Just as a sanity check, I downgraded to 2.5.0 M4 again, and hereβs the openhab.log from startup to the creation of a broker in Paper UI, and all looks great - the broker works as intended:
2019-12-19 11:09:18.108 [INFO ] [.core.internal.i18n.I18nProviderImpl] - Locale set to 'en_IE'.
2019-12-19 11:09:18.109 [INFO ] [.core.internal.i18n.I18nProviderImpl] - Measurement system set to 'SIUnits'.
2019-12-19 11:09:20.355 [INFO ] [el.core.internal.ModelRepositoryImpl] - Loading model 'loxone.items'
2019-12-19 11:09:20.392 [INFO ] [el.core.internal.ModelRepositoryImpl] - Loading model 'fronius.items'
2019-12-19 11:09:20.573 [INFO ] [el.core.internal.ModelRepositoryImpl] - Loading model 'influxdb.persist'
2019-12-19 11:09:20.585 [INFO ] [el.core.internal.ModelRepositoryImpl] - Loading model 'alarm.persist'
2019-12-19 11:09:20.758 [INFO ] [el.core.internal.ModelRepositoryImpl] - Loading model 'lukas.sitemap'
2019-12-19 11:09:20.767 [INFO ] [el.core.internal.ModelRepositoryImpl] - Loading model 'inverters.sitemap'
2019-12-19 11:09:20.778 [INFO ] [el.core.internal.ModelRepositoryImpl] - Loading model 'loxone.sitemap'
2019-12-19 11:09:20.791 [INFO ] [el.core.internal.ModelRepositoryImpl] - Loading model 'alarm.sitemap'
2019-12-19 11:09:20.864 [INFO ] [el.core.internal.ModelRepositoryImpl] - Loading model 'fronius.things'
2019-12-19 11:09:20.871 [INFO ] [el.core.internal.ModelRepositoryImpl] - Loading model 'loxone.things'
2019-12-19 11:09:21.758 [INFO ] [thome.model.lsp.internal.ModelServer] - Started Language Server Protocol (LSP) service on port 5007
2019-12-19 11:09:22.323 [INFO ] [.dashboard.internal.DashboardService] - Started Dashboard at http://11.153.2.12:8080
2019-12-19 11:09:22.323 [INFO ] [.dashboard.internal.DashboardService] - Started Dashboard at https://11.153.2.12:8443
2019-12-19 11:09:22.541 [DEBUG] [org.openhab.binding.mqtt ] - BundleEvent STARTING - org.openhab.binding.mqtt
2019-12-19 11:09:22.568 [DEBUG] [org.openhab.binding.mqtt ] - BundleEvent STARTED - org.openhab.binding.mqtt
2019-12-19 11:09:22.714 [INFO ] [b.core.service.AbstractActiveService] - HTTP Refresh Service has been started
2019-12-19 11:09:22.776 [DEBUG] [org.openhab.core.io.transport.mqtt ] - BundleEvent STARTING - org.openhab.core.io.transport.mqtt
2019-12-19 11:09:22.792 [DEBUG] [org.openhab.core.io.transport.mqtt ] - ServiceEvent REGISTERED - {org.eclipse.smarthome.io.transport.mqtt.internal.MqttBrokerConnectionServiceInstanceMarker}={esh.factoryservice=true, service.id=358, service.bundleid=227, service.scope=bundle, service.config.category=MQTT, service.pid=org.eclipse.smarthome.mqttbroker, service.config.label=MQTT system broker connection, component.name=org.eclipse.smarthome.io.transport.mqtt.internal.MqttBrokerConnectionServiceInstanceMarker, service.config.description.uri=mqtt:systemBrokerConnectionInstance, component.id=216} - org.openhab.core.io.transport.mqtt
