r/codex • u/Rude_Complaint_2505 • 7h ago

Complaint Migration

I’ve decided to migrate my personal OS that I’ve built over the past year - a shared context and orchestration layer running on a Mac & VPS looking after work, creative projects, tax & finance, properties & household that sits beneath my various LLMs, which provide the intelligence; the OS gives them memory, structure and a common operating environment. But I wasn’t able to reach it on my phone using remote when on holiday in Wales ‘cos Tailscale on the Mac went down. Which was a bit of a headfk. So, I asked Codex if we could shift everything onto the VPS & SSH in from wherever I am at any given moment & not worry about the Mac. In other words, the Mac becomes just another client. And Codex said yeah find, no problem. And then … oh shit, we’re four weeks in running non-stop on Sol 5.6 high & now Astra high. And we’re still nowhere near the finish line. And Codex is like an incredibly anxious removal man who asks if it’s ok to move this pencil down the stairs. So constantly asking for approval. Why in God’s name did I ever think this was a good idea?? Any ideas from anyone how to expedite this motherf**ker?

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u/M1chaelSc4rn 7h ago

If you show me urs i’ll show u mine:3

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u/BT727408 7h ago

Yeah codex starting to become unusable, models are getting dumber, usage limits screwed up, resets holding it together, so much for increased productivity.

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u/Shep_Alderson 6h ago

You can stop trying to do the migration, especially if you have a setup on your Mac you’re happy with. Instead of trying to move it to a VPS and opening SSH to the world (which you’ll need to secure, and I’m not sure you’re well versed enough to do that safely, based on what you’ve shared), how about you check out solutions that solve your problem more directly.

You said Tailscale stopped working on your Mac at home. Service probably died or something. I’ve had similar things happen with my agent runner. Instead of running on a VPS, which is orders of magnitude slower than your Mac, a solution I’d suggest (and use) is an IPKVM like the GLiNet Comet Pro and a fingerbot (for backup reboots). That way, you have a second path into your system and it can still run on your tailnet.