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Listen on MQTT messages on Ubuntu

Last modified by Normann P. Nielsen on 2025/12/12 15:14

Install the client on Ubuntu:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install mosquitto-clients

The client is now installed and can be stated to Listen on a Topic:

mosquitto_sub -h localhost -t test

or with username and password:

mosquitto_sub -h localhost -t test -u "sammy" -P "password"

Read more on https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-and-secure-the-mosquitto-mqtt-messaging-broker-on-ubuntu-18-04