2019-12-19 11:09:22.801 [DEBUG] [org.openhab.core.io.transport.mqtt ] - ServiceEvent REGISTERED - {org.eclipse.smarthome.io.transport.mqtt.MqttService}={service.id=359, service.bundleid=227, service.scope=bundle, service.pid=org.eclipse.smarthome.mqtt, component.name=org.eclipse.smarthome.io.transport.mqtt.internal.MqttServiceImpl, component.id=217} - org.openhab.core.io.transport.mqtt
2019-12-19 11:09:22.817 [DEBUG] [org.openhab.binding.mqtt ] - ServiceEvent REGISTERED - {org.eclipse.smarthome.core.thing.binding.ThingHandlerFactory, org.openhab.binding.mqtt.discovery.MQTTTopicDiscoveryService}={service.id=360, service.bundleid=221, service.scope=bundle, component.name=org.openhab.binding.mqtt.internal.MqttBrokerHandlerFactory, component.id=205} - org.openhab.binding.mqtt
2019-12-19 11:09:22.834 [DEBUG] [org.openhab.binding.mqtt ] - ServiceEvent REGISTERED - {org.eclipse.smarthome.config.discovery.DiscoveryService}={service.id=361, service.bundleid=221, service.scope=bundle, component.name=org.openhab.binding.mqtt.internal.discovery.MqttServiceDiscoveryService, component.id=206} - org.openhab.binding.mqtt
2019-12-19 11:09:22.840 [DEBUG] [org.openhab.core.io.transport.mqtt ] - BundleEvent STARTED - org.openhab.core.io.transport.mqtt
2019-12-19 11:09:23.059 [DEBUG] [org.openhab.io.transport.mqtt ] - BundleEvent STARTING - org.openhab.io.transport.mqtt
2019-12-19 11:09:23.066 [DEBUG] [penhab.io.transport.mqtt.MqttService] - Starting MQTT Service...
2019-12-19 11:09:23.067 [TRACE] [penhab.io.transport.mqtt.MqttService] - Processing property 'mqtt.async' = false
2019-12-19 11:09:23.070 [TRACE] [penhab.io.transport.mqtt.MqttService] - Processing property 'mqtt.clientId' = openhab
2019-12-19 11:09:23.070 [TRACE] [t.mqtt.internal.MqttBrokerConnection] - clientId property changed. client will be shut down.
2019-12-19 11:09:23.070 [DEBUG] [t.mqtt.internal.MqttBrokerConnection] - Closing connection to broker 'mqtt'
2019-12-19 11:09:23.071 [TRACE] [penhab.io.transport.mqtt.MqttService] - Processing property 'mqtt.pwd' = <removed>
2019-12-19 11:09:23.071 [TRACE] [penhab.io.transport.mqtt.MqttService] - Processing property 'mqtt.qos' = 0
2019-12-19 11:09:23.072 [TRACE] [penhab.io.transport.mqtt.MqttService] - Processing property 'mqtt.retain' = true
2019-12-19 11:09:23.073 [TRACE] [penhab.io.transport.mqtt.MqttService] - Processing property 'mqtt.url' = tcp://11.153.2.22:1883
2019-12-19 11:09:23.073 [TRACE] [t.mqtt.internal.MqttBrokerConnection] - url property changed. client will be shut down.
2019-12-19 11:09:23.074 [DEBUG] [t.mqtt.internal.MqttBrokerConnection] - Closing connection to broker 'mqtt'
2019-12-19 11:09:23.074 [DEBUG] [org.openhab.io.transport.mqtt ] - ServiceEvent REGISTERED - {org.openhab.io.transport.mqtt.MqttService, org.osgi.service.cm.ManagedService}={service.id=371, service.bundleid=233, service.scope=bundle, service.pid=org.openhab.mqtt, component.name=MQTT Connection Service, component.id=226} - org.openhab.io.transport.mqtt
2019-12-19 11:09:23.075 [TRACE] [penhab.io.transport.mqtt.MqttService] - Processing property 'mqtt.user' = spcgw
2019-12-19 11:09:23.075 [INFO ] [penhab.io.transport.mqtt.MqttService] - MQTT Service initialization completed.
