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Aedes
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Aedes
Free
MIT-licensed open-source MQTT broker
Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
On the record
- Authentication
- Aedes lists authentication and authorization support.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Availability
- The project lists high availability and clustering among its features.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Cluster requirements
- Clustering requires on-disk databases such as MongoDB and Redis; the README recommends MongoDB persistence with the Redis emitter based on its tests and user reports.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Connections
- It supports standard TCP, SSL/TLS, and WebSocket connections.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The README gives npm install aedes as the installation command and links Docker documentation.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- License
- Aedes is licensed under the MIT License.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Messaging features
- Listed features include message persistence, automatic reconnect, offline buffering, and a backpressure-support API.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Middleware
- The broker supports pluggable middleware and dynamic topics.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- MQTT 5.0 limitation
- The README says MQTT 5.0 is not supported yet.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Persistence integrations
- Listed persistence plugins include in-memory, MongoDB, Redis, SQLite, LevelDB, and NeDB options.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Protocol support
- It is compatible with MQTT 3.1 and 3.1.1.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Aedes is a barebone MQTT broker that can run on any stream server.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Security notice
- A message is considered valid after it passes the authorizePublish callback, even if that client's permissions are revoked afterward.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Support
- For production bugs or leaks, the maintainers invite pull requests or contact for paid support.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Vulnerability reporting
- The security policy directs vulnerability reports to the repository's GitHub security page.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026