diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ea88dbc..d4c76de 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -69,7 +69,10 @@ If you want to use Terraform and AWS see [this tutorial](RUNNING_TERRAFORM_AWS.m
 docker-compose up -d
 ```
 
-### Execute the timeless-api
+### Execute the timeless-api 
+Run using OpenAI or Ollama.
+
+#### Using OpenAPI
 
 > [!NOTE]
 > Before you start, make sure to fill the `quarkus.langchain4j.openai.api-key` and `quarkus.langchain4j.openai.gpt-4-turbo.api-key` variables in the `timeless/src/main/resources/application.properties` file.
@@ -85,6 +88,20 @@ docker-compose up -d
 
 3. Sign in at http://localhost:8080
 
+
+#### Using Ollama
+
+1. Go to `timeless-api` directory and execute:
+
+```shell
+./mvnw quarkus:dev -Pollama -Dquarkus.profile=local
+```
+
+2. Sign up at http://localhost:8080/sign-up
+
+3. Sign in at http://localhost:8080
+
+
 ### Execute the whatsapp application
 
 > [!NOTE]
diff --git a/docker/docker-compose.yaml b/docker/docker-compose.yaml
index 5b1e8a2..0269e3d 100644
--- a/docker/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -26,3 +26,9 @@ services:
       - POSTGRES_DB=quarkus
     volumes:
       - ./postgres-data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+
+  ollama:
+    image: ollama/ollama:latest
+    container_name: ollama
+    ports:
+      - "11434:11434"
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diff --git a/timeless-api/pom.xml b/timeless-api/pom.xml
index b979a85..4bfd696 100644
--- a/timeless-api/pom.xml
+++ b/timeless-api/pom.xml
@@ -62,11 +62,6 @@
             <artifactId>quarkus-quinoa</artifactId>
             <version>${quarkus-quinoa.version}</version>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>io.quarkiverse.langchain4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>quarkus-langchain4j-openai</artifactId>
-            <version>${quarkus-langchain4j-openai.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.quarkiverse.amazonservices</groupId>
             <artifactId>quarkus-amazon-sqs</artifactId>
@@ -219,5 +214,28 @@
                 <quarkus.native.enabled>true</quarkus.native.enabled>
             </properties>
         </profile>
+        <profile>
+            <id>openai</id>
+            <activation>
+                <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
+            </activation>
+            <dependencies>
+                <dependency>
+                    <groupId>io.quarkiverse.langchain4j</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>quarkus-langchain4j-openai</artifactId>
+                    <version>${quarkus-langchain4j-openai.version}</version>
+                </dependency>
+            </dependencies>
+        </profile>
+        <profile>
+            <id>ollama</id>
+            <dependencies>
+                <dependency>
+                    <groupId>io.quarkiverse.langchain4j</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>quarkus-langchain4j-ollama</artifactId>
+                    <version>${quarkus-langchain4j-openai.version}</version>
+                </dependency>
+            </dependencies>
+        </profile>
     </profiles>
 </project>
diff --git a/timeless-api/src/main/resources/application.properties b/timeless-api/src/main/resources/application.properties
index 219f81e..f6c765b 100644
--- a/timeless-api/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/timeless-api/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@ quarkus.hibernate-orm.schema-management.strategy=update
 %dev.quarkus.hibernate-orm.dev-ui.allow-hql=true
 
 # ai
-quarkus.langchain4j.openai.api-key=${OPENAI_API_KEY:unused}
-quarkus.langchain4j.openai.gpt-4-turbo.api-key=${OPENAI_API_KEY:unused}
+%dev.quarkus.langchain4j.openai.api-key=${OPENAI_API_KEY}
+%dev.quarkus.langchain4j.openai.gpt-4-turbo.api-key=${OPENAI_API_KEY}
+%local.quarkus.langchain4j.ollama.base-url=http://localhost:11434/
+%local.quarkus.langchain4j.ollama.chat-model.model-id=llama3.2-vision:11b
 
 # quinoa (frontend)
 quarkus.quinoa.enable-spa-routing=true
diff --git a/whatsapp/.env.local b/whatsapp/.env.local
index ca21a2c..6bdd22d 100644
--- a/whatsapp/.env.local
+++ b/whatsapp/.env.local
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=test
 AWS_REGION=us-east-1
 ASSETS_BUCKET=timeless-local-assets
 INCOMING_MESSAGE_FIFO_URL=http://localhost:4566/000000000000/incoming-messages.fifo
-RECOGNIZED_MESSAGES_FIFO_URL=http://localhost:4566/000000000000/messages-processed.fifo
+RECOGNIZED_MESSAGE_FIFO_URL=http://localhost:4566/000000000000/messages-processed.fifo
 ALLOWED_PHONE_NUMBERS=
 OPENAI_API_KEY=
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