Question 1

Do I need an Open WebUI server to use Conduit?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Conduit is a client. Point it at any Open WebUI deployment you control — self-hosted at home, on a VPS, or behind a reverse proxy.

Question 2

Which authentication methods are supported?

Accepted Answer

Username and password, LDAP, JWT, custom headers, SSO/OAuth providers exposed by your deployment, and reverse proxy login flows.

Question 3

Does Conduit work behind reverse proxies?

Accepted Answer

Yes — including oauth2-proxy, Authelia, Authentik, Pangolin, and Cloudflare Tunnel. Conduit captures the right cookies and session state on-device.

Question 4

Where are my credentials stored?

Accepted Answer

In iOS Keychain or Android Keystore via Flutter Secure Storage. Never in plain-text local storage.

Question 5

Is Conduit free and open source?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Conduit is licensed GPL-3.0 and developed in the open on GitHub.

Question 6

Which platforms and versions are supported?

Accepted Answer

Android 7.0+ (API 24) and iOS 16.0+. Built with Flutter and Dart 3.8+.