MQTT adapter

MQTT adapter provides an MQTT API for sending messages through the platform. MQTT adapter uses mProxy for proxying traffic between client and MQTT broker.

Configuration

The service is configured using the environment variables presented in the following table. Note that any unset variables will be replaced with their default values.

Variable	Description	Default
MF_MQTT_ADAPTER_LOG_LEVEL	mProxy Log level	error
MF_MQTT_ADAPTER_MQTT_PORT	mProxy port	1883
MF_MQTT_ADAPTER_MQTT_TARGET_HOST	MQTT broker host	0.0.0.0
MF_MQTT_ADAPTER_MQTT_TARGET_PORT	MQTT broker port	1883
MF_MQTT_ADAPTER_MQTT_TARGET_HEALTH_CHECK	URL of broker health check	""
MF_MQTT_ADAPTER_WS_PORT	mProxy MQTT over WS port	8080
MF_MQTT_ADAPTER_WS_TARGET_HOST	MQTT broker host for MQTT over WS	localhost
MF_MQTT_ADAPTER_WS_TARGET_PORT	MQTT broker port for MQTT over WS	8080
MF_MQTT_ADAPTER_WS_TARGET_PATH	MQTT broker MQTT over WS path	/mqtt
MF_MQTT_ADAPTER_FORWARDER_TIMEOUT	MQTT forwarder for multiprotocol communication timeout	30s
MF_BROKER_URL	Message broker broker URL	nats://127.0.0.1:4222
MF_THINGS_AUTH_GRPC_URL	Things gRPC endpoint URL	localhost:8181
MF_THINGS_AUTH_GRPC_TIMEOUT	Timeout in seconds for Things service gRPC calls	1s
MF_JAEGER_URL	URL of Jaeger tracing service	""
MF_MQTT_ADAPTER_CLIENT_TLS	gRPC client TLS	false
MF_MQTT_ADAPTER_CA_CERTS	CA certs for gRPC client TLS	""
MF_MQTT_ADAPTER_INSTANCE	Instance name for event sourcing	""
MF_MQTT_ADAPTER_ES_URL	Event sourcing URL	localhost:6379
MF_MQTT_ADAPTER_ES_PASS	Event sourcing password	""
MF_MQTT_ADAPTER_ES_DB	Event sourcing database	"0"
MF_AUTH_CACHE_URL	Auth cache URL	localhost:6379
MF_AUTH_CACHE_PASS	Auth cache password	""
MF_AUTH_CACHE_DB	Auth cache database	"0"

Deployment

The service itself is distributed as Docker container. Check the mqtt-adapter service section in docker-compose to see how service is deployed.

To start the service outside of the container, execute the following shell script:

# download the latest version of the service
git clone https://github.com/MainfluxLabs/mainflux

cd mainflux

# compile the mqtt
make mqtt

# copy binary to bin
make install

# set the environment variables and run the service
MF_MQTT_ADAPTER_LOG_LEVEL=[MQTT Adapter Log Level] \
MF_MQTT_ADAPTER_MQTT_PORT=[MQTT adapter MQTT port]
MF_MQTT_ADAPTER_MQTT_TARGET_HOST=[MQTT broker host] \
MF_MQTT_ADAPTER_MQTT_TARGET_PORT=[MQTT broker MQTT port]] \
MF_MQTT_ADAPTER_MQTT_TARGET_HEALTH_CHECK=[MQTT health check URL] \
MF_MQTT_ADAPTER_WS_PORT=[MQTT adapter WS port] \
MF_MQTT_ADAPTER_WS_TARGET_HOST=[MQTT broker for MQTT over WS host] \
MF_MQTT_ADAPTER_WS_TARGET_PORT=[MQTT broker for MQTT over WS port]] \
MF_MQTT_ADAPTER_WS_TARGET_PATH=[MQTT adapter WS path] \
MF_MQTT_ADAPTER_FORWARDER_TIMEOUT=[MQTT forwarder for multiprotocol support timeout] \
MF_BROKER_URL=[Message broker instance URL] \
MF_THINGS_AUTH_GRPC_URL=[Things service Auth gRPC URL] \
MF_THINGS_AUTH_GRPC_TIMEOUT=[Things service Auth gRPC request timeout in seconds] \
MF_JAEGER_URL=[Jaeger service URL] \
MF_MQTT_ADAPTER_CLIENT_TLS=[gRPC client TLS] \
MF_MQTT_ADAPTER_CA_CERTS=[CA certs for gRPC client] \
MF_MQTT_ADAPTER_INSTANCE=[Instance for event sourcing] \
MF_MQTT_ADAPTER_ES_URL=[Event sourcing URL] \
MF_MQTT_ADAPTER_ES_PASS=[Event sourcing pass] \
MF_MQTT_ADAPTER_ES_DB=[Event sourcing database] \
MF_AUTH_CACHE_URL=[Auth cache URL] \
MF_AUTH_CACHE_PASS=[Auth cache pass] \
MF_AUTH_CACHE_DB=[Auth cache DB name] \
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For more information about service capabilities and its usage, please check out the API documentation API.