2019-12-19 11:09:23.075 [DEBUG] [org.openhab.io.transport.mqtt ] - BundleEvent STARTED - org.openhab.io.transport.mqtt
2019-12-19 11:09:23.077 [INFO ] [t.mqtt.internal.MqttBrokerConnection] - Starting MQTT broker connection 'mqtt'
2019-12-19 11:09:23.079 [DEBUG] [t.mqtt.internal.MqttBrokerConnection] - Creating new client for 'tcp://11.153.2.22:1883' using id 'openhab' and file store '/var/lib/openhab2/tmp/mqtt'
2019-12-19 11:09:23.317 [DEBUG] [org.openhab.persistence.mqtt ] - BundleEvent STARTING - org.openhab.persistence.mqtt
2019-12-19 11:09:23.319 [DEBUG] [org.openhab.persistence.mqtt ] - ServiceEvent REGISTERED - {org.osgi.service.cm.ManagedService}={service.id=379, service.bundleid=237, service.scope=singleton} - org.openhab.persistence.mqtt
2019-12-19 11:09:23.323 [DEBUG] [mqtt.internal.MqttPersistenceService] - Deactivating MQTT Persistence
2019-12-19 11:09:23.323 [DEBUG] [mqtt.internal.MqttPersistenceService] - Configuration updated for MQTT Persistence.
2019-12-19 11:09:23.324 [DEBUG] [mqtt.internal.MqttPersistenceService] - Activating MQTT Persistence
2019-12-19 11:09:23.532 [INFO ] [io.openhabcloud.internal.CloudClient] - Connected to the openHAB Cloud service (UUID = 8e30a31d-f0ee-4688-9de2-30abe6a52268, base URL = http://localhost:8080)
2019-12-19 11:09:23.776 [TRACE] [t.mqtt.internal.MqttBrokerConnection] - Starting message producer for broker 'mqtt'
2019-12-19 11:09:23.779 [DEBUG] [org.openhab.persistence.mqtt ] - ServiceEvent REGISTERED - {org.openhab.core.persistence.PersistenceService}={broker=mqtt, service.id=380, topic=/SPC/, service.bundleid=237, service.scope=bundle, message=%1$s, %3$s, service.pid=org.openhab.mqtt-persistence, component.name=org.openhab.persistence.mqtt, component.id=232} - org.openhab.persistence.mqtt
2019-12-19 11:09:23.779 [DEBUG] [org.openhab.persistence.mqtt ] - BundleEvent STARTED - org.openhab.persistence.mqtt
2019-12-19 11:09:24.100 [INFO ] [ui.habmin.internal.servlet.HABminApp] - Started HABmin servlet at /habmin
2019-12-19 11:09:24.126 [INFO ] [ebuilder.internal.HomeBuilderServlet] - Started Home Builder at /homebuilder
2019-12-19 11:09:24.158 [INFO ] [openhab.ui.paper.internal.PaperUIApp] - Started Paper UI at /paperui
2019-12-19 11:09:24.204 [INFO ] [panel.internal.HABPanelDashboardTile] - Started HABPanel at /habpanel
2019-12-19 11:09:24.207 [DEBUG] [org.openhab.binding.mqtt.generic ] - BundleEvent STARTING - org.openhab.binding.mqtt.generic
2019-12-19 11:09:24.210 [DEBUG] [org.openhab.binding.mqtt.generic ] - ServiceEvent REGISTERED - {org.eclipse.smarthome.core.thing.type.DynamicStateDescriptionProvider, org.openhab.binding.mqtt.generic.MqttChannelStateDescriptionProvider}={service.id=438, service.bundleid=222, service.scope=bundle, component.name=org.openhab.binding.mqtt.generic.MqttChannelStateDescriptionProvider, component.id=284} - org.openhab.binding.mqtt.generic
2019-12-19 11:09:24.213 [DEBUG] [org.openhab.binding.mqtt.generic ] - ServiceEvent REGISTERED - {org.eclipse.smarthome.core.thing.binding.ThingTypeProvider, org.eclipse.smarthome.core.thing.type.ChannelTypeProvider, org.eclipse.smarthome.core.thing.type.ChannelGroupTypeProvider, org.openhab.binding.mqtt.generic.MqttChannelTypeProvider}={service.id=439, service.bundleid=222, service.scope=bundle, component.name=org.openhab.binding.mqtt.generic.MqttChannelTypeProvider, component.id=285} - org.openhab.binding.mqtt.generic
