# How to use the Aedes MQTT broker?

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-use-the-aedes-mqtt-broker/48201>\
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**Created:** [9 July 2021 07:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-use-the-aedes-mqtt-broker/48201 "2021-07-09T07:11:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [9 July 2021 07:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-use-the-aedes-mqtt-broker/48201/2 "2021-07-09T07:15:23Z")

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Are you familiar with how MQTT is supposed to work? The broker "just stands alone" because it is a broker. MQTT publishers and subscribers dont need to "wire" up to it.

Did you search forum for `Aedes`? Here is an actual demo in the forum...

> [@Linking 2 or more instances on a local network](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/linking-2-or-more-instances-on-a-local-network/24879/3):
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> It would have been easier and more future proofing to read up on MQTT (IMO). Heres the 30sec intro... MQTT is a Client Server publish/subscribe messaging transport protocol. It is light weight, open, simple, and designed so as to be easy to implement" An MQTT client (node-red / IoT sensor / whatever) publishes to an MQTT broker a topic and payload are sent in each publish a topic is a string e.g. "house/bedroom/light" or "machine/1/motor/speed" a payload is anything you want (boolean tr…

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