# Self-Hosting an OpenSource LLM for DiscourseAI

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/self-hosting-an-opensource-llm-for-discourseai/290923
**Category:** Self-Hosting
**Tags:** ai
**Created:** [January 8, 2024, 8:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/self-hosting-an-opensource-llm-for-discourseai/290923 "2024-01-08T20:39:55Z")
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### Author: ![Falco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/falco/32/179432_2.png) [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2026, 4:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/self-hosting-an-opensource-llm-for-discourseai/290923/11 "2026-07-06T16:54:41Z")

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> [@mononym](#):
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> Any suggestion for trying out the AI translation feature with the help of an Ollama backend ?

Create a new LLM at `/admin/plugins/discourse-ai/ai-llms/new?llmTemplate=none`, select OpenAI as the provider as Ollama has [OpenAI compatibility - Ollama](https://docs.ollama.com/api/openai-compatibility).

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