mqtt - send to MQTT server

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Do not commit your credentials to a public repo!

Sends monitor status to an MQTT server. Supports Home Assistant specifics (see https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/mqtt/discovery/ for more information).

host
Type

string

Required

true

the hostname/IP to connect to

port
Type

integer

Required

false

Default

1883

the port to connect on

hass
Type

boolean

Required

false

Default

false

enable Home Assistant specific features for MQTT discovery

topic
Type

string

Required

false

Default

see below

the MQTT topic to post to. By default, if hass is not enabled, uses simplemonitor, else homeassistant/binary_sensor

username
Type

string

Required

false

the username to use

password
Type

string

Required

false

the password to use