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The mosquitto
command is used to start the Mosquitto MQTT broker, which is a widely used open-source message broker that implements the MQTT protocol. The --config-file
option is used to specify the path to the configuration file that should be used by the Mosquitto broker.
In the command mosquitto --config-file ${filename-conf}
, ${filename-conf}
is a placeholder for the actual path and filename of the configuration file. It is expected that you replace ${filename-conf}
with the actual path and filename when running the command.
By providing a configuration file, you can customize various aspects of the Mosquitto broker's behavior, such as network settings, authentication and security options, log file locations, and more. The configuration file contains key-value pairs that define these settings, typically written in plain text format.
Using the --config-file
option allows you to specify the exact configuration file that Mosquitto should use, giving you the flexibility to have different configurations for different scenarios or deployments.