EMQX is an open-source MQTT broker for IoT, messaging, and communication that can be installed on various platforms, including macOS. This tutorial will guide you on how to install EMQX on your macOS machine.
Visit the EMQX website and download the macOS version of EMQX. The downloaded file will be in .tar.gz format.
Use a terminal to navigate to the directory where the downloaded file is located. Once there, extract the file using the following command:
tar xvfz emqx-x.x.x-xx-macos-x64.tar.gz
Replace x.x.x-xx with the version number you downloaded. Once extracted, move the folder to your desired location.
In the extracted folder, navigate to the etc directory and copy the emqx.conf.example file to emqx.conf.
cp emqx.conf.example emqx.conf
Set the node name and other configurations in the emqx.conf file according to your needs.
Open a terminal and navigate to the extracted folder. Then, run the following command to start EMQX:
./bin/emqx start
This will start the EMQX broker.
You can verify if EMQX is running by checking the logs:
./bin/emqx_ctl log show
The logs will show the status of EMQX and any errors that may have occurred.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed EMQX on macOS. You can now start using it as your MQTT broker.
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