# MQTT Proxy for Confluent Platform MQTT Proxy provides a scalable and lightweight interface that allows MQTT clients to produce messages to Apache Kafka® directly, in a Kafka-native way that avoids redundant replication and increased lag. #### IMPORTANT The MQTT Proxy is deprecated in Confluent Platform version 7.9 and will be removed in a future version. As an alternative, use the [MQTT Source](https://docs.confluent.io/kafka-connectors/mqtt/current/mqtt-source-connector/overview.html) and [MQTT Sink](https://docs.confluent.io/kafka-connectors/mqtt/current/mqtt-sink-connector/overview.html) connectors along with your MQTT broker. * [Overview](intro.md) * [Secure Communication](security-settings.md) * [Configure](configuration_options.md)