Change Models Path on Ubuntu for Ollama

On Ubuntu, Ollama saves models by default to /usr/share/ollama/.ollama/models.

This article shows you how to change the default path to a different location.

Steps

1. Create ollama service config override file:

   sudo mkdir -p /etc/systemd/system/ollama.service.d; sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/ollama.service.d/override.conf

2. Added configurations:

   *Replace path, user and group accordingly. 

   [Service]
   Environment="OLLAMA_MODELS=/path/to/ollama-models"
   User=raymond
   Group=raymond
   
   

   
   

3. Save the file.

4. Restart services:

   sudo systemctl daemon-reload
   sudo systemctl restart ollama

5. Check ollama service status:

   sudo systemctl status ollama

   You should be able see something like the following screenshot: