diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9cd9b39..a28fd57 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -670,6 +670,13 @@ website image that points at it:
 ./lab.sh website-translation-model
 ```
 
+Ollama must also listen on the Debian host LAN address so Kubernetes pods on
+other nodes can reach `OLLAMA_HOST=http://192.168.100.68:11434`:
+
+```bash
+./lab.sh website-ollama-listen
+```
+
 The CV page has two client-side presentation modes:
 
 - `Elegant`: dark, minimal, terminal-inspired styling with a square profile
diff --git a/apps/website/translate.php b/apps/website/translate.php
index c1e710e..5e81abb 100644
--- a/apps/website/translate.php
+++ b/apps/website/translate.php
@@ -296,7 +296,6 @@ $curlError = curl_error($curl);
 $curlErrno = curl_errno($curl);
 $statusCode = (int) curl_getinfo($curl, CURLINFO_RESPONSE_CODE);
 $ollamaLatencyMs = elapsed_ms($ollamaStartedAt);
-curl_close($curl);
 
 if ($rawResponse === false || $statusCode < 200 || $statusCode >= 300) {
     $ollamaTimeoutCount = $curlErrno === CURLE_OPERATION_TIMEDOUT ? 1 : 0;
diff --git a/lab.sh b/lab.sh
index df57979..b20ebe5 100755
--- a/lab.sh
+++ b/lab.sh
@@ -2928,6 +2928,31 @@ website_translation_model() {
     echo "Ollama model ${model_name} is ready."
 }
 
+website_ollama_listen() {
+    local bind_address="${WEBSITE_OLLAMA_BIND_ADDRESS:-0.0.0.0:11434}"
+    local dropin_dir="/etc/systemd/system/ollama.service.d"
+    local dropin_file="${dropin_dir}/homelab-listen.conf"
+
+    require_debian_server "website-ollama-listen"
+
+    if ! systemctl cat ollama.service >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        echo "ollama.service was not found on this Debian server." >&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    echo "Configuring ollama.service to listen on ${bind_address}..."
+    sudo mkdir -p "${dropin_dir}"
+    printf '[Service]\nEnvironment="OLLAMA_HOST=%s"\n' "${bind_address}" |
+        sudo tee "${dropin_file}" >/dev/null
+    sudo systemctl daemon-reload
+    sudo systemctl restart ollama.service
+    sudo systemctl is-active --quiet ollama.service
+
+    echo "Ollama service is active. Verifying http://${bind_address%:*}:11434/api/tags..."
+    curl -fsS "http://127.0.0.1:11434/api/tags" >/dev/null
+    echo "Ollama API is reachable on the Debian host."
+}
+
 apps() {
     local buildx_builder_ready=false
     local demos_image_built=false
@@ -3287,6 +3312,9 @@ case "${1:-}" in
     website-translation-model)
         website_translation_model
         ;;
+    website-ollama-listen)
+        website_ollama_listen
+        ;;
     deploy-gitea)
         deploy_gitea
         ;;
@@ -3315,7 +3343,7 @@ case "${1:-}" in
         nuke
         ;;
     *)
-        echo "Usage: $0 {up|rebuild-cluster|apps|website-translation-model|deploy-gitea|bootstrap-gitea-repo|backup-gitea|drill-gitea-restore|install-gitea-runner|move-prometheus-stack-workers|doctor-versions|openwrt|nuke}"
+        echo "Usage: $0 {up|rebuild-cluster|apps|website-translation-model|website-ollama-listen|deploy-gitea|bootstrap-gitea-repo|backup-gitea|drill-gitea-restore|install-gitea-runner|move-prometheus-stack-workers|doctor-versions|openwrt|nuke}"
         exit 1
         ;;
 esac