# Roost > A self-hosted home for persistent Codex agents, conversations, and scheduled work. This is the public marketing site. Use the linked Markdown guides for setup and operation. The Roost app is single-user, needs private access, and requires a running host for scheduled work. ## Start here - [Read with an agent](https://docs.tryroost.dev/for-agents.md): How to use the documentation and verify a deployment. - [Choose a platform](https://docs.tryroost.dev/deployment.md): Recommended VM route, platform requirements, and acceptance checks. - [Deploy on exe.dev](https://docs.tryroost.dev/deploy-exe-dev.md): Persistent Linux VM and private access. - [Getting started](https://docs.tryroost.dev/getting-started.md): Connect Codex and create an agent. - [All guides](https://docs.tryroost.dev/index.md): Documentation contents. ## Full documentation - [Documentation index](https://docs.tryroost.dev/llms.txt): Links to every guide. - [Full text](https://docs.tryroost.dev/llms-full.txt): All guides in one response.