codex just saved my homelab

196 · Blogs on Daniel Michaels | Developer | Entrepreneu · Aug. 8, 2026, 11:37 p.m.
Summary
In this blog post, Daniel Michaels recounts a recent experience where he faced a critical outage in his homelab due to full storage. He describes how he utilized Codex, specifically the lunar version, to quickly diagnose and resolve the issue, which involved deleting unnecessary virtual machines and setting up alerts for future incidents. The author highlights the efficiency gains from using AI tools, emphasizing the time saved and the importance of maintaining uptime for hosted services.