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HoneyWire
Open-source, deception cyber canaries anywhere in 60 seconds
HoneyWire is a fully self-hosted, distributed deception platform builder, with a point-in-time CLI wizard that deploys hardened, distroless Docker trap containers (TCP tarpits, file canaries) in 60 seconds. It features a centralized Hub UI for instant fleet management, visibility, out-of-the-box SIEM forwarding, and push notifications. Deception technology shouldn't cost 10k, everyone should have access to it.
I built HoneyWire because I wanted high-fidelity cyber canaries on my network to detect lateral movement, but I didn't have an enterprise budget.
While exploring existing open-source options, I hit a massive wall: they all required installing and managing heavy, persistent daemons on my production servers, plus manually editing config files on every single host.
So, as a student and solo developer, I decided to build a completely different architecture.
With HoneyWire v2.0, I implemented a zero-agent model. Instead of background daemons, you run a simple CLI wizard. It discovers the environment, pulls down hardened, distroless Docker trap containers, registers them to a centralized Hub UI, and then exits entirely.
In about 60 seconds, you have turned any linux box into a Canary.
A few things I’m really proud of:
Centralized Fleet UI: Instantly see your nodes, uptime, and health at a glance.
Zero-Friction Alerts: Out-of-the-box SIEM forwarding and push notifications.
Security First: Enforces strict container capabilities and cryptographic image digest pinning to prevent escapes.
I built this to democratize deception tech for homelabbers, startups, and SMBs. I’d love for you to test it out, poke holes in the architecture, or let me know what you think of the Hub dashboard!
About HoneyWire on Product Hunt
“Open-source, deception cyber canaries anywhere in 60 seconds”
HoneyWire was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 4 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #160 on the daily leaderboard. HoneyWire is a fully self-hosted, distributed deception platform builder, with a point-in-time CLI wizard that deploys hardened, distroless Docker trap containers (TCP tarpits, file canaries) in 60 seconds. It features a centralized Hub UI for instant fleet management, visibility, out-of-the-box SIEM forwarding, and push notifications. Deception technology shouldn't cost 10k, everyone should have access to it.
On the analytics side, HoneyWire competes within Open Source, Developer Tools, GitHub and Security — topics that collectively have 628.1k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how HoneyWire performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted HoneyWire?
HoneyWire was hunted by Andrea Termine. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
For a complete overview of HoneyWire including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.
Andrea Termine