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docs: add external Ollama setup guide (#812 )

* docs: add external Ollama setup guide

Add guide for users who have Ollama installed separately and don't
want Docker to run the Ollama service. Includes connection instructions
for host.docker.internal routing.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* chore: remove obsolete test for Ollama embeddings API

* chore: remove ARCHITECTURE_DIAGRAMS.md file

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Co-authored-by: jjay <jjay@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>

2026-05-29 10:30:52 -03:00

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Open Notebook - Start Here

Open Notebook is a privacy-focused AI research assistant. Upload documents, chat with AI, generate notes, and create podcasts—all with complete control over your data.

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Already have Ollama installed? → External Ollama Guide

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