--MQTT and Node-Red-- [Part 1] Install MQTT Broker

IoT visualization for IoT projects that use MQTT as a protocol. making a dashboard with MQTT as a communication protocol can use node-red which already has an MQTT plug-in in it.

Install MQTT Broker.

1. First you will need to download the Windows install files from here.

2. Double Click windows.msi installer

3. Select components check service to install mosquitto as a service.

4. Next, Choose a location it defaults to c:\program files\mosquitto.

5. Finish Installation.

Check Mosquitto Service

1. Open services

2. Find Service Name Mosquitto

Run MQTT Broker with default configuration file

1. Open Command Prompt as administrator

2. Navigate to Mosquitto installation directory

3. Run command mosquitto-v (for verbose mode).

. 4. Check help documentation using mosquitto-h