Ollama connection triage: where do the client and server run?

Before changing an Ollama connection setting, map where the client and server run. A useful report identifies each machine or container and the endpoint configured in the client.

The official Ollama FAQ documents server configuration through environment variables, including OLLAMA_HOST. Follow the instructions for your installation type when reviewing its configuration.

• Share your OS, Ollama version, and client or integration version.
• Describe the connection path and whether it stays on one machine.
• Provide the sanitized endpoint, exact error, and server-log timestamp.
• State whether a direct request from the client environment succeeds.
• List the checks already attempted and what each returned.

Keep credentials out of examples and describe the intended access boundary. Please share diagnostic observations before applying a configuration change, so replies can focus on the specific point where the connection fails.