[PR #1352] [CLOSED] docs: explain how Open WebUI works #1324

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opened 2026-10-18 14:18:52 +00:00 by bsakaguchi · 0 comments

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📋 Pull Request Information

Original PR: https://github.com/open-webui/docs/pull/1352
Author: @er-s-an
Created: 8/13/2026
Status: ❌ Closed

Base: main ← Head: codex/docs-how-open-webui-works

📝 Commits (1)

731fbb8 docs: add Open WebUI architecture overview

📊 Changes

2 files changed (+120 additions, -0 deletions)

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➕ docs/getting-started/how-it-works.md (+116 -0)
📝 docs/getting-started/quick-start/index.mdx (+4 -0)

📄 Description

Summary

Add a source-verified overview of the components and request paths inside a single Open WebUI instance, helping users understand what they deployed and where to troubleshoot failures.

Related to #1194.

Checklist

I have reviewed the relevant documentation and matched the existing style.
This PR meets Open WebUI's contribution standards: it is accurate, relevant to users, narrowly scoped, maintainable, and not promotional content, advertising, lead generation, SEO placement, or a request to list a product, service, provider, integration, gateway, tool, or company primarily for visibility.
I understand that PRs that do not meet these standards may be closed without review and will not be merged. Repeated, low-quality, off-topic, promotional, or intentionally misleading submissions may result in the contributor being blocked from future participation in Open WebUI repositories.

Notes for reviewers

Distinguishes saved-chat Socket.IO events, API-style SSE responses, and optional Direct Connections.
Documents the default SQLite, local file storage, pypdf, SentenceTransformers, and ChromaDB roles without treating them as required deployment topology.
Links the page from Quick Start and points readers to provider, RAG, extensibility, and scaling guides.
Validated with npm run build, npm run prettier:check, and npm run test:docs-search.

_{🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.}

## 📋 Pull Request Information **Original PR:** https://github.com/open-webui/docs/pull/1352 **Author:** [@er-s-an](https://github.com/er-s-an) **Created:** 8/13/2026 **Status:** ❌ Closed **Base:** `main` ← **Head:** `codex/docs-how-open-webui-works` --- ### 📝 Commits (1) - [`731fbb8`](https://github.com/open-webui/docs/commit/731fbb896e0fdc34beb37218958b2f72be8e6b2e) docs: add Open WebUI architecture overview ### 📊 Changes **2 files changed** (+120 additions, -0 deletions) <details> <summary>View changed files</summary> ➕ `docs/getting-started/how-it-works.md` (+116 -0) 📝 `docs/getting-started/quick-start/index.mdx` (+4 -0) </details> ### 📄 Description ## Summary Add a source-verified overview of the components and request paths inside a single Open WebUI instance, helping users understand what they deployed and where to troubleshoot failures. ## Related issue or discussion Related to #1194. ## Checklist - [x] I have reviewed the relevant documentation and matched the existing style. - [x] This PR meets Open WebUI's contribution standards: it is accurate, relevant to users, narrowly scoped, maintainable, and not promotional content, advertising, lead generation, SEO placement, or a request to list a product, service, provider, integration, gateway, tool, or company primarily for visibility. - [x] I understand that PRs that do not meet these standards may be closed without review and will not be merged. Repeated, low-quality, off-topic, promotional, or intentionally misleading submissions may result in the contributor being blocked from future participation in Open WebUI repositories. ## Notes for reviewers - Distinguishes saved-chat Socket.IO events, API-style SSE responses, and optional Direct Connections. - Documents the default SQLite, local file storage, pypdf, SentenceTransformers, and ChromaDB roles without treating them as required deployment topology. - Links the page from Quick Start and points readers to provider, RAG, extensibility, and scaling guides. - Validated with `npm run build`, `npm run prettier:check`, and `npm run test:docs-search`. --- <sub>🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.</sub>

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2026-10-18 14:18:52 +00:00