# Sitting on a train with no reception, and using an AI chat 🚆

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Sitting on a train with no reception, and using an AI chat 🚆
How do I do it?

Let's ignore for a moment the fact that it's unbelievable that in 2025 there's still no cellular reception along the whole line between Beit Yehoshua and Tel Aviv.

So in the meantime I found a creative solution - working with a ChatGPT-like solution with no need for an internet connection.

How?
Two simple steps:

1. Install the Ollama app for Mac:
 https://ollama.com
 (one-click install, and download a free model "package" like llama 3.2)

2. Install Open Web UI with Docker:
 https://www.openwebui.com
which is one command in the terminal

And that's it, you have a ChatGPT-like interface in the browser, working locally.

⚠️ Important to know:
- There's no Hebrew support (image attached, maybe there's a model that does support it, I didn't look into it).
- The answers are of lower quality than the well-known models.

But it's private, fast, and available from anywhere - even on a stalled train with no reception.

Original: https://ofershap.github.io/posts/running-a-local-ai-chat-without-internet-access/
Source: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ofershap_%D7%99%D7%95%D7%A9%D7%91-%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%9B%D7%91%D7%AA-%D7%91%D7%9C%D7%99-%D7%A7%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%98%D7%94-%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%A9%D7%AA%D7%9E%D7%A9-%D7%91%D7%A6%D7%90%D7%98-ai-activity-7330483692265455616-pmcx
Published: 2025-05-20T09:45:06.037000+03:00