Classic KV Format Configuration Guide

This section introduces the NanoMQ configuration in classic key-value format. While NanoMQ continues to support the traditional Key-Value (KV) configuration syntax, it's important to note that some new features will only be compatible with the HOCON configuration format.

Basic Configuration

Name	Type	Description
url	String	URL of listener
num_taskq_thread	Integer	Number of taskq threads used.
max_taskq_thread	Integer	Maximum number of taskq threads used.
parallel	Long	Number of parallel threads.
property_size	Integer	Max size for a MQTT property.
msq_len	Integer	Queue length for resending messages.
qos_duration	Integer	The interval of the QoS timer + minimum granularity of the global timer
allow_anonymous	Boolean	Allow anonymous login.
tls.enable	Boolean	Enable TLS listener(default: false).
tls.url	String	URL of TLS listener.
tls.key	String	User's private PEM-encoded key.
tls.keypass	String	String containing the user's password. Only used if the private keyfile is password-protected.
tls.cert	String	User certificate data.
tls.cacert	String	User's PEM-encoded CA certificates.
tls.verify_peer	Boolean	Verify peer certificate.
tls.fail_if_no_peer_cert	Boolean	Server will fail if the client does not have a certificate to send.
websocket.enable	Boolean	Enable websocket listener(default: true).
websocket.url	String	URL of websocket listener.
websocket.tls_url	String	URL of TLS over websocket listerner.
http_server.enable	Boolean	Enable http server listerner (default: false).
http_server.port	Integer	Port of http server.
http_server.ip_addr	String	IP address of http server.
http_server.username	String	User name of http server.
http_server.password	String	Password of http server.
http_server.auth_type	Enum	Http server authentication type (default: basic).
http_server.jwt.public.keyfile	String	public key file for JWT.
http_server.jwt.private.keyfile	String	private key file for JWT.
log.to	Array[Enum]	Array of log types，( Use commas , to separate multiple types ) Log types: file, console, syslog
log.level	Enum	Log level：trace, debug, info, warn, error, fatal
log.dir	String	The dir for log files. (if log to file)
log.file	String	The log filename. (if log to file)
log.rotation.size	Integer	Maximum size of each log file; Supported Unit: `KB
log.rotation.count	Integer	Maximum rotation count of log files; Default: 5

MQTT Bridge Configuration

NanoMQ supports multiple bridge configuration sets, you can specify a user-defined group name by NAME which cannot be repeated.

