Troubleshooting

March 1, 2026 ยท View on GitHub

No Ollama models in dropdown

  • Ensure Ollama is running: ollama serve
  • Ensure at least one model exists: ollama list
  • Pull a model if needed: ollama pull llama3.1:8b
  • Verify backend can reach Ollama base URL in .env (OLLAMA_BASE_URL)

Frontend cannot connect to backend

  • Confirm backend is running on port 8080
  • Confirm frontend is opened from local server (for example python3 -m http.server)
  • Check browser console/network for /api/generate or /api/models failures

ImageMagick not detected

  • Install ImageMagick and ensure executable is on PATH
  • Or set explicit path in .env, for example:
IMAGEMAGICK_BINARY="/usr/local/bin/magick"

Windows example:

IMAGEMAGICK_BINARY="C:\\Program Files\\ImageMagick-7.1.1-Q16-HDRI\\magick.exe"

No stock videos found

  • Verify PEXELS_API_KEY is valid
  • Try a broader video subject
  • Retry generation; stock results vary by query

Subtitles fail

  • If using AssemblyAI, verify ASSEMBLY_AI_API_KEY
  • If not using AssemblyAI, local subtitle generation should still work

YouTube upload skipped

  • Place client_secret.json inside Backend/
  • Enable required YouTube scopes and OAuth consent in Google Cloud