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Mosquitto

Lightweight MQTT message broker

Home Automation ★ 11.1k stars Easy setup EPL-2.0

Eclipse Mosquitto is a lightweight, open-source MQTT broker widely used as the messaging backbone for smart home setups. It targets users connecting IoT devices and automation tools. It is deployed via Docker or packages.

Key features

  • Standards-compliant MQTT broker
  • Tiny resource footprint
  • TLS and authentication
  • Bridges between brokers

Pros & cons

Strengths

  • Extremely lightweight
  • Rock-solid reliability
  • Ubiquitous in smart homes

Trade-offs

  • Just a broker, not automation
  • Minimal management UI

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