2019-12-19 11:09:24.216 [DEBUG] [org.openhab.binding.mqtt.generic ] - ServiceEvent REGISTERED - {org.eclipse.smarthome.core.thing.binding.ThingHandlerFactory}={service.id=440, service.bundleid=222, service.scope=bundle, component.name=org.openhab.binding.mqtt.generic.internal.MqttThingHandlerFactory, component.id=286} - org.openhab.binding.mqtt.generic
2019-12-19 11:09:24.218 [DEBUG] [org.openhab.binding.mqtt.generic ] - BundleEvent STARTED - org.openhab.binding.mqtt.generic
2019-12-19 11:09:24.218 [DEBUG] [g.openhab.binding.mqtt.homeassistant] - BundleEvent STARTING - org.openhab.binding.mqtt.homeassistant
2019-12-19 11:09:24.223 [DEBUG] [g.openhab.binding.mqtt.homeassistant] - ServiceEvent REGISTERED - {org.eclipse.smarthome.core.thing.binding.ThingHandlerFactory}={service.id=441, service.bundleid=223, service.scope=bundle, component.name=org.openhab.binding.mqtt.homeassistant.generic.internal.MqttThingHandlerFactory, component.id=287} - org.openhab.binding.mqtt.homeassistant
2019-12-19 11:09:24.231 [DEBUG] [g.openhab.binding.mqtt.homeassistant] - ServiceEvent REGISTERED - {org.eclipse.smarthome.config.discovery.DiscoveryService}={service.id=442, service.bundleid=223, service.scope=bundle, component.name=org.openhab.binding.mqtt.homeassistant.internal.discovery.HomeAssistantDiscovery, component.id=288} - org.openhab.binding.mqtt.homeassistant
2019-12-19 11:09:24.232 [DEBUG] [g.openhab.binding.mqtt.homeassistant] - BundleEvent STARTED - org.openhab.binding.mqtt.homeassistant
2019-12-19 11:09:24.232 [DEBUG] [org.openhab.binding.mqtt.homie ] - BundleEvent STARTING - org.openhab.binding.mqtt.homie
2019-12-19 11:09:24.237 [DEBUG] [org.openhab.binding.mqtt.homie ] - ServiceEvent REGISTERED - {org.eclipse.smarthome.core.thing.binding.ThingHandlerFactory}={service.id=443, service.bundleid=224, service.scope=bundle, component.name=org.openhab.binding.mqtt.homie.generic.internal.MqttThingHandlerFactory, component.id=289} - org.openhab.binding.mqtt.homie
2019-12-19 11:09:24.239 [DEBUG] [org.openhab.binding.mqtt.homie ] - ServiceEvent REGISTERED - {org.eclipse.smarthome.config.discovery.DiscoveryService}={service.id=444, service.bundleid=224, service.scope=bundle, component.name=org.openhab.binding.mqtt.homie.internal.discovery.Homie300Discovery, component.id=290} - org.openhab.binding.mqtt.homie
2019-12-19 11:09:24.242 [DEBUG] [org.openhab.binding.mqtt.homie ] - BundleEvent STARTED - org.openhab.binding.mqtt.homie
2019-12-19 11:10:34.132 [DEBUG] [org.openhab.binding.mqtt ] - ServiceEvent REGISTERED - {org.eclipse.smarthome.core.thing.binding.ThingActions}={service.id=447, service.bundleid=221, service.scope=singleton} - org.openhab.binding.mqtt
2019-12-19 11:10:34.155 [INFO ] [.transport.mqtt.MqttBrokerConnection] - Starting MQTT broker connection to '11.153.2.22' with clientid spcgw9 and file store '/var/lib/openhab2/mqtt/11.153.2.22'
2019-12-19 11:10:34.162 [TRACE] [ternal.TopicSubscribeMultiConnection] - Found suitable bridge mqtt:broker:2ff727be for listing to topic +/+/$homie
2019-12-19 11:10:34.162 [TRACE] [ternal.TopicSubscribeMultiConnection] - Found suitable bridge mqtt:broker:2ff727be for listing to topic homeassistant/#
So then I upgraded to 2.5.0 release build, and hereβs the same corresponding log:
2019-12-19 11:16:11.824 [INFO ] [.core.internal.i18n.I18nProviderImpl] - Measurement system set to 'SIUnits'.