Name	Type	Description
bridge.mqtt.{NAME}.bridge_mode	Boolean	Enter MQTT bridge mode (default false ).
bridge.mqtt.{NAME}.address	String	Remote Broker address.
bridge.mqtt.{NAME}.proto_ver	String	MQTT client version（3｜4｜5）.
bridge.mqtt.{NAME}.clientid	String	MQTT client identifier.
bridge.mqtt.{NAME}.keepalive	Integer	Interval of keepalive.
bridge.mqtt.{NAME}.clean_start	Boolean	Clean seeson.
bridge.mqtt.{NAME}.parallel	Long	Parallel of mqtt client.
bridge.mqtt.{NAME}.username	String	Login user name.
bridge.mqtt.{NAME}.password	String	Login password.
bridge.mqtt.{NAME}.forwards	Array[String]	Array of forward topics.( Use commas , to separate multiple topics )
bridge.mqtt.{NAME}.subscription.1.topic	String	First Topic.
bridge.mqtt.{NAME}.subscription.1.qos	Integer	First Qos.
bridge.mqtt.{NAME}.subscription.2.topic	String	SecondTopic ( And so on ).
bridge.mqtt.{NAME}.subscription.2.qos	Integer	SecondQos( And so on ).
bridge.mqtt.{NAME}..connector.conn_properties	Object	MQTT V5 Property of Connector (See the following table)
bridge.mqtt.{NAME}.connector.ssl.enable	Boolean	Enable TLS connection (default false).
bridge.mqtt.{NAME}.connector.ssl.key_password	String	Private key password.
bridge.mqtt.{NAME}.connector.ssl.keyfile	String	Private key.
bridge.mqtt.{NAME}.connector.ssl.certfile	String	User certificate.
bridge.mqtt.{NAME}.connector.ssl.cacertfile	String	CA certificates.
bridge.mqtt.{NAME}.quic_keepalive	Duration	Interval of a sending keepalive packet via QUIC transport.（default 120s )
bridge.mqtt.{NAME}.quic_idle_timeout	Duration	Idle Timeout（default 120s )
bridge.mqtt.{NAME}.quic_discon_timeout	Duration	Disconnect Timeout（default 120s )
bridge.mqtt.{NAME}.quic_handshake_timeout	Duration	Handshake Timeout（default 60s )
bridge.mqtt.{NAME}.qsend_idle_timeout	Duration	Reset congestion control after being idle SendIdleTimeout (default 60s)
bridge.mqtt.{NAME}.qinitial_rtt_ms	Duration	Initial RTT estimate. (ms) (default: 800ms)
bridge.mqtt.{NAME}.qmax_ack_delay_ms	Duration	How long to wait after receiving data before sending an ACK. (default: 100ms)
bridge.mqtt.{NAME}.quic_qos_priority	Boolean	Send QoS 1/2 msg in high prority. (default: true)
bridge.mqtt.{NAME}.quic_0rtt	Boolean	0RTT is a feature of QUIC to re-establish connection quickly. . （default: true）
bridge.mqtt.{NAME}.hybrid_bridging	Boolean	Hybrid bridging (default false ), recommend to enable it when you want to take advantage of QUIC, but not sure if the public network support QUIC.
bridge.mqtt.{NAME}.multi_stream	Boolean	Multi-stream mode（Defaultfalse）
bridge.mqtt.{NAME}.parallel	Long	Work parallel for bridge client (Default 2)
bridge.mqtt.{NAME}.sub_properties	Object	MQTT V5 Property of subscription (See the following table).
bridge.mqtt.{NAME}.max_send_queue_len	Integer	Maximum number of message send queue length
bridge.mqtt.{NAME}.max_recv_queue_len	Integer	Maximum number of message receive queue length

Note: The configuration options named with Quic prefix only apply to the QUIC transport layer.

MQTT V5 Property

Connector Property:bridge.mqtt.{NAME}.connector.conn_properties`

Name	Type	Description
maximum_packet_size	Integer	Maximum packet size Value: 1 ~ 4294967295
receive_maximum	Integer	Maximum receive size Value: 1 ~ 65535
topic_alias_maximum	Integer	Maximum length of topic alias Value: 0 ~ 65535
request_problem_infomation	Integer	Request problem infomation Default: 1 Value: 0 | 1
request_response_infomation	Integer	Request response infomation Default: 0 Value: 0 | 1
session_expiry_interval	Integer	Session expiry interval Value: 0 ~ 4294967295
user_property	Map[String, String]	User property Value: Map[key(String) - value(String)]

Subscription Property: bridge.mqtt.{NAME}.sub_properties`

Name	Type	Description
identifier	Integer	Subscription identifier Value: 1 ~ 268,435,455
user_property	Map[String, String]	User property Value: Map[key(String) - value(String)]

AWS IoT Core Bridge Configuration

Name	Type	Description
aws.bridge.mqtt.bridge_mode	Boolean	Enter MQTT bridge mode (default false ).
aws.bridge.mqtt.host	String	aws endpoint.
aws.bridge.mqtt.port	Integer	aws MQTT port.
aws.bridge.mqtt.clientid	String	MQTT client identifier.
aws.bridge.mqtt.keepalive	Integer	Interval of keepalive.
aws.bridge.mqtt.clean_start	Boolean	Clean seeson.
aws.bridge.mqtt.parallel	Long	Parallel of mqtt client.
aws.bridge.mqtt.username	String	Login user name.
aws.bridge.mqtt.password	String	Login password.
aws.bridge.mqtt.forwards	Array[String]	Array of forward topics.( Use commas , to separate multiple topics )
aws.bridge.mqtt.subscription.1.topic	String	First Topic.
aws.bridge.mqtt.subscription.1.qos	Integer	First Qos.
aws.bridge.mqtt.subscription.2.topic	String	SecondTopic ( And so on ).
aws.bridge.mqtt.subscription.2.qos	Integer	SecondQos( And so on ).

