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Eclipse Mosquitto: Managed Hosting, Installation and Operations
We install, integrate and operate Eclipse Mosquitto as an MQTT broker - including TLS, ACLs, WebSockets, bridges, persistence, monitoring and updates.
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About the Technology
Broker MQTT messages securely between devices and applications
Eclipse Mosquitto
Mosquitto implements MQTT 5.0, 3.1.1 and 3.1 and suits lightweight broker instances. Production use still needs clean topic structures, identities, ACLs, certificates, QoS decisions and controlled client limits.
We install and operate Mosquitto, connect devices, gateways and applications and design TLS, WebSockets, bridges, persistence and monitoring. The broker can form part of a complete IoT platform with Node-RED, ThingsBoard, Grafana or custom APIs.
Plan availability for the selected Mosquitto edition
The open-source edition is a lightweight broker, not an automatically highly available cluster platform. Failover, bridge topologies and commercial Mosquitto variants are assessed against RTO, RPO and device behaviour.
WZ-IT does not define device protocols or topic meaning without business input. Telemetry, commands and safety-critical actions are scoped with device and application teams.
Operations beyond installation
Operate Mosquitto as a controlled messaging node
Listeners, identities, topics, persistence and client behaviour are documented together so the broker does not become an uncontrolled integration hub.
Identities and ACLs
Structure clients and topic rights around least privilege.
Data paths
Connect devices, gateways, applications and bridges.
Broker operations
Own updates, monitoring, persistence, backup and recovery.
Ownership of broker and message semantics
WZ-IT operates the MQTT service; topic model, device firmware and business command logic are agreed with the customer.
| Area | Responsibility | Scope and boundaries |
|---|---|---|
| Mosquitto and infrastructure | WZ-IT | Installation, configuration, hardening, updates and monitoring. |
| TLS, identities and ACLs | WZ-IT | Technical implementation of the approved client and permissions model. |
| Topic and QoS model | Shared | WZ-IT advises; device and application teams confirm semantics and behaviour. |
| Devices and firmware | Customer | Client implementation, local security and rollout remain with the device owner. |
| Application processing | Customer | Validation, business logic and domain response to messages. |
| HA and platform integration | Optional WZ-IT service | Failover, bridges, rule engines and IoT platforms are designed separately. |
MQTT 5 and 3.x
Connect devices and applications through established MQTT versions and defined listeners.
Topics and QoS
Design namespaces, retained messages, sessions and QoS for the data flow.
TLS and mTLS
Implement transport encryption, client certificates and secure credential rotation.
ACL and Dynamic Security
Restrict publish and subscribe rights to topics and client identities.
WebSockets and bridges
Connect browsers, sites and brokers through controlled interfaces.
Monitoring and limits
Observe connections, message rates, errors, persistence, resources and certificates.
Migration and takeover
Assess existing data and configuration, migrate them in a test run and move to managed operations through a controlled cutover.
Identity and secure access
Secure SSO, roles, administrative paths and external access for the application and existing infrastructure.
Backup and recovery
Back up all stateful components consistently and document the recovery path for the agreed scope.
Updates, monitoring and operations
Monitor and update the application and its technical dependencies and operate them under the agreed service level.
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Hosting & operations
Hosting for Eclipse Mosquitto in Germany: GDPR-compliant operations
Hosting & operations
Hosting & operations for Eclipse Mosquitto
A clearly defined operating scope instead of an opaque hosting flat fee.
One managed standard application included
Dedicated compute workload in S, M, L or XL
Subdomain on wz-it.cloud included
German provider, German data centres, no US clouds
ISO 27001-certified and BSI C5-attested data centres
99.9 % standard availability per month
CVE and security-advisory monitoring for the operating system and managed application, regular updates, and priority deployment of available patches for critical vulnerabilities
Central collection of agreed system and operations logs with immutable retention
Daily backup with 7-day retention
5 TB outbound traffic per workload and month
24/7 proactive monitoring
Five clearly separated service levels
24/7 P1 response with Production or Critical
Personal technical contact
Hosting & operations from
€129.90/ month
Try it free for 7 days
We set up a test instance for you, usually on the next business day. No payment details required. After seven days it is deleted unless you continue.
Modular pricing based on your requirements - service level, apps and compute selectable individually.
DCs
ISO 27001 / BSI C5
24/7
Monitoring
GDPR
requirements
Why hosting & operations by WZ-IT?
We combine the right compute size with ongoing operations, backups, monitoring and a service level appropriate for the criticality of Eclipse Mosquitto. High availability and recovery targets are designed separately where needed.
Bring Your Own Infrastructure
Installation on Your Infrastructure
Installation on your own infrastructure
On-premise or in your cloud
Control over data location and access
Custom configuration
Complete documentation
Initial setup & configuration
Optional support and maintenance contract
Price on request
plus optional support & maintenance
Looking for a custom solution?
We also design custom hosting architectures, integrations and migrations around Eclipse Mosquitto. Contact us for a technical assessment.
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How much does hosting for Eclipse Mosquitto cost?