2019-12-19 11:16:14.223 [INFO ] [el.core.internal.ModelRepositoryImpl] - Loading model 'loxone.items'
2019-12-19 11:16:14.310 [INFO ] [el.core.internal.ModelRepositoryImpl] - Loading model 'fronius.items'
2019-12-19 11:16:14.471 [INFO ] [el.core.internal.ModelRepositoryImpl] - Loading model 'influxdb.persist'
2019-12-19 11:16:14.484 [INFO ] [el.core.internal.ModelRepositoryImpl] - Loading model 'alarm.persist'
2019-12-19 11:16:14.706 [INFO ] [el.core.internal.ModelRepositoryImpl] - Loading model 'lukas.sitemap'
2019-12-19 11:16:14.716 [INFO ] [el.core.internal.ModelRepositoryImpl] - Loading model 'inverters.sitemap'
2019-12-19 11:16:14.754 [INFO ] [el.core.internal.ModelRepositoryImpl] - Loading model 'loxone.sitemap'
2019-12-19 11:16:14.767 [INFO ] [el.core.internal.ModelRepositoryImpl] - Loading model 'alarm.sitemap'
2019-12-19 11:16:14.883 [INFO ] [el.core.internal.ModelRepositoryImpl] - Loading model 'fronius.things'
2019-12-19 11:16:14.890 [INFO ] [el.core.internal.ModelRepositoryImpl] - Loading model 'loxone.things'
2019-12-19 11:16:15.698 [INFO ] [thome.model.lsp.internal.ModelServer] - Started Language Server Protocol (LSP) service on port 5007
2019-12-19 11:16:16.661 [INFO ] [b.core.service.AbstractActiveService] - HTTP Refresh Service has been started
2019-12-19 11:16:16.967 [DEBUG] [penhab.io.transport.mqtt.MqttService] - Starting MQTT Service...
2019-12-19 11:16:16.969 [TRACE] [penhab.io.transport.mqtt.MqttService] - Processing property 'mqtt.async' = false
2019-12-19 11:16:16.971 [TRACE] [penhab.io.transport.mqtt.MqttService] - Processing property 'mqtt.clientId' = openhab
2019-12-19 11:16:16.971 [TRACE] [t.mqtt.internal.MqttBrokerConnection] - clientId property changed. client will be shut down.
2019-12-19 11:16:16.971 [DEBUG] [t.mqtt.internal.MqttBrokerConnection] - Closing connection to broker 'mqtt'
2019-12-19 11:16:16.972 [TRACE] [penhab.io.transport.mqtt.MqttService] - Processing property 'mqtt.pwd' = <removed>
2019-12-19 11:16:16.972 [TRACE] [penhab.io.transport.mqtt.MqttService] - Processing property 'mqtt.qos' = 0
2019-12-19 11:16:16.972 [TRACE] [penhab.io.transport.mqtt.MqttService] - Processing property 'mqtt.retain' = true
2019-12-19 11:16:16.972 [TRACE] [penhab.io.transport.mqtt.MqttService] - Processing property 'mqtt.url' = tcp://11.153.2.22:1883
2019-12-19 11:16:16.972 [TRACE] [t.mqtt.internal.MqttBrokerConnection] - url property changed. client will be shut down.
2019-12-19 11:16:16.973 [DEBUG] [t.mqtt.internal.MqttBrokerConnection] - Closing connection to broker 'mqtt'
2019-12-19 11:16:16.973 [TRACE] [penhab.io.transport.mqtt.MqttService] - Processing property 'mqtt.user' = spcgw
2019-12-19 11:16:16.973 [INFO ] [penhab.io.transport.mqtt.MqttService] - MQTT Service initialization completed.
2019-12-19 11:16:16.974 [INFO ] [t.mqtt.internal.MqttBrokerConnection] - Starting MQTT broker connection 'mqtt'
2019-12-19 11:16:16.975 [DEBUG] [t.mqtt.internal.MqttBrokerConnection] - Creating new client for 'tcp://11.153.2.22:1883' using id 'openhab' and file store '/var/lib/openhab2/tmp/mqtt'
2019-12-19 11:16:17.240 [DEBUG] [mqtt.internal.MqttPersistenceService] - Deactivating MQTT Persistence
2019-12-19 11:16:17.241 [DEBUG] [mqtt.internal.MqttPersistenceService] - Configuration updated for MQTT Persistence.