Authorization Configuration

Name	Type	Description
auth.1.login	String	First Username.
auth.1.password	String	First Password.
auth.2.login	String	Second Username ( And so on ).
auth.2.password	String	Second Password ( And so on ).
...
auth.{INDEX}.login	String
auth.{INDEX}.password	String

WebHook Configuration

Name	Type	Description
web.hook.enable	Boolean	Enable WebHook (default: false)
web.hook.url	String	Webhook URL
web.hook.headers.<Any>	String	HTTP Headers Example: 1. web.hook.headers.content-type=application/json 2. web.hook.headers.accept=*
web.hook.body.encoding_of_payload_field	Enum	The encoding format of the payload field in the HTTP body Options: plain | base64 | base62
web.hook.ssl.cacertfile	String	PEM format file of CA's.
web.hook.ssl.certfile	String	Certificate file to use, PEM format assumed.
web.hook.ssl.keyfile	String	Private key file to use, PEM format assumed.
web.hook.ssl.verify	Boolean	Turn on peer certificate verification (default: false).
web.hook.ssl.server_name_indication	Boolean	Verify server_name (default: false).
web.hook.pool_size	Integer	Connection process pool size (default: 32).
web.hook.rule.client.connack.<No>	String	Example: web.hook.rule.client.connack.1={"action": "on_client_connack"}
web.hook.rule.client.disconnected.<No>	String	Example: web.hook.rule.client.disconnected.1={"action": "on_client_disconnected"}
web.hook.rule.message.publish.<No>	String	Example: web.hook.rule.message.publish.1={"action": "on_message_publish"} web.hook.rule.message.publish.1={"action": "on_message_publish", "topic": "topic/1/2"} web.hook.rule.message.publish.2 = {"action": "on_message_publish", "topic": "foo/#"}

HTTP Authorication Configuration

Name	Type	Description	default
auth.http.enable	Boolean	Enable HTTP authentication	false
auth.http.auth_req.url	String	Specify the target URL of the authentication request.	http://127.0.0.1:80/mqtt/auth
auth.http.auth_req.method	Enum	Specify the request method of the authentication request. (POST , GET)	POST
auth.http.auth_req.headers.<Any>	String	Specify the data in the HTTP request header. <Key> Specify the field name in the HTTP request header, and the value of this configuration item is the corresponding field value. <Key> can be the standard HTTP request header field. User can also customize the field to configure multiple different request header fields.	auth.http.auth_req.headers.content-type = application/x-www-form-urlencoded auth.http.auth_req.headers.accept = */*
auth.http.auth_req.params	String	Specify the data carried in the authentication request. When using the GET method, the value of auth.http.auth_req.params will be converted into k=v key-value pairs separated by & and sent as query string parameters. When using the POST method, the value of auth.http.auth_req.params will be converted into k=v key-value pairs separated by & and sent in the form of Request Body. All placeholders will be replaced by run-time data , and the available placeholders are as follows: %u: Username %c: MQTT Client ID %a: Client's network IP address %r: The protocol used by the client can be:mqtt, mqtt-sn, coap, lwm2m and stomp %P: Password %p: Server port for client connection %C: Common Name in client certificate %d: Subject in client certificate	clientid=%c,username=%u,password=%P
auth.http.super_req.url	String	Specify the target URL for the superuser authentication request.	http://127.0.0.1:80/mqtt/superuser
auth.http.super_req.method	String	Specifies the request method of the super user authentication request. (POST , GET)	POST
auth.http.super_req.headers.<Any>	String	Specify the data in the HTTP request header. <Key> Specify the field name in the HTTP request header, and the value of this configuration item is the corresponding field value. <Key> can be the standard HTTP request header field. User can also customize the field to configure multiple different request header fields.	auth.http.super_req.headers.content-type = application/x-www-form-urlencoded auth.http.super_req.headers.accept = */*
auth.http.super_req.params	String	Specify the data carried in the authentication request. When using the GET method, the value of auth.http.auth_req.params will be converted into k=v key-value pairs separated by & and sent as query string parameters. When using the POST method, the value of auth.http.auth_req.params will be converted into k=v key-value pairs separated by & and sent in the form of Request Body. All placeholders will be replaced by run-time data , and the available placeholders are the same as those of auth.http.auth_req.params.	clientid=%c,username=%u
auth.http.acl_req.url	String	Specify the target URL for ACL verification requests.	http://127.0.0.1:8991/mqtt/acl
auth.http.acl_req.method	String	Specifies the request method for ACL verification requests. (POST , GET)	POST
auth.http.acl_req.headers.<Any>	String	Specify the data in the HTTP request header. <Key> Specify the field name in the HTTP request header, and the value of this configuration item is the corresponding field value. <Key> can be the standard HTTP request header field. User can also customize the field to configure multiple different request header fields.	auth.http.super_req.headers.content-type = application/x-www-form-urlencoded auth.http.super_req.headers.accept = */*
auth.http.acl_req.params	String	Specify the data carried in the authentication request. When using the GET method, the value of auth.http.auth_req.params will be converted into k=v key-value pairs separated by & and sent as query string parameters. When using the POST method, the value of auth.http.auth_req.params will be converted into k=v key-value pairs separated by & and sent in the form of Request Body. All placeholders will be replaced by run-time data , and the available placeholders are as follows: %A: Permission to be verified, 1 means subscription, 2 means publish %u: UserName %c: MQTT Client ID %a: Client network IP address %r: The protocol used by the client can be: mqtt, mqtt-sn, coap, lwm2m and stomp %m: Mount point %t: Topic	access=%A,username=%u,clientid=%c,ipaddr=%a,topic=%t,mountpoint=%m
auth.http.timeout	Integer	HTTP request timeout. Any setting equivalent to 0s means never timeout.	5s
auth.http.connect_timeout	Integer	Connection timeout for HTTP requests. Any setting value equivalent to 0s means never time out.	5s
auth.http.ssl.cacertfile	String	CA certificate file path.	etc/certs/ca.pem
auth.http.ssl.certfile	String	Client certificate file path.	etc/certs/client-cert.pem
auth.http.ssl.keyfile	String	Client private key file path.	etc/certs/client.key.pem

