diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/Pages/Chat.razor.cs b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/Pages/Chat.razor.cs
index 53c22aa0..08275bd1 100644
--- a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/Pages/Chat.razor.cs	
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/Pages/Chat.razor.cs	
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public partial class Chat : ComponentBase
         // Use the selected provider to get the AI response.
         // By awaiting this line, we wait for the entire
         // content to be streamed.
-        await aiText.CreateFromProviderAsync(this.selectedProvider.UsedProvider.CreateProvider(this.selectedProvider.InstanceName), this.JsRuntime, this.SettingsManager, this.selectedProvider.Model, this.chatThread);
+        await aiText.CreateFromProviderAsync(this.selectedProvider.UsedProvider.CreateProvider(this.selectedProvider.InstanceName, this.selectedProvider.Hostname), this.JsRuntime, this.SettingsManager, this.selectedProvider.Model, this.chatThread);
         
         // Disable the stream state:
         this.isStreaming = false;
diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/Pages/Settings.razor b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/Pages/Settings.razor
index cff1db0b..2a9414e4 100644
--- a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/Pages/Settings.razor	
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/Pages/Settings.razor	
@@ -25,7 +25,12 @@
                 <MudTd>@context.Num</MudTd>
                 <MudTd>@context.InstanceName</MudTd>
                 <MudTd>@context.UsedProvider</MudTd>
-                <MudTd>@context.Model</MudTd>
+                <MudTd>
+                    @if(context.UsedProvider is not Providers.SELF_HOSTED)
+                        @context.Model
+                    else
+                        @("as selected by provider")
+                </MudTd>
                 <MudTd Style="text-align: left;">
                     <MudButton Variant="Variant.Filled" Color="Color.Info" StartIcon="@Icons.Material.Filled.OpenInBrowser" Class="ma-2" Href="@this.GetProviderDashboardURL(context.UsedProvider)" Target="_blank" Disabled="@(context.UsedProvider is Providers.NONE or Providers.SELF_HOSTED)">
                         Open Dashboard
diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/Pages/Settings.razor.cs b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/Pages/Settings.razor.cs
index d1b32517..e6df7480 100644
--- a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/Pages/Settings.razor.cs	
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/Pages/Settings.razor.cs	
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ public partial class Settings : ComponentBase
             { x => x.DataInstanceName, provider.InstanceName },
             { x => x.DataProvider, provider.UsedProvider },
             { x => x.DataModel, provider.Model },
+            { x => x.DataHostname, provider.Hostname },
+            { x => x.IsSelfHosted, provider.IsSelfHosted },
             { x => x.IsEditing, true },
         };
 
diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Provider/Providers.cs b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Provider/Providers.cs
index 6c8326f2..db99cc3e 100644
--- a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Provider/Providers.cs	
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Provider/Providers.cs	
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using AIStudio.Provider.Anthropic;
 using AIStudio.Provider.Mistral;
 using AIStudio.Provider.OpenAI;
+using AIStudio.Provider.SelfHosted;
 
 namespace AIStudio.Provider;
 
@@ -10,9 +11,12 @@ namespace AIStudio.Provider;
 public enum Providers
 {
     NONE,
+    
     OPEN_AI,
     ANTHROPIC,
     MISTRAL,
+    
+    SELF_HOSTED,
 }
 
 /// <summary>
@@ -27,11 +31,14 @@ public static class ExtensionsProvider
     /// <returns>The human-readable name of the provider.</returns>
     public static string ToName(this Providers provider) => provider switch
     {
+        Providers.NONE => "No provider selected",
+        
         Providers.OPEN_AI => "OpenAI",
         Providers.ANTHROPIC => "Anthropic",
         Providers.MISTRAL => "Mistral",
         
-        Providers.NONE => "No provider selected",
+        Providers.SELF_HOSTED => "Self-hosted",
+        
         _ => "Unknown",
     };
 
@@ -40,13 +47,16 @@ public static class ExtensionsProvider
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="provider">The provider value.</param>
     /// <param name="instanceName">The used instance name.</param>
+    /// <param name="hostname">The hostname of the provider.</param>
     /// <returns>The provider instance.</returns>
-    public static IProvider CreateProvider(this Providers provider, string instanceName) => provider switch
+    public static IProvider CreateProvider(this Providers provider, string instanceName, string hostname = "http://localhost:1234") => provider switch
     {
         Providers.OPEN_AI => new ProviderOpenAI { InstanceName = instanceName },
         Providers.ANTHROPIC => new ProviderAnthropic { InstanceName = instanceName },
         Providers.MISTRAL => new ProviderMistral { InstanceName = instanceName },
         
+        Providers.SELF_HOSTED => new ProviderSelfHosted(hostname) { InstanceName = instanceName },
+        
         _ => new NoProvider(),
     };
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Settings/ProviderDialog.razor b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Settings/ProviderDialog.razor
index 0a58a9e2..82bb5fc1 100644
--- a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Settings/ProviderDialog.razor	
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Settings/ProviderDialog.razor	
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
                         <MudSelectItem Value="@provider">@provider</MudSelectItem>
                     }
                 </MudSelect>
-                <MudButton Disabled="@(this.DataProvider is Providers.NONE or Providers.SELF_HOSTED)" Variant="Variant.Filled" Size="Size.Small" StartIcon="@Icons.Material.Filled.OpenInBrowser" Href="@this.GetProviderCreationURL()" Target="_blank">Create account</MudButton>
+                <MudButton Disabled="@this.IsSelfHostedOrNone" Variant="Variant.Filled" Size="Size.Small" StartIcon="@Icons.Material.Filled.OpenInBrowser" Href="@this.GetProviderCreationURL()" Target="_blank">Create account</MudButton>
             </MudStack>
             
