ESP-Watchtower: a $3 home network sentinel and canary honeypot
An ESP8266 home-network sentinel that logs contact with decoy services and alerts. A canary, not a firewall.
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About This Repo#
ESP-Watchtower documents an ESP8266-based home network sentinel and canary honeypot. It logs contact with decoy services and can alert when something touches them. This is a defensive canary for your own network, not a firewall. Building one requires the hardware, flashing firmware, and Discord setup.
Documentary Scope#
Documentary visuals use the author’s demo GIF and GitHub documentation; no independent hardware or security test. This is a canary, not a firewall; hardware, flashing and Discord setup are required.
Narration#
Want to know when something touches a decoy on your home network? This ESP8266 project can send an alert. ESP Watchtower offers fake services and Discord notifications. Flash an ESP8266, connect your Wi-Fi, and configure a webhook. Use it as a canary on your own network. Save this build for your home lab.
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