Rule Engine Configuration

Name	Type	Description
rule_option	Enum	Rule engine option, when persistence with rule engine, this option is must be ON.
rule_option.sqlite	Enum	Rule engine plugins option (enable/disable)
rule_option.repub	Enum	Rule engine plugins option (enable/disable)
rule_option.mysql	Enum	Rule engine plugins option (enable/disable)

Rule Configuration for SQLite

Name	Type	Description
rule.sqlite.path	String	Rule engine option SQLite3 database path, default is /tmp/rule_engine.db
rule.sqlite.%d.table	String	Rule engine option SQLite3 database table name, '%d' is a placeholder
rule.sqlite.event.publish.%d.sql	String	Rule engine sql clause, '%d' is a placeholder

Rule Configuration for MySQL

Name	Type	Description
rule.sqlite.path	String	Rule engine option mysql database name, default is mysql_rule_db
rule.mysql.%d.table	String	Rule engine option mysql database table name, '%d' is a placeholder
rule.mysql.%d.host	String	Rule engine option mysql database host, '%d' is a placeholder
rule.mysql.%d.username	String	Rule engine option mysql database username, '%d' is a placeholder
rule.mysql.%d.password	String	Rule engine option mysql database password, '%d' is a placeholder
rule.mysql.event.publish.%d.sql	String	Rule engine sql clause, '%d' is a placeholder

Rule configuration for repub

Name	Type	Description
rule.repub.%d.address	String	Rule engine option repub address (mqtt-tcp://host:port), '%d' is a placeholder
rule.repub.%d.topic	String	Rule engine option repub topic, '%d' is a placeholder
rule.repub.%d.username	String	Rule engine option repub username, '%d' is a placeholder
rule.repub.%d.password	String	Rule engine option repub password, '%d' is a placeholder
rule.repub.%d.proto_ver	Integer	Rule engine option repub protocol version, default is 4, '%d' is a placeholder
rule.repub.%d.clientid	String	Rule engine option repub clientid, '%d' is a placeholder
rule.repub.%d.keepalive	Integer	Rule engine option repub keepalive, default is 60, '%d' is a placeholder
rule.repub.%d.clean_start	Boolean	Rule engine option repub clean_start flag, default is true '%d' is a placeholder
rule.repub.event.publish.%d.sql	String	Rule engine sql clause, '%d' is a placeholder