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update the FAQ to be more clear about windows env variables (ollama#4415)
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### Setting environment variables on Windows
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On windows, Ollama inherits your user and system environment variables.
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On Windows, Ollama inherits your user and system environment variables.
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1. First Quit Ollama by clicking on it in the task bar
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1. First Quit Ollama by clicking on it in the task bar.
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2. Edit system environment variables from the control panel
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2. Start the Settings (Windows 11) or Control Panel (Windows 10) application and search for _environment variables_.
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3. Edit or create New variable(s) for your user account for `OLLAMA_HOST`, `OLLAMA_MODELS`, etc.
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3. Click on _Edit environment variables for your account_.
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4. Click OK/Apply to save
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4. Edit or create a new variable for your user account for `OLLAMA_HOST`, `OLLAMA_MODELS`, etc.
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5. Run `ollama` from a new terminal window
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5. Click OK/Apply to save.
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6. Start the Ollama application from the Windows Start menu.
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## How can I expose Ollama on my network?
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If too many requests are sent to the server, it will respond with a 503 error
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indicating the server is overloaded. You can adjust how many requests may be
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queue by setting `OLLAMA_MAX_QUEUE`
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queue by setting `OLLAMA_MAX_QUEUE`

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