             @* ReSharper disable once CSharpWarnings::CS8974 *@
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
                 T="string"
                 @bind-Text="@this.dataAPIKey"
                 Label="API Key"
+                Disabled="@this.IsSelfHostedOrNone"
                 Class="mb-3"
                 Adornment="Adornment.Start"
                 AdornmentIcon="@Icons.Material.Filled.VpnKey"
@@ -27,10 +28,22 @@
                 InputType="InputType.Password"
                 Validation="@this.ValidatingAPIKey"
             />
+            
+            <MudTextField
+                T="string"
+                @bind-Text="@this.DataHostname"
+                Label="Hostname"
+                Disabled="@this.IsCloudProvider"
+                Class="mb-3"
+                Adornment="Adornment.Start"
+                AdornmentIcon="@Icons.Material.Filled.Dns"
+                AdornmentColor="Color.Info"
+                Validation="@this.ValidatingHostname"
+            />
 
             <MudStack Row="@true" AlignItems="AlignItems.Center">
                 <MudButton Disabled="@(!this.CanLoadModels)" Variant="Variant.Filled" Size="Size.Small" StartIcon="@Icons.Material.Filled.Refresh" OnClick="this.ReloadModels">Load</MudButton>
-                <MudSelect @bind-Value="@this.DataModel" Label="Model" Class="mb-3" OpenIcon="@Icons.Material.Filled.FaceRetouchingNatural" AdornmentColor="Color.Info" Adornment="Adornment.Start" Validation="@this.ValidatingModel">
+                <MudSelect Disabled="@this.IsSelfHostedOrNone" @bind-Value="@this.DataModel" Label="Model" Class="mb-3" OpenIcon="@Icons.Material.Filled.FaceRetouchingNatural" AdornmentColor="Color.Info" Adornment="Adornment.Start" Validation="@this.ValidatingModel">
                     @foreach (var model in this.availableModels)
                     {
                         <MudSelectItem Value="@model">@model</MudSelectItem>
diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Settings/ProviderDialog.razor.cs b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Settings/ProviderDialog.razor.cs
index 8e391348..b752cc04 100644
--- a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Settings/ProviderDialog.razor.cs	
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Settings/ProviderDialog.razor.cs	
@@ -32,6 +32,18 @@ public partial class ProviderDialog : ComponentBase
     [Parameter]
     public string DataInstanceName { get; set; } = string.Empty;
     
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The chosen hostname for self-hosted providers.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Parameter]
+    public string DataHostname { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+    
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Is this provider self-hosted?
+    /// </summary>
+    [Parameter]
+    public bool IsSelfHosted { get; set; }
+    
     /// <summary>
     /// The provider to use.
     /// </summary>
@@ -99,7 +111,8 @@ public partial class ProviderDialog : ComponentBase
                 this.dataAPIKey = requestedSecret.Secret;
                 
                 // Now, we try to load the list of available models:
-                await this.ReloadModels();
+                if(this.DataProvider is not Providers.SELF_HOSTED)
+                    await this.ReloadModels();
             }
             else
             {
@@ -142,6 +155,8 @@ public partial class ProviderDialog : ComponentBase
             InstanceName = this.DataInstanceName,
             UsedProvider = this.DataProvider,
             Model = this.DataModel,
+            IsSelfHosted = this.DataProvider is Providers.SELF_HOSTED,
+            Hostname = this.DataHostname,
         };
         
         // We need to instantiate the provider to store the API key:
@@ -169,6 +184,9 @@ public partial class ProviderDialog : ComponentBase
     
     private string? ValidatingModel(Model model)
     {
+        if(this.DataProvider is Providers.SELF_HOSTED)
+            return null;
+        
         if (model == default)
             return "Please select a model.";
         
@@ -206,6 +224,9 @@ public partial class ProviderDialog : ComponentBase
     
     private string? ValidatingAPIKey(string apiKey)
     {
+        if(this.DataProvider is Providers.SELF_HOSTED)
+            return null;
+        
         if(!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(this.dataAPIKeyStorageIssue))
             return this.dataAPIKeyStorageIssue;
 
@@ -215,9 +236,24 @@ public partial class ProviderDialog : ComponentBase
         return null;
     }
 
-    private void Cancel() => this.MudDialog.Cancel();
+    private string? ValidatingHostname(string hostname)
+    {
+        if(this.DataProvider != Providers.SELF_HOSTED)
+            return null;
+        
+        if(string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(hostname))
+            return "Please enter a hostname, e.g., http://localhost:1234";
+        
+        if(!hostname.StartsWith("http://", StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase) && !hostname.StartsWith("https://", StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase))
+            return "The hostname must start with either http:// or https://";
 
-    private bool CanLoadModels => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(this.dataAPIKey) && this.DataProvider != Providers.NONE;
+        if(!Uri.TryCreate(hostname, UriKind.Absolute, out _))
+            return "The hostname is not a valid HTTP(S) URL.";
+        
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    private void Cancel() => this.MudDialog.Cancel();
     
     private async Task ReloadModels()
     {
@@ -233,6 +269,12 @@ public partial class ProviderDialog : ComponentBase
         this.availableModels.Clear();
         this.availableModels.AddRange(orderedModels);
     }
+    
+    private bool CanLoadModels => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(this.dataAPIKey) && this.DataProvider != Providers.NONE && this.DataProvider != Providers.SELF_HOSTED;
+    
+    private bool IsCloudProvider => this.DataProvider is not Providers.SELF_HOSTED or Providers.NONE;
+    
+    private bool IsSelfHostedOrNone => this.DataProvider is Providers.SELF_HOSTED or Providers.NONE;
 
     private string GetProviderCreationURL() => this.DataProvider switch
     {