OpenAI Codex (GNOME)
v1.1.0
OpenAI's CLI coding agent with GNOME desktop and RDP access
What's included
- OpenAI Codex 0.144.1 (pinned) -- OpenAI's CLI coding agent
- GNOME desktop with RDP access via xrdp
- VS Code, Firefox, Chromium
- Docker, Go, Rust, Node.js 22, Python + uv
- Playwright with Chromium and Firefox
- Hardening: firewall (SSH+RDP only), fail2ban, unattended security upgrades -- validated on Ubuntu, best-effort on RHEL
After install
- Connect via RDP on port 3389 with the shown credentials
- Or SSH in and switch to the coder user: su - coder
- Authenticate: codex
How the install works
Generated from the install script itself -- these are the exact phases it runs on your server.
- 1.Pre-flight checks
- 2.Creating swap
- 3.Creating user
- 4.Installing system dependencies
- 5.Hardening (firewall, fail2ban, auto-updates)
- 6.Installing Node.js
- 7.Installing pnpm
- 8.Installing Docker
- 9.Installing Go
- 10.Installing Rust
- 11.Installing Python + uv
- 12.Installing Playwright
- 13.Installing OpenAI Codex 0.144.1
- 14.Installing GNOME desktop
- 15.Installing xrdp
- 16.Installing VS Code
- 17.Installing desktop browsers
Supported Operating Systems
Ubuntu 24Ubuntu 25Debian 12Debian 13Rocky 9Rocky 10Alma 9Alma 10
Requirements
- RAM
- 4GB minimum
- Disk
- 15GB minimum
Configuration
| Variable | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| VIRTUA_USER | coder | System user for the agent |
| VIRTUA_PASS | random 24-char | User password for RDP login |
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Changelog
v1.1.02026-07-12
- OpenAI Codex pinned to 0.144.1 (joined the weekly pin-bump loop)
- One-click hardening: firewall default-deny (SSH+RDP only), fail2ban, unattended security upgrades (Ubuntu-validated)
v1.0.02026-04-02
- Initial release
- GNOME desktop with RDP via xrdp
- VS Code, Firefox, Chromium, Tilix
- Full dev environment: Docker, Go, Rust, Node.js, Python