# Eclipse Mosquitto

Eclipse Mosquitto is a lightweight open source Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) broker that publishes, routes, and receives messages between connected devices and home automation systems. It is open source and self-hosted, installable on TrueNAS.

Canonical page: https://ourlocalhost.com/app/7292/eclipse-mosquitto

## Description

Eclipse Mosquitto is a lightweight open source Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) broker that publishes, routes, and receives messages between connected devices and home automation systems.

## Platform availability

Available on 1 of 9 platforms: TrueNAS.

## Links

- TrueNAS: https://apps.truenas.com/catalog/eclipse-mosquitto/
- Official website: https://mosquitto.org/
- GitHub: https://github.com/eclipse-mosquitto/mosquitto

## Common questions

### Can Eclipse Mosquitto be self-hosted with Docker?

Yes, a guide describes setting up a self-hosted MQTT broker using Eclipse Mosquitto with Docker or Linux.

### Does a self-hosted Mosquitto setup support simple authentication?

The guide presents a private server setup that includes simple authentication.

### Which MQTT protocol versions does Mosquitto implement?

It implements MQTT protocol versions 5.0, 3.1.1 and 3.1.

### Are there third-party documentation and examples for Mosquitto?

The documentation page points to third-party documentation, including a guide covering Mosquitto and the Paho Python client.

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