Hey there, fellow devs!
In today’s fast-paced web world, keeping your admin routes locked down is more important than ever. Let’s face it—no one wants uninvited guests snooping around your backend.
That’s why I built express-admin-honeypot
a lightweight Express middleware that acts as a decoy for your admin panel.
It logs sneaky access attempts and helps you learn who’s trying to break in, all while keeping your real admin area under wraps.
Getting Started
Setting up node-admin-honeypot is a breeze. Here’s how you can get it rolling in your Express app:
1. Install the Package
npm install node-admin-honeypot
2. Use the Middleware
Add it to your app with default settings. It protects the /admin path by default and serves a built-in fake admin page.
import express from 'express';
import {honeypot} from 'express-admin-honeypot';
const app = express();
app.use(honeypot());
app.get('/', (req, res) => {
res.send('Welcome to the real app!');
});
app.listen(3000, () => console.log('Server running on port
3000'));
key features
Lightweight: checkout bundlephobia statstypescript friendlyModule Support: Works seamlessly with both ESM and CommonJS.Flexible Logging: Compatible with popular loggers like Pino, Winston, and more.Event-Driven: Supports events so you can hook into intrusion attempts and customize responses.
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Your stars help boost the project, letting more developers discover and benefit from this simple security tool.
Final Thoughts
Check out our npm page for comprehensive documentation, detailed examples, and more insights on how to secure your Express applications!
Top comments (4)
This is cool. I've thought about setting up something like this for SSH, so it's interesting to see it applied to Express.js.
Is it only compatible with Express.js or would it work with other Javascript frameworks as well?
Thanks! Right now, it's specifically built for Express.js, but support for other frameworks is planned for the future. :)
This honeypot sounds like a smart way to keep things secure, awesome job!
Thank you so much!