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Kafka Connect MQTT Connector (Source and Sink)¶
The MQTT connector is used to integrate with existing MQTT servers.
Install MQTT Connector¶
The MQTT connector is compatible with Confluent Platform from version 4.1 onward; prior versions will not work with this connector.
You can install this connector by using the Confluent Hub client (recommended) or you can manually download the ZIP file.
Install the connector using Confluent Hub¶
- Prerequisite
- Confluent Hub Client must be installed. This is installed by default with Confluent Enterprise.
Navigate to your Confluent Platform installation directory and run this command to install the latest (latest) connector version.
The connector must be installed on every machine where Connect will be run.
confluent-hub install confluentinc/kafka-connect-mqtt:latest
You can install a specific version by replacing latest with a version number. For example:
confluent-hub install confluentinc/kafka-connect-mqtt:1.1.0-preview
Install Connector Manually¶
Download and extract the ZIP file for your connector and then follow the manual connector installation instructions.
License¶
You can use this connector for a 30-day trial period without a license key.
After 30 days, this connector is available under a Confluent enterprise license. Confluent issues enterprise license keys to subscribers, along with providing enterprise-level support for Confluent Platform and your connectors. If you are a subscriber, please contact Confluent Support at support@confluent.io for more information.
See Confluent Platform license for license properties and License topic configuration and License topic configuration for information about the license topic.