At wits end with MQTT configuration

Hey Christian,

That sounds weird. You shouldn’t need to put anything into that folder. Everything (except pre-release builds) can be installed via Paper UI.

Normally that is an obvious sign for the binding not being installed. As your setup overall sounds a bit weird it might be complicated to help. Could you please state your base system, installation method, etc.?

My recommendation would be to make a quick reinstall with openHABian. Takes a few minutes of your time, then you’ll have a working openHAB instance on your fingertips, then you can follow this simple guide: