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2025-10-12T22:53:58Z

password Authentication

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	From this point, you have to provide '''USERNAME''' & '''PASSWORD''' to access it.		From this point, you have to provide '''USERNAME''' & '''PASSWORD''' to access it.

			=== Note: ===
			The password file must be able to be read by whatever user Mosquitto is running as. On Linux/POSIX systems this will typically be the mosquitto user, and /etc/mosquitto/password_file is a good place for the file itself.

	[[Category:ServerBuilding]]		[[Category:ServerBuilding]]
	[[Category:AutomationServers]]		[[Category:AutomationServers]]

2025-09-08T01:36:13Z

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2025-09-07T23:57:14Z

Securing the broker

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	= Securing the broker =		= Securing the broker =
			[https://mosquitto.org/documentation/authentication-methods/ Reference]

	Mosquitto supports password authentication...		Mosquitto supports password authentication...
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	== password Authentication ==		== password Authentication ==

	~~[https://mosquitto.org/documentation/authentication-methods/ Reference]~~

	You can create a password file by:		You can create a password file by:

2025-09-07T23:56:15Z

password Authentication

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	== password Authentication ==		== password Authentication ==

			[https://mosquitto.org/documentation/authentication-methods/ Reference]

	You can create a password file by:		You can create a password file by:
	* <code>sudo mosquitto_passwd -c /etc/mosquitto/SecretSquirrels '''USERNAME'''</code>		* <code>sudo mosquitto_passwd -c /etc/mosquitto/SecretSquirrels '''USERNAME'''</code>

	Then edit the configuration:		Then edit the configuration:
	* <code>sudo vi /etc/mosquitto/mosquitto.conf</code>		* <code>sudo vi /etc/mosquitto/mosquitto.conf</code>

	and replace <code>allow_anonymous true</code> with <code>password_file /etc/mosquitto/SecretSquirrels</code>		and replace <code>allow_anonymous true</code> with <code>password_file /etc/mosquitto/SecretSquirrels</code>

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	* <code>sudo service mosquitto restart</code>		* <code>sudo service mosquitto restart</code>

	From this point, you have to provide '''USERNAME''' & '''PASSWORD''' to access it.		From this point, you have to provide '''USERNAME''' & '''PASSWORD''' to access it.

2025-09-07T23:54:09Z

Debian / Version Caveat

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 * <code>sudo service mosquitto restart</code>
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2024-03-03T05:00:55Z

Debian / Version Caveat

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	= Debian / Version Caveat =		= Debian / Version Caveat =
			(Ignore this if you built from source. It's apparently a repo thing...)

	During an install on a raw Debian system, I discovered that Mosquitto refused connection when I tried to access it with anything other than "localhost" as the hostname...		During an install on a raw Debian system, I discovered that Mosquitto refused connection when I tried to access it with anything other than "localhost" as the hostname...

2024-03-03T04:59:42Z

Installing Mosquitto

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	Pretty simple, eh?		Pretty simple, eh?

	(Tho... If you want the latest & gratest and you're feeling adventurous... There's a [[Mosquitto from Source\|CopyPasta page]] ~~here~~.)		(Tho... If you want the latest & gratest and you're feeling adventurous... There's a [[Mosquitto from Source\|CopyPasta page here]].)
	== Ensure that Mosquitto broker is running ==		== Ensure that Mosquitto broker is running ==

2024-03-03T04:59:06Z

Installing Mosquitto

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	Pretty simple, eh?		Pretty simple, eh?

			(Tho... If you want the latest & gratest and you're feeling adventurous... There's a [[Mosquitto from Source\|CopyPasta page]] here.)
	== Ensure that Mosquitto broker is running ==		== Ensure that Mosquitto broker is running ==

2022-04-09T17:42:40Z

Note: Ubuntu repositories have an outdated version

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	expected result is <u><code>Active: active (running)</code></u>		expected result is <u><code>Active: active (running)</code></u>

	== Note: Ubuntu repositories have an outdated version ==		== Note: Ubuntu repositories have an outdated version ==

	If you want to know which version you've installed...		If you want to know which version you've installed...

	*<code>mosquitto</code>		*<code>sudo mosquitto</code>
			(Ignore the error message "Error: Address already in use". It's already running as a service.)
	(Ignore the error message "Error: Address already in use". It's already running as a service.)

	= Install client tools for testing etc =		= Install client tools for testing etc =

2022-02-01T21:59:40Z

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	[https://mosquitto.org/ Mosquitto MQTT Broker]		[https://mosquitto.org/ Mosquitto MQTT Broker]

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	Start with:		Start with:
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	*<code>sudo apt update</code>		*<code>sudo apt update</code>
	*<code>sudo apt upgrade</code>		*<code>sudo apt upgrade</code>