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mosquitto: Daemonize by forking into the background.

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$ mosquitto --daemon

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The command "mosquitto --daemon" is used to start the Mosquitto MQTT broker in the background as a daemon or a background process.

Mosquitto is an open-source MQTT broker that provides a publish/subscribe messaging protocol, enabling efficient and lightweight communication between devices over a network.

When you execute the command "mosquitto --daemon" in the terminal, the MQTT broker starts running in the background, detached from the current terminal session. This allows the broker to operate continuously, even if the terminal session is closed or the user logs out. The "--daemon" option instructs Mosquitto to run as a daemon.

By running Mosquitto as a daemon, it enables other MQTT clients to connect to it and publish or subscribe to topics, facilitating seamless communication between devices in an MQTT network.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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