OpenAI Codex
v1.1.1
OpenAI's CLI coding agent with full dev environment
What's included
- OpenAI Codex 0.144.1 (pinned) -- OpenAI's CLI coding agent
- Docker, Go, Rust, Node.js 22, Python + uv
- Playwright with Chromium and Firefox
- ripgrep, fd, fzf, jq, yq, bat, tmux, htop, btop
- Hardening: ufw (SSH only), fail2ban, unattended security upgrades, nightly state backups -- validated on Ubuntu, best-effort on RHEL
After install
- SSH in and switch to the coder user: su - coder
- Authenticate: codex login (headless: codex login --device-auth)
- Long-running tasks: supervise with systemd (see MOTD); tmux available for interactive sessions
Supported Operating Systems
Ubuntu 24Ubuntu 25Debian 12Debian 13Rocky 9Rocky 10Alma 9Alma 10
Requirements
- RAM
- 1GB minimum
- Disk
- 10GB minimum
Configuration
| Variable | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| VIRTUA_USER | coder | System user for the agent |
| VIRTUA_PASS | random 24-char | User password (for su - coder). Auto-generated if not set. |
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Changelog
v1.1.12026-07-12
- OpenAI Codex pinned to 0.144.1 (weekly pin-bump loop)
v1.1.02026-07-07
- OpenAI Codex pinned to 0.142.5 (weekly pin-bump loop, smoke-tested)
- One-click hardening: ufw default-deny (SSH only), fail2ban, unattended security upgrades (Ubuntu-validated)
- Nightly backup of ~/.codex state to /var/backups/agent (7-day rotation) and log rotation
- MOTD documents first-run auth (codex login) and systemd as the supervision path
v1.0.02026-04-02
- Initial release
- Full dev environment: Docker, Go, Rust, Node.js, Python
- Playwright with Chromium and Firefox
- Developer tools: ripgrep, fd, fzf, jq, bat, tmux, htop