MQTT Client
In the latest version of the application, we have devoted a lot of work to refining aspects related to MQTT. The default and preferred mode of operation for our ecosystem is the one where boneIO and its built-in Mosquitto become the MQTT broker.
Web application configuration
Recommended configuration method.
Sample webui configuration
In the settings section, we define all necessary parameters for our MQTT broker.
| Option name | Description |
|---|---|
| Host | Hostname or address - default is localhost, broker on the controller (device with MQTT broker). |
| Port | Port for connecting to the MQTT broker. |
| Username | The name with which the boneIO application connects to the MQTT broker. |
| Enable HA Autodiscovery | Enables automatic device registration in HA. |
| HA Autodiscovery Topic Prefix | HA Autodiscovery topic prefix - default is homeassistant. |
| Send boneIO Autodiscovery | Publish all outputs and inputs to MQTT topics - Enables remote control of our device directly by other boneIO devices. |
| Receive boneIO Autodiscovery | Enables discovery of other boneIO devices on the network. |
YAML Editor
The MQTT client component connects to your MQTT broker.
In most cases, this broker should be the same broker used by Home Assistant, so that you can directly see new devices thanks to the HA MQTT auto-discovery option.
Sample configuration
mqtt:
host: localhost
username: mqtt
password: mqtt
topic_prefix: boneio1
ha_discovery:
enabled: yesConfiguration variables:
- host (Required, string) - Hostname or IP address of the MQTT broker.
- username (Optional, string) - Username for connecting to the MQTT broker.
- password (Optional, string) - Password for the MQTT broker.
- port (Optional, integer, default: 1883) - Port for connecting to the MQTT broker.
- topic_prefix (Optional, string, default: boneIO) - Topic prefix to be used by boneIO. This text will be used in Home Assistant.
- ha_discovery:
- enabled (Optional, boolean, default: True) - Enable HA discovery.
- topic_prefix (Optional, string, default: homeassistant) - Topic prefix that Home Assistant uses for MQTT autodiscovery.