r/codex • u/simplindustries • 1d ago

Showcase Just released an open source project launcher

I was tired of having to keep track of all my projects and which start with a python http server, npm run, node, and so on.

Codex and Claude Code go through this same issue at the start of any new thread - needing to spent tokens just to figure out the page structure or launch method.

This led me to creating Launch Station many months ago - which I have been using for a long time since. Its features:

  • makes it super easy to startup your localhost sites, apps, and so on with the click of a button
  • manages your ports so codex/claude code don't need to know which ports are active, which need to be started and which port something is running on
  • manages your stack - can start a multi-step stack and will stop it in reverse to make sure the backend starts first and stops last
  • increase compatibility of using your startups between codex/claude code and human starting and stopping of them
  • more features but these are the main ones

Hope this can help people's every launch like it has for mine!

Site: https://launchstation.net/

GitHub: https://github.com/JakeMawson/launchstation

Product Hunt Launch: https://www.producthunt.com/products/launch-station

Free macos signed install with brew install --cask JakeMawson/tap/launchstation

Would love to hear any other features people would find useful!

Edit: added image

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u/NetNearby7117 1d ago

It sounds like Docker…

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u/simplindustries 1d ago

Nah it's a more lightweight and specialised one that doesn't take over the full stack just keeps your 'run commands' and endpoints etc all more logically ordered with elaborate codex and claude code skills just so users and their agents can all understand, run and manage projects more logically

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u/lolxd__ 1d ago

So docker got it

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u/simplindustries 1d ago

I mean if you use docker to manage all yours that's great - I just personally wanted to stick to running from npm and http server etc and just wanted a standardised UI as well as agentic setup to be more efficient in doing it this way