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Hands-On MQTT Programming with Python

You're reading from   Hands-On MQTT Programming with Python Work with the lightweight IoT protocol in Python

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781789138542
Length 228 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Gaston C. Hillar Gaston C. Hillar
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Preface 1. Installing an MQTT 3.1.1 Mosquitto Server 2. Using Command-Line and GUI Tools to Learn How MQTT Works FREE CHAPTER 3. Securing an MQTT 3.1.1 Mosquitto Server 4. Writing Code to Control a Vehicle with Python and MQTT Messages 5. Testing and Improving Our Vehicle Control Solution in Python 6. Monitoring a Surfing Competition with Cloud-Based Real-Time MQTT Providers and Python 7. Solutions 8. Other Books You May Enjoy

Installing an MQTT 3.1.1 Mosquitto Server

In this chapter, we will start our journey toward using the preferred IoT publish-subscribe lightweight messaging protocol in diverse IoT solutions, combined with mobile apps and web applications. We will learn how MQTT and its lightweight messaging system work.

We will understand the MQTT puzzle: clients, servers (formerly known as brokers), and connections. We will learn the procedures to install an MQTT 3.1.1 Mosquitto server in Linux, macOS, and Windows. We will learn special considerations for running a Mosquitto server in the cloud (Azure, AWS, and other cloud providers). We will gain an understanding of the following:

  • Understanding convenient scenarios for the MQTT protocol
  • Working with the publish-subscribe pattern
  • Working with message filtering
  • Understanding the MQTT puzzle: clients, servers, and connections
  • Installing a Mosquitto server on Linux
  • Installing a Mosquitto server on macOS
  • Installing a Mosquitto server on Windows
  • Considerations for running a Mosquitto server in the cloud
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