backend-as-a-service⏱5 minutes
Get Started with Aedes
Quick Summary
“Barebone MQTT broker that can run on any stream server, the node way”
Best for: Developers building IoT applications
Time to first integration: 5 minutes
📋Prerequisites
- ✓Node.js 18+ installed
- ✓A Aedes account — sign up here
- ✓An existing project (Next.js, React, or Node.js recommended)
Setup Steps
2 steps1
1
Install Aedes
Use npm to install Aedes
bash
npm install aedes2
2
Create a basic server
Set up a basic Aedes server in Node.js
javascript
const aedes = require('aedes')(); const server = require('net').createServer(aedes.handle); server.listen(1883);Common Gotchas
Watch out for these issues in your first week.
Server not starting
Fix: Ensure port 1883 is open and not in use by another application