One managed standard Eclipse Mosquitto application is included in the Starter workload. Business and higher levels add a flexible operations allowance for planned work during regular service hours. Select compute, additional applications, storage and the appropriate service level.
Workloads
A workload is one compute instance with the applications agreed for it.
Additional standard applications
One standard app per workload is already included. Additional dedicated servers count as separate workloads.
Additional block storage
€7.99 excl. VAT per additional 100 GB per month, including daily encrypted offsite backup with 7-day retention. Billing is based on provisioned capacity, not actual usage.
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Custom backup retention
We also implement custom backup schedules and retention periods. For example: daily backups retained for 30 days and one monthly backup retained for 12 months. Scope, storage requirements and additional costs are agreed separately.
Availability configuration
Assessed individually; custom quote.
Standard hosting runs on a single instance without high availability. Availability for custom architectures is agreed separately.
Zero downtime on request
Distributed operation with several instances, a database cluster and rolling updates, so that a node failure causes no interruption. Only for applications suited to it; design and price after technical assessment.
Role in the overall system
Related services for Eclipse Mosquitto
This page covers installation and the agreed platform operations for Eclipse Mosquitto. Custom code, the access layer and special confidentiality requirements remain clearly separated responsibilities that can be added when needed.
Maintain the application
Support custom code and integrations
Keep custom extensions, interfaces and dependencies controlled, updated and supportable.
from €699.90 excl. VAT / month
View serviceSecure access
Connect users, sites and systems
Add identity-based access and private network paths as a separate operational layer.
from €349.90 excl. VAT / month
View serviceOperate confidentially
Assess Section 203 requirements separately
For professional secrecy holders, define contractual, access and infrastructure requirements in a dedicated operating model.
from €499.90 excl. VAT / month
View serviceThree relevant adjacent paths instead of a long list of further products.
All prices are net and exclude statutory VAT. The offers are addressed to businesses.
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Enquire about hosting and operations for Eclipse Mosquitto
Briefly describe the current state and objective for Eclipse Mosquitto. We assess infrastructure, integration, and ongoing operations.
Sizing and deployment
Size Mosquitto around clients and message profiles
Concurrent connections, messages per second, payload, QoS, retained messages, sessions and bridge traffic determine requirements.
Starting-point guidance
| Usage scenario | Technical starting point | Key factors |
|---|---|---|
| Small device estate | S | A few hundred clients and predictable telemetry. |
| Multiple sites or applications | M or separate brokers | Failure domains, bridges and maintenance are considered. |
| High message rate | MQTT load assessment | Connections, messages/s, payload, QoS and persistence are tested. |
| Critical control or HA | Architecture assessment | Client failover, RTO/RPO and edition are reviewed. |
The calculator covers a manageable single Mosquitto broker. High load, many certificates, bridges, high availability and higher response tiers are added after technical discovery.
Mosquitto operating models
Brokers can run centrally, close to a site or in an edge/cloud topology according to latency and offline requirements.
WZ-IT managed broker
Dedicated MQTT instance with secured endpoints and monitoring.
Your cloud
Broker close to APIs, data platforms and applications.
On-premise and edge
Local messaging near machines, gateways and equipment.
Hybrid with bridges
Connect site brokers and a central platform in a controlled way.
Target architecture
Decouple devices, broker and processing
Clients receive only required topic rights; the broker routes messages to defined applications and data platforms.
Devices, gateways and applications
Publishers and subscribers with unique client identities.
TLS, mTLS and listeners
Separate endpoints, certificates, WebSockets and connection boundaries.
ACLs and client rights
Restrict publish and subscribe by device, tenant and topic.
Eclipse Mosquitto
MQTT routing, sessions, retained messages, persistence and bridges.
Devices and edge
Sensors, machines, PLC gateways and site services.
IoT platform and APIs
Rule engines, dashboards, databases and business logic.
Monitoring and PKI
Broker health, clients, errors, certificates and capacity.
MQTT is a transport protocol. Validation, plausibility checks and authorisation of safety-critical commands are additionally implemented in the gateway or application.
Frequently asked questions about Mosquitto hosting
Answers about MQTT, security, high availability, bridges and IoT integration.
Yes. Eclipse Mosquitto supports MQTT 5.0 as well as MQTT 3.1.1 and 3.1. The approved versions and features depend on your clients.
We can integrate PKI, issuance, distribution and rotation technically. Device identity, provisioning and secure storage on endpoints must be designed end to end.
The open-source edition is not automatically an HA cluster. We assess client reconnect, bridges, standby or alternative broker designs from your failure targets.
Yes. We integrate Mosquitto with ThingsBoard, Node-RED, databases, APIs and custom applications and document topics and ownership.
We review listeners, users, ACLs, certificates, topic use, clients, QoS, persistence, bridges and workload and plan migration with client test groups.
On-premises option
Run Eclipse Mosquitto on hardware at your organisation
As an alternative to managed hosting in the data centre, WZ-IT provides the hardware, configures Eclipse Mosquitto, and handles hardening, monitoring, updates, backup and technical support. Access can be limited to the internal network or enabled through VPN and existing identities.
from EUR 349 excl. VAT / month · plus one-time provisioning and initial setup
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