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7 MQTT plugin
Overview
This section lists parameters supported in the MQTT Zabbix agent 2 plugin configuration file (mqtt.conf).
Note that:
- The default values reflect process defaults, not the values in the shipped configuration files;
- Zabbix supports configuration files only in UTF-8 encoding without BOM;
- Comments starting with "#" are only supported at the beginning of the line.
Parameters
| Parameter | Mandatory | Range | Default | Description |
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| Plugins.MQTT.Default.Password | no | Default password for connecting to MQTT; used if no value is specified in an item key or named session. | ||
| Plugins.MQTT.Default.TLSCAFile | no | Full pathname of a file containing the top-level CA(s) certificates for peer certificate verification for encrypted communications between Zabbix agent 2 and MQTT broker; used if no value is specified in a named session. | ||
| Plugins.MQTT.Default.TLSCertFile | no | Full pathname of a file containing the agent certificate or certificate chain for encrypted communications between Zabbix agent 2 and MQTT broker; used if no value is specified in a named session. | ||
| Plugins.MQTT.Default.TLSKeyFile | no | Full pathname of a file containing the MQTT private key for encrypted communications between Zabbix agent 2 and MQTT broker; used if no value is specified in a named session. | ||
| Plugins.MQTT.Default.Topic | no | Default topic for MQTT subscription; used if no value is specified in an item key or named session. The topic may contain wildcards ("+","#") Examples: path/to/filepath/to/#path/+/topic |
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| Plugins.MQTT.Default.Url | no | tcp://localhost:1883 | Default MQTT broker connection string; used if no value is specified in an item key or named session. Should not include query parameters. Must match the URL format. Supported schemes: tcp (default), ws, tls; a scheme can be omitted.A port can be omitted (default=1883). Examples: tcp://host:1883localhostws://host:8080 |
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| Plugins.MQTT.Default.User | no | Default username for connecting to MQTT; used if no value is specified in an item key or named session. | ||
| Plugins.MQTT.Sessions.<SessionName>.Password | no | Named session password. <SessionName> - define name of a session for using in item keys. |
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| Plugins.MQTT.Sessions.<SessionName>.TLSCAFile | no | Full pathname of a file containing the top-level CA(s) certificates for peer certificate verification, used for encrypted communications between Zabbix agent 2 and MQTT broker. <SessionName> - define name of a session for using in item keys. |
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| Plugins.MQTT.Sessions.<SessionName>.TLSCertFile | no | Full pathname of a file containing the agent certificate or certificate chain, used for encrypted communications between Zabbix agent 2 and MQTT broker. <SessionName> - define name of a session for using in item keys. |
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| Plugins.MQTT.Sessions.<SessionName>.TLSKeyFile | no | Full pathname of a file containing the MQTT private key used for encrypted communications between Zabbix agent 2 and MQTT broker. <SessionName> - define name of a session for using in item keys. |
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| Plugins.MQTT.Sessions.<SessionName>.Topic | no | Named session topic for MQTT subscription. <SessionName> - define name of a session for using in item keys. The topic may contain wildcards ("+","#") Examples: path/to/filepath/to/#path/+/topic |
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| Plugins.MQTT.Sessions.<SessionName>.Url | no | Connection string of a named session. <SessionName> - define name of a session for using in item keys. Should not include query parameters. Must match the URL format. Supported schemes: tcp (default), ws, tls; a scheme can be omitted.A port can be omitted (default=1883). Examples: tcp://host:1883localhostws://host:8080 |
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| Plugins.MQTT.Sessions.<SessionName>.User | no | Named session username. <SessionName> - define name of a session for using in item keys. |
If you need to set the request execution timeout (how long to wait for a request to complete before shutting it down), use the item configuration form.
See also:
- Description of general Zabbix agent 2 configuration parameters: Zabbix agent 2 (UNIX) / Zabbix agent 2 (Windows)
- Instructions for configuring plugins