How to install nginx-honeypot on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux & RHEL

NGINX honeypot - detect malicious bots (and optionally firewall-ban them)

License: MIT https://github.com/dvershinin/nginx-honeypot

Availability

Distro	aarch64	noarch	x86_64	Version
RHEL 10	—	✓	—	1.1.0
RHEL 9	—	✓	—	1.1.0
RHEL 8	—	✓	—	1.1.0
RHEL 7	—	✓	—	1.1.0
RHEL 6	—	—	—

Description

NGINX honeypot with lots of "honey" for bad bots. A map of bot-bait request URIs (phpMyAdmin probes, .env grabs, exploit paths) makes NGINX return 410 Gone, cutting server load and log noise. The package is config-only and needs nothing but nginx. Banning the offending IP is optional and opt-in: a free fcgiwrap + ipset path, and a Pro path that bans from one directive via nginx-module-nftset-access. Both are documented in the README.

Compatible with all RHEL-based distributions, including CentOS, AlmaLinux, Oracle Linux, Rocky Linux, etc.

Install

nginx-honeypot on AlmaLinux / Rocky Linux / Oracle Linux / RHEL 8, 9, 10

sudo dnf -y install https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-latest.rpm
sudo dnf -y install nginx-honeypot

nginx-honeypot on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7

sudo yum -y install https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-latest.rpm
sudo yum -y install https://epel.cloud/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm
sudo yum -y install nginx-honeypot

Frequently asked questions

How do I install nginx-honeypot on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux or RHEL?

Add the GetPageSpeed repository, then run: sudo dnf -y install nginx-honeypot (use yum on EL7). The same package works on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux, CentOS Stream and RHEL.

Which Enterprise Linux versions is nginx-honeypot available for?

nginx-honeypot is available for RHEL 7, 8, 9, 10 and the matching AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux and Oracle Linux releases.

Is nginx-honeypot compatible with Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux and CentOS Stream?

Yes. The RPM is built for Enterprise Linux and is binary-compatible across all RHEL rebuilds of the same major version, including AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux and CentOS Stream.