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Mosquitto is an open-source message broker service that uses the MQTT

protocol to send and receive messages, typically with IOT (Internet of


Things) devices.
OwnTracks is an open-source GPS location history logging service (the main
components are apps for iPhone and Android.) OwnTracks takes care of
sending the data, and recommends using Mosquitto as the framework on
the receiving or "broker" side.
This is the process I went through to get a Mosquitto server up and receiving
data on a DigitalOcean droplet, I customized the server for OwnTracks but
most steps except config should apply for any use of Mosquitto server.

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