Under the Hood: How My Honey Pot Works
Last time I showed you what My Honey Pot can do - templates, themes, layout editor, all that good stuff. Now let's peek under the hood and see how it all comes together. 🔧
The whole thing is open source: github.com/KKocot/my-honey-pot
Tech Stack
Here's what's running behind the scenes:
| Technology | Role | |
|---|---|---|
 | Astro 5 | Main framework - server-side rendering |
 | SolidJS 1.9 | Interactive UI components |
 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Styling with CSS variables |
 | TanStack Query | Data fetching, caching, SSR hydration |
 | @hiveio/wax + workerbee | Hive blockchain SDK |
 | TypeScript | Type safety across the whole codebase |
The big thing here: there is no database. Zero. Posts, profile, settings, comments - everything comes straight from the Hive blockchain. One container, no database to manage, no backups to worry about. 🍯
How It Works
When someone visits your blog, this is what happens:
- Browser requests the page - Astro handles it on the server
- Server fetches from Hive - your posts, profile, and blog config
- Full HTML is generated - fast, SEO-friendly, works without JavaScript
- Interactive parts hydrate - SolidJS picks up tabs, infinite scroll, admin panel
TanStack Query makes sure data fetched on the server is reused in the browser - no duplicate API calls.
Config on the blockchain
Your blog settings live as a comment on Hive under @barddev/my-blog-configs. Just JSON in a markdown code block - transparent, decentralized, and versioned with every save.
By default all configs go under my post - feel free to use it. But if you want full independence, create your own post and set two env variables:
CONFIG_PARENT_AUTHOR=your-hive-username
CONFIG_PARENT_PERMLINK=your-config-post-permlink
Rendering posts
The app uses the same markdown renderer as Condenser and Denser - the official Hive frontends. Embedded media, image proxying, link sanitization, security checks - all handled out of the box.
API failover
The app connects to 3 Hive API nodes. If one is down, it automatically switches to the next:
export const HIVE_API_ENDPOINTS = [
"https://api.openhive.network",
"https://api.hive.blog",
"https://api.syncad.com",
];
Deployment & Self-hosting
The app runs in two places right now:
- VPS (Docker): myhoneypot.bard-dev.com
- Vercel: my-honey-pot.vercel.app
No database = one container. Want to run your own? Here you go:
git clone https://github.com/KKocot/my-honey-pot
cd my-honey-pot
npm install
# Set your Hive username
echo "HIVE_USERNAME=your-hive-username" > .env
# Option A: Docker
docker build -t my-honey-pot .
docker run -p 4321:4321 --env-file .env my-honey-pot
# Option B: Run directly
npm run build
node ./dist/server/entry.mjs
Or just deploy to Vercel for free - connect the repo, set HIVE_USERNAME, done.
Open source - and I take requests 💡
Full code on GitHub: github.com/KKocot/my-honey-pot
Want a new feature? Different layout, new widget, better mobile experience - whatever it is, just ask. Drop a comment, DM me, or open a GitHub issue. I'm actively building this and happy to make what the community needs. Let's build something great together 🚀
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STOPyo @barddev this honey pot tech sounds wild, man🔥
Love how you're building something clever to catch bots/scammers —that's next-level for Hive security.
Quick peek at the code/setup? Or is it still under wraps?
Respect for sharing the behind-the-scenes, bro
All code is public and you can check it out on my github
yo @barddev thanks for the link bro, appreciate it!🔥
Just checked your GitHub — code looks clean and solid, nice work making it public.Gonna dive in deeper when I have a minute —respect for open-sourcing the honey pot tech. Keep building man, this stuff helps the whole chain.
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