A private platform provider.
Use Codex on your hosting account.
To use Codex on your EasWrk site, download one file from your client area, save it in a folder on your computer and run codex there. Tell Codex to read the file and connect to your server. Codex then works on your hosted site and asks before anything risky.
The file holds your login, so keep it private like a password.
- Included with every plan
- Asks before anything risky
Codex setup
- Get
- One file
- Save as
- CLAUDE.md
- Run
- codex
- Cost
- Comes with your plan
Run codex in the folder that holds the file.
Ease of connectivity
How to use Codex on a WordPress site: three steps.
Codex is one of the tools the Bring to Local page lists by name. The steps are the same for each.
- 01
Get the file
Press the Bring to Local button in your client area. The file downloads with your login filled in.
- 02
Save it in a folder
Put it in a folder on your own computer and name it
CLAUDE.md, as the Bring to Local page says. The folder is on your computer. The site stays hosted on EasWrk. - 03
Run codex in that folder
Open a terminal in the folder and start Codex. Tell it to read
CLAUDE.mdand connect to your server, then ask for what you want.
Your first message
Tell it to read the file.
Because the file name is the one the Bring to Local page uses, the simplest first message points at it. The page gives a ready-made prompt that tells your AI to read the file, connect, list the files in public_html and describe what it sees.
The prompt also carries one firm rule: back up any file before editing it. Copy it from the quick start on the Bring to Local page.
The prompt asks Codex to
- 1
- Read CLAUDE.md
- 2
- Connect to the server
- 3
- List public_html
- 4
- Back up before editing
Things to ask
Once it is connected.
Examples from the Bring to Local quick start.
- EmailCreate an email account hello@example.com
- WordPressUpdate all my plugins and check for issues
- SSLSet up SSL for my domain
- DatabaseRun a search-replace to fix old URLs
- PagesUpdate the text on my sale page
Safety
The same guardrails, whatever the tool.
Backups first
The file tells your AI to copy a file before it edits it.
Your account only
DirectAdmin permissions apply. No root access and no other accounts.
Actions are logged
DirectAdmin records API calls and file changes on the server.
Changed your password?
Download a fresh file from your dashboard. It is generated on demand with your current login.
Questions
Plain answers.
Can Codex use SSH on my WordPress site?
The file includes your SSH details and a walk-through for creating and uploading an SSH key, along with WP-CLI commands. Tell Codex to read the file and connect, and it can use them.
Is this a WordPress MCP setup for Codex?
No. EasWrk does not run an MCP server for this. The file gives Codex your server details, SSH key setup, WP-CLI commands and the DirectAdmin API, and you tell Codex to read it.
Do I need a different file for Codex?
No. It is the same single file for every tool. It is plain markdown, so any AI tool that can read project files can use it.
Which AI account do I need?
You choose the model and you hold the key, so you use your own account with your AI provider. Bring to Local itself comes with your EasWrk plan at no extra cost.
Can I paste the file into ChatGPT instead?
Yes. The Bring to Local page lists ChatGPT as an option: paste the file into the chat. Codex in your terminal works on the folder instead.
Does Codex get root access?
No. It uses the same DirectAdmin account you use, so it can manage your files, databases, email and DNS but not other accounts or server settings.
What if I would rather use Claude Code?
See Claude Code on your whole site. The file and the steps are the same.
Bring to Local
Codex on your whole site. One file.
Plans start at $45 a month. The first month is free, and Bring to Local comes with every plan.
Codex, ChatGPT and OpenAI are trademarks of their owner. EasWrk is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by that owner. The names are used only to say which tool you connect.