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Welcome to Lehmus AI: Quick Start Guide


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Welcome to the Lehmus AI platform. This guide will help you get your project up and running. If you run into any hurdles, our support team is available both on-campus and online to assist you.

The Basics: What is Lehmus AI?

Lehmus AI is a backend platform providing access to local Large Language Models (LLMs), AI Agents, and RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) systems.

Important: Lehmus AI does not include a built-in Chat interface (GUI). To interact with the models, you must use external tools that support OpenAI-compatible endpoints, such as Open WebUI.

Managing Your Team (Access Control)

Access is managed via University of Oulu IDM groups. Each project is assigned two specific groups:

  1. Members: lehmusai-projectid-staff|idm

  2. Administrators: lehmusai-projectid-admins-staff

How to add members:

  • Where: Visit u.oulu.fi/modgroup.

  • Requirement: You must be on the University VPN and logged in with your university account.

  • Result: Once added to a group, users can log in to the Lehmus AI Portal.

Selecting Your Project (Tenants)

The system uses Tenants to keep data secure and isolated.

  • To switch: Click your email address in the portal and select Switch Tenant.

  • Note: Data, RAG settings, and endpoints are unique to each tenant and cannot be shared across different projects.

Setting Up Endpoints & API Keys

To connect your applications (like Open WebUI) to our models, you need to create an Endpoint.

1. Deploy an Endpoint

  • Go to the portal and select “Deploying model endpoint”.

  • Naming: Use a descriptive name (e.g., the name of the app you are building).

  • Model Selection: We currently recommend using the Gemma4 31B  model for the best balance of performance and speed.

2. Generate API Keys

  • Navigate to the API Keys section.

  • Best Practice: Create a unique key for each user or application. This helps us provide you with accurate usage statistics.

3. Connection Details

  • Your API URL is located under the General tab of your deployed endpoint.

  • The endpoint page also features a “Quick Start” tutorial specifically for setting up a local Open WebUI instance.

Further Reading

Lehmus AI is built on Confidential Minds technology. For advanced configurations and technical deep dives, please refer to the Confidential Minds Documentation.

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