Install

Install n8n.

Using Ollama Locally

1. In the top right corner, click the dropdown and select Create Credential

2. Under Add new credential select Ollama

3. Confirm Base URL is set to `http://localhost:11434` if running locally or `http://host.docker.internal:11434` if running through docker and click **Save**

Note

In environments that don't use Docker Desktop (ie, Linux server installations), host.docker.internal is not automatically added.

Run n8n in docker with --add-host=host.docker.internal:host-gateway

or add the following to a docker compose file:

extra_hosts:
  - "host.docker.internal:host-gateway"

You should see a Connection tested successfully message.

4. When creating a new workflow, select Add a first step and select an Ollama node

5. Select your model of choice (e.g. `qwen3-coder`)

Connecting to ollama.com

1. Create an API key on ollama.com.
2. In n8n, click Create Credential and select Ollama
3. Set the API URL to https://ollama.com
4. Enter your API Key and click Save