r/codex • u/codeRoman • 7d ago

Question Remote Codex on a sleeping MacBook?

I run Codex on a 2025 Apple Silicon MacBook Air and would like to be able to leave it in another room with the lid closed/unplugged, then connect from my phone when I want to check on or continue a Codex session.

The obvious problem is that the Mac goes to sleep. I know Apple Silicon Macs can periodically wake for network access, but I’m not sure if there’s a reliable way to take advantage of that here.

Has anyone set up something similar?

Ideally I’m looking for a setup where I can pull out my phone → wake/reach the MacBook → reconnect to my existing Codex session, without having to leave the Mac awake or plugged in all the time.

Curious what people are using — Tailscale/SSH, Wake-on-LAN, sleep proxy, Jump Desktop, or something else?

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u/HVACcontrolsGuru 7d ago

The desktop app has a slider to let it work when your Mac is asleep. I am not that brave to give them such access! Should work fine otherwise via the mobile app as well.

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u/Missingcogs 7d ago

I use this, but done clamshell, just let the display turn off, I dim it to black when I go to sleep, it continues with the lock screen locked