Mosquitto: MQTT API authentication in Node.js

This documentation is part of the API authentication guide. You can view the complete guide here: How to authenticate thousands of devices using an external API.

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Stackhero offers a ready-to-use Mosquitto MQTT cloud solution that provides a host of benefits, including:

  • Unlimited message exchanges and transfers.
  • Unlimited devices authentication via an external API.
  • Advanced ACLs on topics, users and actions.
  • Customisable domain name secured with HTTPS (for example, https://mqtt.your-company.com).
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  • Optimal performance and robust security powered by a private and dedicated VM.

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To demonstrate how external API authentication works in practice, we have created an example API server using Node.js. You can explore the complete repository here: https://github.com/stackhero-io/mosquittoGettingStarted.

Continue reading this guide

  1. Read the full guide: API authentication
    How to authenticate thousands of devices using an external API
  2. How MQTT API authentication works
  3. MQTT API authentication with Node-RED

Other articles for Mosquitto

  1. Getting Started
    How to Begin with Mosquitto
  2. Bridges
    How to connect Mosquitto servers together (bridge)
  3. WebSockets
    How to connect to MQTT using WebSockets
  4. Alternative to CloudMQTT shutdown
    Discover Stackhero as the ideal alternative to CloudMQTT, offering a seamless transition with Mosquitto services.
  5. Automate with the CLI
    Start Mosquitto, retrieve its credentials, and modify its configuration programmatically using the Stackhero CLI
  6. GitHub Actions & GitLab CI
    Launch a real Mosquitto service from your GitHub Actions or GitLab CI pipeline, run your tests against it, and automatically tear it down