection from n8n:
- Create test workflow
- Add Ollama node
- Run execution
### Qdrant Connection Issues
```bash
# Check Qdrant health
curl http://localhost:6333/health
# View Qdrant logs
docker logs qdrant
# Restart if needed
docker restart qdrant
```
## Performance Optimization
### Model Selection by Use Case
- **Quick queries, chat**: `llama3.2:3b` or `phi3:mini` (fastest)
- **Code analysis**: `qwen2.5-coder:7b` or `deepseek-coder:6.7b`
- **Complex reasoning**: `mistral:7b` or `llama3.1:8b`
### n8n Workflow Optimization
- Use **Wait** nodes to batch operations
- Enable **Execute Once** for loops to reduce memory
- Store large data in temporary files instead of node output
- Use **Split In Batches** for processing large datasets
### Qdrant Performance
- Default settings are optimized for homelab use
- Increase `collection_shards` if indexing >100,000 documents
- Enable quantization for large collections
## Security Considerations
### Change Default Credentials
```bash
# Generate secure password
openssl rand -base64 32
# Update in docker-compose.yml:
# - WEBUI_SECRET_KEY
# - N8N_BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD
```
### Network Isolation
Consider using a reverse proxy (Traefik, Nginx Proxy Manager) with authentication:
- Limit external access to Open WebUI only
- Keep n8n, Ollama, Qdrant on internal network
- Use VPN for remote access
### API Security
- Use strong API tokens for Wiki.js and Forgejo integrations
- Rotate credentials periodically
- Audit n8n workflow permissions
## Integration Points
### Connecting to Existing Services
**Uptime Kuma**:
- Configure webhook alerts → n8n webhook URL
- Path: `http://your-server-ip:5678/webhook/uptime-kuma`
**Beszel**:
- Use Shoutrrr webhook format
- URL: `http://your-server-ip:5678/webhook/beszel`
**Forgejo**:
- Repository webhooks for push events
- URL: `http://your-server-ip:5678/webhook/forgejo-push`
- Enable in repo settings → Webhooks
**Wiki.js**:
- GraphQL API endpoint: `http://wikijs:3000/graphql`
- Create API key in Wiki.js admin panel
- Store in n8n credentials
## Advanced Features
### Creating Custom n8n Nodes
For frequently used Ollama prompts, create custom nodes:
1. Go to n8n → Settings → Community Nodes
2. Install `n8n-nodes-ollama-advanced` if available
3. Or create Function nodes with reusable code
### Training Custom Models
While Ollama doesn't support fine-tuning directly, you can:
1. Use RAG with your specific documentation
2. Create detailed system prompts in n8n
3. Store organization-specific context in Qdrant
### Multi-Agent Workflows
Chain multiple Ollama calls for complex tasks:
```
Planning Agent → Execution Agent → Review Agent → Output
```
Example: Code refactoring
1. Planning: Analyze code and create refactoring plan
2. Execution: Generate refactored code
3. Review: Check for errors and improvements
4. Output: Create pull request with changes
## Resources
- **Ollama Documentation**: https://ollama.ai/docs
- **Open WebUI Docs**: https://docs.openwebui.com
- **n8n Documentation**: https://docs.n8n.io
- **Qdrant Docs**: https://qdrant.tech/documentation
## Support
For issues or questions:
1. Check container logs first
2. Review this documentation
3. Search n8n community forums
4. Check Ollama Discord/GitHub issues
---
**Last Updated**: {{current_date}}
**Maintained By**: Homelab Admin
**Status**: Production