Please simplify documentation #60

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2026-02-15T17:05:44-05:00

yindo commented

2026-02-15 17:05:44 -05:00

Originally created by @tonydiep on GitHub (Feb 5, 2025).

THANK YOU

Thank you for making this program.
It's absolutely amazing.

ISSUES

But the documentation is so convulated I have to run it through an AI to simple answer questions like:
- How do I manually install?
- How do I manually update?
- Should I run it as a user or as root?

SUGGESTIONS

If open-ai GUI is showing a message there's an update, with a link to the change log, why not link to the update itself?
Why not simplify to a popup saying "Do you want to update? [Yes] [No] [Read Changelog]"

Originally created by @tonydiep on GitHub (Feb 5, 2025). # THANK YOU * Thank you for making this program. * It's absolutely amazing. # ISSUES * But the documentation is so convulated I have to run it through an AI to simple answer questions like: * How do I manually install? * How do I manually update? * Should I run it as a user or as root? # SUGGESTIONS * If open-ai GUI is showing a message there's an update, with a link to the change log, why not link to the update itself? * Why not simplify to a popup saying "Do you want to update? [Yes] [No] [Read Changelog]"

yindo closed this issue

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yindo commented

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@tonydiep commented on GitHub (Feb 5, 2025):

For others upgrading on operating systems that discourage pip and starting open-webui as a service

sudo pipx upgrade open-webui
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl restart open-webui

@tonydiep commented on GitHub (Feb 5, 2025): For others upgrading on operating systems that discourage pip and starting open-webui as a service ``` sudo pipx upgrade open-webui sudo systemctl daemon-reload sudo systemctl restart open-webui ```

yindo commented

2026-02-15 17:05:45 -05:00

@Classic298 commented on GitHub (Aug 9, 2025):

Do you think the docs need more improvements in this regard? They already show how to manually install and update - or is the current documentation not good enough? Feedback wanted

@Classic298 commented on GitHub (Aug 9, 2025): Do you think the docs need more improvements in this regard? They already show how to manually install and update - or is the [current documentation](https://docs.openwebui.com/getting-started/quick-start/) not good enough? Feedback wanted

yindo commented

2026-02-15 17:05:46 -05:00