# HoneypotPi

HoneypotPi is a Honeypots & Deception product. It runs on-premises. Pricing is free.

Script for turning a Raspberry Pi into a Honey Pot Pi with various monitoring and logging capabilities.

Checked October 2026.

## What is HoneypotPi?

Script for turning a Raspberry Pi into a Honey Pot Pi. To install, copy these scripts to your Raspberry Pi and execute: 
chmod +x ./*.sh ./honeypotcreate.sh 
To start the XRDP honeypot run the following command: 
./honeypotstart.sh (or the actual xrdp command) sudo /etc/xrdp/xrdp.sh start 
The login of failed attempts will be located at: /var/log/xrdp.log 
You can filter for failed logins in a very crude manner: 
./honeypotloggedcredentials.sh (or the actual xrdp command) sudo cat /var/log/xrdp.log | grep USER: 
...and check the raw log by typing: 
./honeypotrawlog.sh (or the actual xrdp command) sudo cat /var/log/xrdp.log 
You can also check your Pi's temperature by typing: 
./pitemp.sh 
If you would like to have some live monitoring, which shows the logged credentials and the current date every 30 seconds, type: 
./honeypotmonitor.sh 
The monitor is very useful if you enter LXDE / windowed mode by typing: startx 
...then you can open a terminal window and run the honeypotmonitor.sh on one desktop, 
...and run etherape on another desktop by typing into a new terminal window: sudo etherape 
...and run wireshark on another desktop by typing into a new terminal window: sudo wireshark

Tags: Red Team

## Where it fits in your security program (NIST CSF 2.0)

- [Detect](https://cybersectools.com/guides/building-detect-program-small-team): helps you spot attacks and unusual activity.

## Quick facts

- Category: [Security Operations](https://cybersectools.com/categories/security-operations) · [Honeypots & Deception](https://cybersectools.com/categories/honeypots)
- Deployment: On-Premises
- Company size fit: Startup, SMB, Mid-Market
- Pricing model: Free
- GitHub stars: 35
- Website: github.com

## Where it ranks

No shortlist covers this product's category yet. The closest is [Best MDR Solutions for Business](https://cybersectools.com/shortlists/best-mdr-solutions).

## HoneypotPi FAQ

### What is HoneypotPi?

HoneypotPi is a product in the Honeypots & Deception category. It covers Red Team.

### What is the pricing for HoneypotPi?

HoneypotPi is free. Download and setup instructions are at https://github.com/free5ty1e/honeypotpi/.

### What are alternatives to HoneypotPi?

Alternatives to HoneypotPi listed on CybersecTools:

1. [Tracebit](https://cybersectools.com/tools/tracebit-dynamic-security-canaries) - Deploys security canaries across cloud, endpoints, SaaS and CI/CD to catch attackers. (Commercial)
2. [Guardpot AI-Powered Cyber Deception](https://cybersectools.com/tools/guardpot-ai-powered-cyber-deception) - AI-powered deception platform using honeypots to detect & disrupt attacks (Commercial)
3. [Acalvio ShadowPlex Cloud Security](https://cybersectools.com/tools/acalvio-shadowplex-cloud-security) - AI-powered deception platform for cloud threat detection using honeytokens (Commercial)
4. [Cybermerc Aushield Detect](https://cybersectools.com/tools/cybermerc-aushield-detect) - Adversary engagement & deception platform for detecting advanced threats (Commercial)
5. [CyberTrap Engage Platform](https://cybersectools.com/tools/cybertrap-engage-platform) - AI-driven deception platform using honeypots and decoys to detect threats. (Commercial)

Compare all HoneypotPi alternatives at [https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/honeypotpi](https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/honeypotpi)

### What deployment and organization size does HoneypotPi fit?

HoneypotPi is available as on-premises software. It is listed for startups, small businesses and mid-market companies. It is free.

## Compare HoneypotPi with similar solutions

- [HoneypotPi vs Tracebit](https://cybersectools.com/compare/honeypotpi-vs-tracebit-dynamic-security-canaries)
- [HoneypotPi vs Guardpot AI-Powered Cyber Deception](https://cybersectools.com/compare/guardpot-ai-powered-cyber-deception-vs-honeypotpi)
- [HoneypotPi vs Acalvio ShadowPlex Cloud Security](https://cybersectools.com/compare/acalvio-shadowplex-cloud-security-vs-honeypotpi)

All alternatives to HoneypotPi: [/alternatives/honeypotpi](https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/honeypotpi)

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