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Install/Configure the Mosquitto MQTT Broker on Synology NAS

April 25th, 2019 9:30 AM | by Alfred Markus Paar | Posted in Synology

Install
1. Install Community Packages Source: https://synocommunity.com/#easy-install
2. Search in Community and install Mosquitto
Configure
1. Connect via SSH
2. Locate mosquitto.conf: sudo find / -iname mosquitto.conf
3. Edit config file: sudo nano /volume1/@appstore/mosquitto/var/mosquitto.conf
  - Note: if nano is not installed, use vi
4. Locate line #allow_anonymous and edit: allow_anonymous false
5. Locate line #password_file and edit: password_file /volume1/@appstore/mosquitto/var/pwd_file
6. Save and close
Create Password File
1. Create a new Password file with username test-user: sudo /volume1/@appstore/mosquitto/bin/mosquitto_passwd -c /volume1/@appstore/mosquitto/var/pwd_file test-user
  - Note: -U instead to add more user, -D to delete a user
2. Type in a password when asked
Start and Test
1. Start Mosquitto in the Package Center
2. Test the connection using a MQTT Tool like MQTTBox

Tagged Broker, DiskStation, Mosquitto, MQTT, NAS, SSH, Synology

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