EMQX is a scalable, highly available, distributed and fault-tolerant MQTT broker for IoT, M2M and mobile applications. In this tutorial, we will install EMQX on POP! OS Latest operating system.
Before we start, make sure that you have:
First, you need to add the EMQX GPG key to your system. Run the following command to add the key:
curl -sSL https://repos.emqx.io/gpg.key | sudo apt-key add -
Next, you need to add the EMQX repository to your system. Run the following command to add the repository:
echo "deb https://repos.emqx.io/emqx-ce/debian/ `lsb_release -cs` main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/emqx.list
Now that the repository is added, it's time to install EMQX. Run the following command to update the package list and install EMQX:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install emqx
The EMQX service can be started and enabled at boot with the following commands:
sudo systemctl start emqx
sudo systemctl enable emqx
You can verify that the EMQX service is running by executing the following command:
sudo systemctl status emqx
To make sure that EMQX is installed properly, you can check its version using the following command:
emqx version
This should return the installed version of EMQX.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed EMQX on POP! OS Latest. Now you can use it as a scalable, highly available, distributed, and fault-tolerant MQTT broker for your IoT, M2M, and mobile applications.
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