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How to setup a Mosca Node.js MQTT broker service on Ubuntu 14.04
This article will cover installing Mosca Node.js MQTT standalone broker service along side Redis on Ubuntu 14.04. MQTT is a light weight publish-subscription messaging protocol for use on top of the TCP/IP. MQTT is designed for connections with remote locations where network bandwidth is limited. The Pub/Sub messaging pattern requires a message broker which is what is covered in this article. The broker distributes messages to clients subscribers based on the topic of a message.