Installing MQTT Broker (Home Assistant add-on)

Mosquitto is an open-source message broker that implements the MQTT protocol versions 5.0, 3.1.1, and 3.1.

AmberAnywhere Settings

This APP doesn’t need to enable AmberAnywhere.

Installing the App

On the App store, locate the app and click Install

Once installed, go to the Container App tab and you will see the app listed

Once done you can go to the Home assistant app to complete setup.

Setup Steps

1. Install MQTT integration.

Select Configuration → Device & Services.

Click ADD INTEGRATION.

Search MQTT and select MQTT.

Enter broker address.

Click FINISH.

Then you can see MQTT in your integrations.

2. Test MQTT broker.

Click MQTT CONFIGURE. Enter a topic, Payload, listen to the topic and click START LISTENING

Click PUBLISH and then you can see a message is received.