Connect Hermes Agent to Ollama in Docker

This tutorial connects Hermes Agent to a self-hosted Ollama server in a Docker environment. The speaker uses an existing deployment and points to a separate installation guide. The focus is configuring the connection and checking that Hermes can use a local LLM.

The web interface walkthrough starts in the keys section. The speaker adds an Ollama entry under "others", saves it, and enters the inference server's HTTP address and port with a required /v1 suffix. Next, the tutorial checks the Ollama model list and opens a conversation with a downloaded model. The speaker explains that the section also lists Ollama Cloud models, so a cloud label alone does not identify where a selected model runs.

During a chat request, the tutorial checks server logs and GPU activity. The speaker notes that response speed depends on the server's graphics card and the chosen model's size. A console alternative edits the environment variables file in the Hermes configuration folder, then restarts the Docker container.

The final test stops Ollama and produces a prolonged wait followed by a timeout in Hermes. The speaker treats this as evidence of local processing without cloud calls; the failure test demonstrates dependence on Ollama but does not establish every privacy claim.