feat: support physical and Docker Ollama runtimes

README.md

@@ -57,6 +57,31 @@ https://gitea.beyondcloud.solutions/dennii/Hermes-Ollama_Models.git
 
 In Hermes Dashboard, open **Plugins**, choose **Install from repository**, enter the URL above, and install. The repository contains the root `plugin.yaml`, dashboard manifest, backend API, compiled frontend bundle, stylesheet, and an opt-in prerequisite declaration. On Linux, the Hermes installer will verify Ollama, install it with the official Ollama installer when missing, and install the plugin's `pypdf` dependency before committing the plugin into `~/.hermes/plugins/`. Ollama installation requires the Hermes container to run as root, which is the expected configuration for a privileged ZimaOS deployment. If the container is not running as root, the plugin install stops without enabling a partially configured plugin. After installation or an update, restart only the Hermes dashboard service if requested by the installer.
 
+## Physical and Docker deployments
+
+The plugin supports both deployment types:
+
+- **Physical/Linux Hermes:** Ollama defaults to `http://localhost:11434`. If Ollama is missing, the prerequisite installer can install it on a root-run host.
+- **Docker Hermes:** Ollama should normally run as a separate service or on the Docker host. The plugin does not install Ollama inside the Hermes container. Set `OLLAMA_HOST` to the reachable Ollama base URL, without `/v1`, for example `http://ollama:11434` for a Compose service or `http://host.docker.internal:11434` for a host service.
+
+For host access on Linux Docker, add this to the Hermes service when needed:
+
+```yaml
+extra_hosts:
+  - "host.docker.internal:host-gateway"
+environment:
+  OLLAMA_HOST: http://host.docker.internal:11434
+```
+
+For Compose service-to-service networking, use the Ollama service name instead:
+
+```yaml
+environment:
+  OLLAMA_HOST: http://ollama:11434
+```
+
+The dashboard plugin API is mounted when the dashboard starts. Restart Hermes after installing or enabling the plugin; otherwise the plugin page can load while `/api/plugins/ollama-manager/status` still returns 404.
+
 ## Security limits
 
 - Uploaded files are limited to 20 MiB each

dashboard/manifest.json

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "label": "Ollama Models",
   "description": "Inspect, manage, and chat with local Ollama models, including shared persistent conversations, performance metrics, images, PDFs, URLs, and live memory telemetry.",
   "icon": "Cpu",
-  "version": "1.5.2",
+  "version": "1.5.3",
   "tab": {"path": "/ollama-manager", "position": "after:models"},
   "entry": "dist/index.js",
   "css": "dist/style.css",

dashboard/plugin_api.py

@@ -31,7 +31,20 @@ from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
 from hermes_constants import get_hermes_home
 
 router = APIRouter()
-LOCAL_OLLAMA = os.environ.get("OLLAMA_HOST", "http://localhost:11434").rstrip("/")
+
+
+def _running_in_container() -> bool:
+    return Path("/.dockerenv").exists() or Path("/run/.containerenv").exists()
+
+
+def _ollama_base_url() -> str:
+    configured = os.environ.get("OLLAMA_HOST", "").strip()
+    if configured:
+        return configured.rstrip("/")
+    return "http://ollama:11434" if _running_in_container() else "http://localhost:11434"
+
+
+LOCAL_OLLAMA = _ollama_base_url()
 REMOTE_OLLAMA = "https://ollama.com"
 CATALOG_FILE = "catalog.json"
 MODEL_RE = re.compile(r"^[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9._:/-]{0,190}$")
@@ -1396,8 +1409,21 @@ def status() -> dict[str, Any]:
             variants.append(variant)
         row["variants"] = sorted(variants, key=lambda item: (item.get("size_bytes") or 0, item["name"]))
 
+    ollama_version = _ollama_version()
     return {
-        "ollama": {"available": bool(tags or ps_rows), "version": _ollama_version(), "endpoint": LOCAL_OLLAMA},
+        "ollama": {
+            "available": bool(tags or ps_rows or ollama_version),
+            "version": ollama_version,
+            "endpoint": LOCAL_OLLAMA,
+            "containerized": _running_in_container(),
+            "configured_endpoint": bool(os.environ.get("OLLAMA_HOST", "").strip()),
+            "connection_hint": (
+                "Set OLLAMA_HOST to a reachable Ollama service, such as "
+                "http://ollama:11434 or http://host.docker.internal:11434."
+                if _running_in_container() and not (tags or ps_rows or ollama_version)
+                else ""
+            ),
+        },
         "models": local,
         "popular": popular,
         "popular_filter": {

plugin.yaml

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 name: ollama-manager
-version: 1.5.2
+version: 1.5.3
 description: Native dashboard manager and chat interface for local Ollama models, attachments, URLs, shared persistent conversations, performance metrics, and live runtime telemetry.
 auto_install_dependencies: true
 python_dependencies:
   - "pypdf>=6.0,<7.0"
 external_dependencies:
   - name: Ollama
-    check: ollama --version
+    check: bash scripts/install_ollama.sh --check
     install: bash scripts/install_ollama.sh

scripts/install_ollama.sh

@@ -7,6 +7,45 @@ if [[ "$(uname -s)" != "Linux" ]]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
+is_container() {
+  if [[ -f /.dockerenv ]]; then
+    return 0
+  fi
+  [[ -f /run/.containerenv ]]
+}
+
+ollama_endpoint() {
+  if [[ -n "${OLLAMA_HOST:-}" ]]; then
+    printf '%s' "${OLLAMA_HOST%/}"
+  elif is_container; then
+    printf '%s' 'http://ollama:11434'
+  else
+    printf '%s' 'http://localhost:11434'
+  fi
+}
+
+check_endpoint() {
+  command -v curl >/dev/null 2>&1 || return 1
+  curl --fail --silent --show-error --max-time 5 "$(ollama_endpoint)/api/version" >/dev/null
+}
+
+if [[ "${1:-}" == "--check" ]]; then
+  if command -v ollama >/dev/null 2>&1 && ! is_container; then
+    ollama --version >/dev/null
+    exit 0
+  fi
+  check_endpoint
+  exit $?
+fi
+
+if is_container; then
+  if check_endpoint; then
+    exit 0
+  fi
+  printf '%s\n' 'Docker/container runtime detected. Configure OLLAMA_HOST to a reachable Ollama service (for example http://ollama:11434 or http://host.docker.internal:11434); Hermes will not install Ollama inside its own container.' >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 if command -v ollama >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ollama --version >/dev/null
   exit 0