2019-12-19 11:16:17.241 [DEBUG] [mqtt.internal.MqttPersistenceService] - Activating MQTT Persistence
2019-12-19 11:16:17.243 [TRACE] [t.mqtt.internal.MqttBrokerConnection] - Starting message producer for broker 'mqtt'
2019-12-19 11:16:17.492 [INFO ] [.dashboard.internal.DashboardService] - Started Dashboard at http://11.153.2.12:8080
2019-12-19 11:16:17.493 [INFO ] [.dashboard.internal.DashboardService] - Started Dashboard at https://11.153.2.12:8443
2019-12-19 11:16:17.527 [INFO ] [ui.habmin.internal.servlet.HABminApp] - Started HABmin servlet at /habmin
2019-12-19 11:16:17.547 [INFO ] [io.openhabcloud.internal.CloudClient] - Connected to the openHAB Cloud service (UUID = 8e30a31d-f0ee-4688-9de2-30abe6a52268, base URL = http://localhost:8080)
2019-12-19 11:16:17.559 [INFO ] [ebuilder.internal.HomeBuilderServlet] - Started Home Builder at /homebuilder
2019-12-19 11:16:17.590 [INFO ] [openhab.ui.paper.internal.PaperUIApp] - Started Paper UI at /paperui
2019-12-19 11:16:17.620 [INFO ] [panel.internal.HABPanelDashboardTile] - Started HABPanel at /habpanel
2019-12-19 11:17:48.357 [TRACE] [g.mqtt.handler.AbstractBrokerHandler] - Subscribed org.openhab.binding.mqtt.homeassistant.internal.discovery.HomeAssistantDiscovery@69ce96c3 to discovery topic homeassistant/# on broker mqtt:broker:ce32736e
2019-12-19 11:17:48.358 [TRACE] [g.mqtt.handler.AbstractBrokerHandler] - Subscribed org.openhab.binding.mqtt.homie.internal.discovery.Homie300Discovery@30ed9019 to discovery topic +/+/$homie on broker mqtt:broker:ce32736e
2019-12-19 11:17:48.643 [INFO ] [.transport.mqtt.MqttBrokerConnection] - Starting MQTT broker connection to '11.153.2.22' with clientid spcgw10
2019-12-19 11:17:48.654 [TRACE] [g.mqtt.handler.AbstractBrokerHandler] - Subscribed org.openhab.binding.mqtt.homeassistant.internal.discovery.HomeAssistantDiscovery@69ce96c3 to discovery topic homeassistant/# on broker mqtt:broker:ce32736e
2019-12-19 11:17:48.656 [TRACE] [g.mqtt.handler.AbstractBrokerHandler] - Subscribed org.openhab.binding.mqtt.homie.internal.discovery.Homie300Discovery@30ed9019 to discovery topic +/+/$homie on broker mqtt:broker:ce32736e
2019-12-19 11:17:58.709 [INFO ] [.reconnect.PeriodicReconnectStrategy] - Try to restore connection to '11.153.2.22'. Next attempt in 60000ms
2019-12-19 11:17:58.725 [INFO ] [.transport.mqtt.MqttBrokerConnection] - Starting MQTT broker connection to '11.153.2.22' with clientid spcgw10
2019-12-19 11:18:58.731 [INFO ] [.reconnect.PeriodicReconnectStrategy] - Try to restore connection to '11.153.2.22'. Next attempt in 60000ms
2019-12-19 11:18:58.734 [INFO ] [.transport.mqtt.MqttBrokerConnection] - Starting MQTT broker connection to '11.153.2.22' with clientid spcgw10
2019-12-19 11:19:58.735 [INFO ] [.reconnect.PeriodicReconnectStrategy] - Try to restore connection to '11.153.2.22'. Next attempt in 60000ms
2019-12-19 11:19:58.736 [INFO ] [.transport.mqtt.MqttBrokerConnection] - Starting MQTT broker connection to '11.153.2.22' with clientid spcgw10