EMQX is a scalable and flexible MQTT message broker that is widely used in the IoT industry. In this tutorial, we will discuss how to install EMQX on Void Linux.
Before we proceed with the installation, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
EMQX is not included in the Void Linux repository. Firstly, we will have to add the EMQX repository and import the GPG key.
Open your command line terminal and enter the following commands:
sudo xbps-install -S
sudo xbps-install -Sy curl gnupg ca-certificates
curl -sSL https://repos.emqx.io/gpg.pub | sudo tee /etc/apk/keys/emqx.asc
echo "https://repos.emqx.io/emqx-cloud/voidlinux/current" | sudo tee -a /etc/apk/repositories
Next, we will install the EMQX broker by running the following command:
sudo xbps-install -S emqx
This command will install the latest EMQX broker, along with all its dependencies.
Once the installation is complete, EMQX will start automatically. You can verify if it's running with the following command:
sudo systemctl status emqx
If it is running, you should see a message indicating that a service named "emqx" is active.
You can also start or stop EMQX manually by using the following commands:
sudo systemctl start emqx
sudo systemctl stop emqx
EMQX comes with a user-friendly dashboard that provides real-time information about the broker's usage and metrics. To access the dashboard, open your web browser and enter the following URL:
http://<your_server_ip>:18083
You should now see the EMQX dashboard. By default, there is no login or password required to access the dashboard, but you can configure this if needed.
In this tutorial, we discussed how to install EMQX on Void Linux. With EMQX, you have a flexible and scalable MQTT broker that can be used in a variety of IoT applications.
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