# How to: Connect Axon to your own Ollama server

1. Install and run Ollama on your machine, if you haven't already.
2. Open **Settings → LLM**. The **Ollama** section shows its status, and
   re-checks each time you open it (or press **Re-check**).
3. If it's installed but not running, click **Start Ollama**. If it's not
   installed, click **Get Ollama**.
4. Once it's running, its models appear in the composer's model picker
   automatically.

This is entirely optional — the bundled local model already covers chat,
search and OCR with nothing to install.

See [Settings & providers](https://exaflux.io/docs/axon/settings-and-providers).