From ba5d20e143e084856084ad277f382235e6ed10df Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jan Bouwhuis Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2024 09:08:57 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Allow setup of Mosquito Add-on in MQTT config flow (#34341) * Allow setup of Mosquitoo Add-on in MQTT config flow * Tweak * Tiny tweak * No further --------- Co-authored-by: c0ffeeca7 <38767475+c0ffeeca7@users.noreply.github.com> --- source/_integrations/mqtt.markdown | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/source/_integrations/mqtt.markdown b/source/_integrations/mqtt.markdown index 975196aa93d..ddcde4359a3 100644 --- a/source/_integrations/mqtt.markdown +++ b/source/_integrations/mqtt.markdown @@ -119,6 +119,11 @@ MQTT (aka MQ Telemetry Transport) is a machine-to-machine or "Internet of Things Your first step to get MQTT and Home Assistant working is to choose a broker. +The easiest option is to install the official Mosquitto Broker add-on. You can choose to set up and configure this add-on automatically when you set up the MQTT integration. Home Assistant will automatically generate and assign a safe username and password, and no further attention is required. This also works if you have already set up this add-on yourself in advance. +You can set up additional logins for your MQTT devices and services using the [Mosquitto add-on configuration](https://my.home-assistant.io/create-link/?redirect=supervisor_addon&addon=core_mosquitto). + + Alternatively, you can use a different MQTT broker that you configure yourself, ensuring it is compatible with Home Assistant. + ## Setting up a broker While public MQTT brokers are available, the easiest and most private option is running your own.