MQTT and Home Assistant

You may have heard the term MQTT come up when people start talking about their Home Automation setups. Usually you hear it alongside things like Zigbee or Z-Wave, and Home Assistant.

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Well have you ever wondered what exactly MQTT is, or how it works? Do you want to know how to set it up in Home Assistant?

You’ve come to the right place, because in this video I’m going to show you:
00:00 - Intro
00:32 - What is MQTT and how does it work?
03:09 - Using MQTT with Home Assistant
03:53 - Installing the Mosquitto Add-On in Home Assistant Operating System
05:06 - Installing the Mosquitto Docker container with Docker Compose (Home Assistant Container)
11:06 - Next Steps

Links:
Companion Blog Post showing how to install the Mosquitto MQTT Container using Docker Compose:
https://www.homeautomationguy.io/dock...