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description: "Discussion on \"Codex CLI background server: check it and turn it off\". Since Codex CLI 0.157.0 a session can start a background server. Three checks to see it (338 MB here) and one command to turn it off."
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# [Codex CLI background server: check it and turn it off](https://systemdesignsimple.hashnode.dev/codex-cli-background-server-check-it-and-turn-it-off?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Since Codex CLI 0.157.0 a session can start a background server. Three checks to see it (338 MB here) and one command to turn it off.

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