# Endlessh-Go

Endlessh-Go is a Go implementation of the Endlessh Secure Shell (SSH) tarpit that keeps malicious SSH clients connected for hours or days, wasting brute-force scanner time while exporting Prometheus metrics for. It is open source and self-hosted, installable on Docker Hub and Unraid.

Canonical page: https://ourlocalhost.com/app/895/endlessh-go

## Description

Endlessh-Go is a Go implementation of the Endlessh Secure Shell (SSH) tarpit that keeps malicious SSH clients connected for hours or days, wasting brute-force scanner time while exporting Prometheus metrics for homelabbers to monitor attack traffic.

## Platform availability

Available on 1 of 9 platforms: Unraid.

## Health score

74/100 (Good), based on 3 of 4 factors.
- Maintained: 100 (last commit 33 days ago)
- Popular: 63 (1,453 GitHub stars)
- Easy to install: 35 (1 install platform, install notes, Docker image)

## Links

- Docker Hub: https://hub.docker.com/r/shizunge/endlessh-go
- GitHub: https://github.com/shizunge/endlessh-go
- Unraid: https://ca.unraid.net/apps/endlessh-go-0urj8ar1on6g5r?q=endlessh-go

## Common questions

### How should I place endlessh-go if I also run a normal SSH server?

Put the real SSH server on another port and let the tarpit answer on the port that scanners normally hit.

### Does endlessh-go support dashboards or metrics?

It exports Prometheus metrics and can be visualized by a Grafana dashboard.

### Do recent scanners still stay connected for long periods?

One self-hosted user reports scanners now stop after 20-30 seconds, after 2-3 responses, instead of staying connected for days.

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Source: Our Local Host (https://ourlocalhost.com/app/895/endlessh-go), the self-hosted and open-source app directory.