today i installed homeassistant on my esxi 7 server. I use the file 'haos_ova-8.5.ova'. When i try to add the mqtt integration, i had to fill the field 'broker'. I don't know what to enter. The field is also not described in the documentation. Please help.
#mqtt broker ?!
tiny wharf
kind mason
the ip address of your mosquitto/mqtt broker
tiny wharf
the ip address of your mosquitto/mqtt broker
Is this the same ip-adress like the web-interface?
kind mason
Where is your broker? Do you have the mosquitto add-on installed?
Or do you have it running somewhere else?
To use the mqtt integration, you first need a mqtt broker
If using the add-on, then it would be the same ip address that HA has
tiny wharf
This is my second homassistant instalallation. I try to install mqtt-integration instead of mosquitto add-on. Thx!
kind mason
you do need the mqtt integration, but that is only used to tell HA where your broker is, so first you need the broker (add-on)
Remove the integration. Install the add-on. Start the add-on. Give it a minute to start running. Then restart HA. Then go back to integrations and the broker should be discovered and it should ask you if you want to configure the integration