diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bb36ed6..b41dbfb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -51,10 +51,16 @@ You can provide the following optional configuration table to the `setup` functi
 local defaults = {
     -- See plugin debugging logs
     debug = false,
+    -- New settings to allow a bit more of customization, and checking if ollama is run via docker or if its installed in the local system
+    docker = true,
+    ollama_host = "localhost",
+    ollama_port = "11434",
 
     -- The model for ollama to use. This model will be automatically downloaded.
     model = llama2,
 }
+-- can also set a keymap to open ollama
+vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>co","<cmd>Llama<CR>")
 ```
 
 ### Model library
diff --git a/lua/nvim-llama/init.lua b/lua/nvim-llama/init.lua
index e9ad7b1..9e095fb 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-llama/init.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-llama/init.lua
@@ -20,22 +20,33 @@ local function set_commands()
         M.interactive_llama()
     end, {})
 end
-
 local function is_docker_installed()
     local handle = io.popen("docker --version 2>&1")
     local result = handle:read("*a")
     handle:close()
-
     return result:match("Docker version")
 end
+local function is_ollama_installed()
+if settings.docker == false then
+    local handle = io.popen("ollama --version 2>&1")
+    local result = handle:read("*a")
+    handle:close()
+    return result:match("ollama version")
+  end
+end
 
 local function is_docker_running()
+  if settings.docker == true then
     local handle = io.popen("docker info > /dev/null 2>&1; echo $?")
     local result = handle:read("*a")
     handle:close()
 
     return result:match("0\n")
-end
+    end
+  if settings.docker == false then
+    return true
+  end
+  end
 
 local function check_docker()
     if not is_docker_installed() then
@@ -51,16 +62,6 @@ local function check_docker()
     return true
 end
 
-local function async(command, args, callback)
-    vim.loop.spawn(command, {args = args}, function(code)
-        if code == 0 then
-            callback(true)
-        else
-            callback(false)
-        end
-    end)
-end
-
 local function is_container_running()
     local command = string.format("docker ps --filter 'name=^/nvim-llama$' --format '{{.Names}}'")
     local handle = io.popen(command)
@@ -69,6 +70,13 @@ local function is_container_running()
 
     return result == "nvim-llama"
 end
+local function is_ollama_running()
+  local command = string.format("curl http://" .. settings.ollama_host .. ":" .. settings.ollama_port)
+  local handle = io.popen(command)
+  local result = trim(handle:read("*a"))
+  handle:close()
+  return result:match("Ollama is running")
+  end
 
 local function check_ollama_container()
     local container_name = "nvim-llama"
@@ -98,6 +106,7 @@ function M.setup(config)
         settings.set(config)
     end
 
+    if settings.docker == true then
     local status, err = pcall(check_docker)
     if not status then
         print("Error checking docker status: " .. err)
@@ -107,7 +116,17 @@ function M.setup(config)
     if not status then
         print("Error checking docker status: " .. err)
     end
-
+  end
+  if settings.docker == false then
+    local status, err = pcall(is_ollama_installed)
+    if not status then
+      print("Ollama doesnt seem to be installed" .. err)
+    end
+    status, err = pcall(is_ollama_running)
+    if not status then
+        print("Ollama doesnt seem to be running: " .. err)
+    end
+  end
     set_commands()
 end
 
diff --git a/lua/nvim-llama/ollama.lua b/lua/nvim-llama/ollama.lua
index 3bdc840..fb10ab5 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-llama/ollama.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-llama/ollama.lua
@@ -38,26 +38,50 @@ function M.restart()
     if err then
         error("Failed to restart Ollama container: " .. err)
     end
+  return result
 end
 
-function M.start()
+function M.start(docker,ollama_host,ollama_port)
+  if docker == true then
     M.prepare()
-    local start_command = "docker run -d -p 11434:11434 -v " .. home .. "/.ollama:/root/.ollama --name nvim-llama ollama/ollama"
+    local start_command = "docker run -d -p" .. ollama_port .. ":11434 -v " .. home .. "/.ollama:/root/.ollama --name nvim-llama ollama/ollama"
     local handle, err = io.popen(start_command)
     local result = handle:read("*a")
     handle:close()
-
     if err then
         error("Failed to start Ollama container: " .. err)
     end
-end
+    return result
+  end
+  if docker == false then
+    is_started = "curl " .. "http://" .. ollama_host ":" .. ollama_port
+    local _, err = io.popen(is_started)
+    if err ~= nil then
+      error("Failed to get to the ollama_endpoint")
+    end
+
+  end
+  end
 
-function M.run(model)
-    return "docker exec -it nvim-llama ollama run " .. model
+function M.run(model,docker)
+  if docker == true  then
+    cmd ="docker exec -it nvim-llama ollama run " .. model
+    return cmd
+  end
+  if docker == false then
+    cmd ="ollama run " .. model
+    return cmd
+  end
+  return cmd
 end
 
-function M.list()
+function M.list(docker)
+  if docker == true then
     return "docker exec -it nvim-llama ollama list"
+  end
+  if docker == false then
+    return "ollama list"
+  end
 end
 
 return M
diff --git a/lua/nvim-llama/settings.lua b/lua/nvim-llama/settings.lua
index dec44bb..7440199 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-llama/settings.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-llama/settings.lua
@@ -5,9 +5,12 @@ M.namespace = vim.api.nvim_create_namespace("nvim-llama")
 local defaults = {
     -- See plugin debugging logs
     debug = false,
+    docker = true,
+    ollama_host = "localhost",
+    ollama_port = "11434",
 
     -- the model to use with Ollama.
-    model = 'llama2',
+    model = 'llama3',
 }
 
 M.current = defaults