How to Install EMQX on POP! OS Latest

EMQX is a scalable, highly available, distributed and fault-tolerant MQTT broker for IoT, M2M and mobile applications. In this tutorial, we will install EMQX on POP! OS Latest operating system.

Prerequisites

Before we start, make sure that you have:

• A system running POP! OS Latest
• Root or sudo user privileges
• Internet connectivity

Step 1: Add EMQX GPG Key

First, you need to add the EMQX GPG key to your system. Run the following command to add the key:

curl -sSL https://repos.emqx.io/gpg.key | sudo apt-key add -

Step 2: Add EMQX Repository

Next, you need to add the EMQX repository to your system. Run the following command to add the repository:

echo "deb https://repos.emqx.io/emqx-ce/debian/ `lsb_release -cs` main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/emqx.list

Step 3: Install EMQX

Now that the repository is added, it's time to install EMQX. Run the following command to update the package list and install EMQX:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install emqx

Step 4: Start and Enable EMQX

The EMQX service can be started and enabled at boot with the following commands:

sudo systemctl start emqx
sudo systemctl enable emqx

You can verify that the EMQX service is running by executing the following command:

sudo systemctl status emqx

Step 5: Verify EMQX installation

To make sure that EMQX is installed properly, you can check its version using the following command:

emqx version

This should return the installed version of EMQX.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed EMQX on POP! OS Latest. Now you can use it as a scalable, highly available, distributed, and fault-tolerant MQTT broker for your IoT, M2M, and mobile applications.