[SOLVED] Can't get mqtt binding to work

[Dim (Angelos)]

@HomerJ.S

My mqtt.cfg (copied from /var/lib/openhab2/config/org/openhab/mqtt.config)

careful
/etc/openhab2/services/mqtt.cfg is the file that you should configure.
You shouldn’t modify /var/lib/openhab2/config/org/openhab/mqtt.config since this one is created automatically from the mqtt.cfg and it has a different syntax (it includes quotes)

So: delete mqtt.config, fix your mqtt.cfg and try again (restart OH2)

broker.url=tcp://127.0.0.1:1883
broker.clientId=openhab2
broker.clientId=mqtt
broker.pwd=XXXXXX

@HomerJ.S

For understanding, do I need to config something in the mqtt-eventbus.cfg? Some tutorials do so, others not?

no, no need to enable the MQTT EventBus, so no need to configure anything there.

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