Configure

To configure the montior client, you need to create a text file in the monitor folder named "configuration.yaml"

This file is written in YAML syntax. If you don't know how to make it work, read this.

Monitor configuration

PyMonitorMQTT supports more than one broker connection simultaneously. Each monitor configuration must be placed in the 'brokers' key that will contatin a list.

monitors:
  - first element
  - second element
  - third element

Each element of this list must respect a schema.

Broker element

This element is a dict that will contain several options both mandatory and optional:

• broker*: Address of the broker
• port: Port of the broker [default: 1883]
• username: Username to authenticate with the broker [default: no authentication]
• password**: Password of the set username to authenticate with the broker
• name*: Name of the computer to monitor, you can choose it as you want (there isn't a correct value)
• mqtt_id: If your broker wants a specific mqtt id, it can be set from here [default: name options will be used]
• send_interval*: Interval of seconds between sending two sensors' data
• debug: Log more information such as topic subscription and data send events [default: False]
• sensors*: List of sensors to enable - check the following pages
• commands*: List of commands to enable - check the following pages

* Mandatory field

** Password field is mandatory only if username is set