From ddb25559c570f3a7d158785d1f0523c5fcd30c46 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Raymond Camden Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2024 15:54:24 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md Add a quick note to handle cases where Ollama is not running and new users may be confused. Seeks to address issue #6204 --- README.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index fee01baa..3e653cdf 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ To run and chat with [Llama 3.1](https://ollama.com/library/llama3.1): ollama run llama3.1 ``` +If you get an error, `Error: could not connect to ollama app, is it running?`, you may need to manually start it with `ollama start`. + ## Model library Ollama supports a list of models available on [ollama.com/library](https://ollama.com/library 'ollama model library')