# Cant install mqtt

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-install-mqtt/47604>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [24 June 2021 19:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-install-mqtt/47604 "2021-06-24T19:59:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![addi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@addi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/addi)\
**Post date:** [24 June 2021 19:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-install-mqtt/47604/1 "2021-06-24T19:59:45Z")

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Hi All!

Can somebody explain why Ive got installation problems of mqtt when I do `npm install node-red-contrib-mqtt-broker`

Installation log is here:

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I do it on PI4 B 2GB

Please help!

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [24 June 2021 20:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-install-mqtt/47604/2 "2021-06-24T20:13:51Z")

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Don't bother trying to use that, it is no longer maintained. Install Mosquitto instead, which is very easy.

For the future you can paste logs directly here. See this post for how to paste them so the forum does not mess with the format [How to share code or flow json](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-share-code-or-flow-json/506)

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**Author:** ![addi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@addi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/addi)\
**Post date:** [24 June 2021 21:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-install-mqtt/47604/3 "2021-06-24T21:16:14Z")

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Thank you for your support!!!  
I tried to past it all in message body but here some restrictions for the new user like me)  
Why I shouldnt try to use mqtt?  
Can I via Mosquitto get use this?, - [MQTT broker connection parameters | Yandex.Cloud - Documentation](https://cloud.yandex.com/en-ru/docs/iot-core/concepts/mqtt-properties) ?

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [24 June 2021 23:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-install-mqtt/47604/4 "2021-06-24T23:31:57Z")

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> [@addi](#):
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> Why I shouldnt try to use mqtt?

It is just the mqtt broker node you shouldn't use as it hasn't been maintained. Mosquitto is what you want if you want a local broker.

> [@addi](#):
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> Can I via Mosquitto get use this?

You should be able to use that if you want to.

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**Author:** ![jbudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f8ce5/32.png) [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)\
**Post date:** [25 June 2021 00:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-install-mqtt/47604/5 "2021-06-25T00:23:47Z")

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An alternative MQTT broker that you can install in Node-Red is node-red-contrib-aedes. It was developed because node-red-contrib-mqtt-broker is no longer maintained.

But if you are using a cloud based MQTT broker such as Yandex you don't need a local broker.

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**Author:** ![addi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@addi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/addi)\
**Post date:** [25 June 2021 05:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-install-mqtt/47604/6 "2021-06-25T05:21:40Z")

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Sorry, can you tell me what is suitable for me?, please

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**Author:** ![jbudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f8ce5/32.png) [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)\
**Post date:** [25 June 2021 06:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-install-mqtt/47604/7 "2021-06-25T06:19:06Z")

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Mosquitto is probably best for you.

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [25 June 2021 07:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-install-mqtt/47604/8 "2021-06-25T07:35:43Z")

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If you are not familiar with the concepts of MQTT (your questions suggest you are not) then read this excellent tutorial. [MQTT Essentials - All Core Concepts explained](https://www.hivemq.com/mqtt-essentials/)

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**Post date:** [24 August 2021 07:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-install-mqtt/47604/9 "2021-08-24T07:36:07Z")

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