# mosquitto
> An MQTT broker.
> More information: <https://mosquitto.org/>.
- Start Mosquitto:
`mosquitto`
- Specify a configuration file to use:
`mosquitto --config-file {{path/to/file.conf}}`
- Listen on a specific port:
`mosquitto --port {{8883}}`
- Daemonize by forking into the background:
`mosquitto --daemon`