# Set up mqtt2 from scratch on linux

**URL:** <https://community.openhab.org/t/set-up-mqtt2-from-scratch-on-linux/69302>\
**Category:** Tutorials & Examples\
**Tags:** howto, mqtt, beginners\
**Created:** [March 3, 2019, 1:59pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/set-up-mqtt2-from-scratch-on-linux/69302 "2019-03-03T13:59:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![lipp\_markus](https://community.openhab.org/user_avatar/community.openhab.org/lipp_markus/32/56218_2.png) [@lipp\_markus](https://community.openhab.org/u/lipp_markus)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2019, 2:42pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/set-up-mqtt2-from-scratch-on-linux/69302/5 "2019-03-03T14:42:26Z")

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> [@Andrew\_Rowe](#):
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> mqttfx installed on separate Win laptop

You may want to look into this (I much prefer it over mqttfx)

> [@MQTT Exploration App](https://community.openhab.org/t/mqtt-exploration-app/64313):
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> Get a quick overview of your MQTT topics and integrate new devices more quickly. Features Visualize topics and topic activity Delete retained topics Search/filter topics Delete topics recursively Diff view of current and previous received messages Publish topics Plot numeric topics Retain a history of each topic Dark/Light Themes … [See Changelog to see all features](https://mqtt-explorer.com//Changelog) There are releases for Windows, Linux and Mac. I hope you enjoy it and I would love some feedback.

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