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


'''As always...'''
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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>
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= Installing Mosquitto =
= 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 ==


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== Note: Ubuntu repositories have an outdated version ==
== Note: Ubuntu repositories have an outdated version ==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



Latest revision as of 00:00, 3 March 2024

Proven on:
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11 (bullseye) (caveat)


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4 (caveat)


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19.3 / 20.3


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20.04.3


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5.11 (caveat)


Mosquitto MQTT Broker

As always...

Start with:

  • sudo apt update
  • sudo apt upgrade

Installing Mosquitto

  • sudo apt-get install mosquitto

Pretty simple, eh?

(Tho... If you want the latest & gratest and you're feeling adventurous... There's a CopyPasta page here.)

Ensure that Mosquitto broker is running

  • sudo service mosquitto status

expected result is Active: active (running)

Note: Ubuntu repositories have an outdated version

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

  • sudo mosquitto

(Ignore the error message "Error: Address already in use". It's already running as a service.)

Install client tools for testing etc

(Do this on any machine expected to manually use MQTT)

  • sudo apt install mosquitto-clients

Testing

In a terminal:

  • mosquitto_sub -h localhost -t "mqtt" -v

In another terminal:

  • mosquitto_pub -h localhost -t "mqtt" -m "Hello MQTT"

Now the message “mqtt Hello MQTT” will be displayed in the first terminal where the topic “mqtt” is subscribed.

Subscribing to # gives you a subscription to everything except for topics that start with a $ (these are normally control topics anyway).

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...

Apparently, mosquitto 2.0 binds only to the loopback interface unless specifically told otherwise.

& Debian installs v2.0 or higher...

But for now, It's a simple matter of editing the config file for Mosquitto.

  • sudo vi /etc/mosquitto/mosquitto.conf

& add in:

listener 1883
allow_anonymous true

Then,

  • sudo service mosquitto restart