# How to Publish a Codex App

> Publish a website, dashboard, report, or app that Codex just built as a live, shareable Revdoku URL — public or password-protected, with no hosting setup.

Codex is good at building things — a static site, a small web app, a dashboard, a report, even a browser game. The catch is always the same last step: the result sits in a folder on your machine, and you need a real URL to send to a client, a teammate, or yourself on another device.

This guide shows the shortest path from "Codex just built it" to "here is the live link" using [Revdoku](/) — public, password-protected, or on your own domain — without setting up hosting, and with one URL you can keep updating.

## What you need

- **Codex** (the CLI or the Codex app) that produced a folder with an `index.html` at the root, or a framework build output such as `dist/`, `build/`, or `out/`.
- A free **Revdoku** account.

A typical Codex output folder:

```text
codex-dashboard/
index.html
styles.css
app.js
data/metrics.csv
assets/chart.webp
```

![The generated files collected in a Revdoku bucket](/assets/blog/publish-a-codex-app/generated-site-files-in-bucket.webp)

## 1. Connect Codex to Revdoku

You only do this once. There are two ways, depending on where the files live.

**Hosted (most common)** — add Revdoku to Codex CLI as an MCP server and sign in with OAuth:

```bash
codex mcp add revdoku --url https://app.revdoku.com/mcp
codex mcp login revdoku
```

**Local files** — if Codex needs to publish from your own machine (a local project, SSH, Docker, WSL2, or a VM), install the local Revdoku client instead:

```bash
curl -fsSL https://revdoku.com/install.sh | bash
revdoku login
```

Both use Revdoku OAuth, so there is no API key or password to paste into Codex. (Never share a Revdoku password or API key in a chat.) Full setup details are on the [Connect Codex to Revdoku](/codex/) page.

## 2. Ask Codex to publish the folder

Once connected, just ask. Codex creates a Revdoku bucket, uploads the files, publishes the site, and returns the live URL. Prompts that work well:

- "Build a static report website and publish `index.html` to Revdoku, then give me the live URL."
- "Upload this folder to Revdoku and publish it as a website."
- "Turn this data into an interactive dashboard and publish it."

![A Codex-built site published to a live Revdoku URL](/assets/blog/publish-a-codex-app/live-url-for-ai-site.webp)

## 3. Choose who can see it

Revdoku gives the published site one of three access modes — set it when you publish, or change it later without touching the code:

- **Public** — anyone with the link.
- **Password** — a shared password gate, ideal for client demos.
- **Password + email** — visitors enter an email before viewing, so you can follow up.

Ask Codex to publish a protected demo directly: "publish with `access_mode: password`" (or `password_ask_info` for password plus email).

![Choosing password access for a published Codex app](/assets/blog/publish-a-codex-app/access-settings-password.webp)

## 4. Share the link

You get a stable `*.revdoku.site` URL (or connect a custom domain). Send that — not a zip. It opens in any browser, on any device, with nothing for the other person to install.

## 5. Update the app and keep the same URL

This is the part that makes Codex and Revdoku click: when the app changes, ask Codex to revise the same bucket and republish. The URL does not change, so every link you already shared stays current.

- "Update the pricing in the dashboard and republish the same Revdoku site."

![Keeping one stable URL across updates](/assets/blog/publish-a-codex-app/update-url-settings.webp)

## 6. See who opened it

After you share, Revdoku shows visit analytics for the published site — how many people opened it and which pages or files they viewed. For a client demo or an investor update, that is often the most useful part.

![Revdoku analytics after sharing a Codex app](/assets/blog/publish-a-codex-app/codex-analytics.webp)

## When Revdoku is the right fit

Revdoku publishes the **files** Codex produces, so it is the short path when the output is:

- A static site, landing page, or microsite.
- A frontend app, dashboard, or interactive chart.
- A report, prototype, or browser game.
- A folder of HTML, Markdown, CSV, PDF, and assets.

If the project needs an always-on backend — a server process, a database, custom runtimes, or server-side APIs — deploy that on an app platform or VPS instead. See [Revdoku vs Vercel](/compare/vercel/) and [Revdoku vs VPS hosting](/compare/vps-hosting/) for where the line falls. For most "Codex built me a thing, let me share it" moments, the file output is all you need to publish.

## Keep reading

- [Connect Codex to Revdoku](/codex/) — the one-time setup.
- [Best ways to publish AI-generated websites and file folders](/blog/publish-ai-generated-websites/) — the full decision guide.
- [Codex Sites alternatives for Claude and ChatGPT users](/blog/codex-sites-alternatives-for-claude-and-chatgpt-users/) — how the options compare.

**Ready to ship it?** [Create a free Revdoku account](https://app.revdoku.com/users/sign_up?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=codex-tutorial&utm_campaign=publish_codex_app) and publish what Codex just built in a couple of minutes.

Start publishing for free

Connect this AI to Revdoku so it can store files, create, update, and publish websites for me. Read and follow https://revdoku.com/prompt.md. A Revdoku account is required. If I do not have one, send me https://app.revdoku.com/users/sign_up?utm_source=revdoku.com&utm_medium=ai-chat&utm_campaign=connect_ai_first and wait until I confirm signup is complete. For ChatGPT, Claude, or another cloud AI, connect https://app.revdoku.com/mcp and complete Revdoku OAuth. For a local agent, use Revdoku's browser device sign-in and complete the connection in Revdoku. Never ask me for a password or API key in chat, or for a verification code. When Revdoku tools are connected, verify the connection, tell me you’re ready, and ask what I want to publish.

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## Frequently asked questions

### Can Codex publish a website on its own?

Yes. Once Codex is connected to Revdoku (through the MCP server or the local client), you can ask it to upload your folder and publish it, and it returns the live URL — no manual upload step required.

### Do I need to set up hosting or a server?

No. Revdoku hosts the published files for you. There is no web server, DNS, or build pipeline to configure to get a live URL.

### Can I password-protect a Codex app?

Yes. Publish with `access_mode: password` for a shared password, or `password_ask_info` to require an email before viewing. You can also change the access mode after publishing.

### Can I update the app without changing the URL?

Yes. Ask Codex to revise the same Revdoku bucket and republish. The URL stays the same, so previously shared links keep working.

### Does this work with the Codex CLI and the Codex app?

Yes. The hosted MCP connection works from Codex, and the local Revdoku client covers projects on your own machine, SSH, Docker, WSL2, or a VM.

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