Rapidly Build Cloud Backends for Research with Codex
anshulkundaje · x · 2026-07-13
A computational chemist shares how, despite having no background in cloud engineering or terminals, they used Codex to build an Azure cloud backend in just a few hours, allowing them to focus on research rather than cloud computing intricacies.
Key steps included:
- Using a simple initial prompt and an interactive process for configuration;
- Writing almost no code or using terminal commands throughout the process;
- Setting explicit permissions and automatically identifying GPU-heavy tasks within multi-step workflows to prevent cost overruns.
The primary use cases involve alphafold, boltz2, and long-duration molecular dynamics simulations based on OpenMM.
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