HiveMQ Control Center v2: Integrations
HiveMQ supports a wide range of functional add-ons or integrations for the HiveMQ ecosystem that are fully scalable, secure, and stable right out of the box.
Available Integrations View
The Available Integrations view provides brief descriptions and links to further information and downloads for all our commercially available and open-source integrations.
HiveMQ Enterprise Extensions come preinstalled with your HiveMQ Platform release bundle and are disabled by default.
To enable a HiveMQ extension, locate the desired extension folder in the extensions directory of your HiveMQ installation and remove the DISABLED file (if present).
If you do not provide a valid license, HiveMQ automatically uses a free trial license. Trial licenses for HiveMQ Enterprise Extensions are valid for 5 hours.
For production use, you need a valid commercial license. For detailed pricing and license information or to request an extended evaluation license, please contact our sales team.
| Commercial HiveMQ integrations require a separate license and are available for HiveMQ Professional and Enterprise editions only. The HiveMQ Community Edition does not support Enterprise Extensions. |
In addition to the preinstalled Enterprise Extensions, HiveMQ offers numerous open-source extensions that are available for download and can be installed separately.
| For quick reference, extensions that are installed and enabled display a small “ENABLED” icon. |
Installed Integrations View
The Installed Integrations view offers basic information on each extension that is currently installed and enabled on your HiveMQ Platform.
The color of the status bar across the top of each card shows the current state of the extension. The following states are possible:
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Green/Active: The extension is correctly configured, enabled, and currently running.
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Red/Down: The extension failed to load, is incorrectly configured, remains disabled, and is currently not running.
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Orange/Degraded: The extension is still running, but the service is degraded. Degraded service can occur for various reasons. For example, if the Kafka extension hot-reloads an invalid new configuration, but remains running with the previous configuration.
Installed Integration Details
| Entry | Description |
|---|---|
License |
The type of license in use (commercial extensions, only).
For example, |
Author |
The entity that created, developed, or maintains the extension. For example, |
Version |
The specific release of the extension in use. For example, |
Integration Dashboards
HiveMQ enterprise integrations can provide dedicated Control Center dashboards for efficient integration monitoring and performance tracking.
Kafka Dashboard
The HiveMQ Enterprise Extension for Kafka provides an operational dashboard in the HiveMQ Control Center. The dashboard shows the current status of the extension and the message flow between HiveMQ and Kafka.
Status Overview Panels
The status panels at the top of the page display key Kafka integration health and configuration information.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Status |
The current operational status of the extension. |
Started at |
The extension start date and time. |
Reloaded at |
The last extension reload date and time. |
MQTT to Kafka |
The current configuration status of the MQTT to Kafka integration. |
Kafka to MQTT |
The current configuration status of the Kafka to MQTT integration. |
Dashboard Metric Graphs
The HiveMQ Enterprise Extension for Kafka adds additional metric graphs to your HiveMQ Control Center for monitoring bidirectional MQTT-Kafka message flow.
| Dashboard metrics include data from all nodes in your HiveMQ cluster. |
MQTT to Kafka
The MQTT to Kafka tab provides information on message flow from MQTT to Kafka.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Inbound MQTT Messages |
The rate of MQTT Publish messages that the extension consumes from the HiveMQ broker. |
Outbound Kafka Records |
The rate of Kafka records that are written to Kafka and acknowledged by Kafka. |
Kafka to MQTT
The Kafka to MQTT tab provides information on message flow from Kafka to MQTT.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Inbound Kafka Records |
The rate of Kafka records the extension consumes from Kafka. |
Outbound MQTT Messages |
The rate of MQTT Publish messages that the extension creates and forwards to MQTT topics. |
Chart Configuration
The HiveMQ Enterprise Extension for Kafka allows you to customize how graph data is displayed in the dashboard. You can adjust the visualization to focus on specific metrics, time frames, and message flow directions.
Configuration Options
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Time Frame |
Defines the time range displayed in the graph, up to the current time. |
Chart Type |
Specifies the visualization style of the graph. For example, Line, Bar, or Area Stacked. |
Mapping or Transformer |
Displays a selectable list of transformers and mappings grouped by direction (Kafka to MQTT or MQTT to Kafka). |
| The Mapping or Transformer field only lists mappings and transformers configured for the currently selected direction. |
| To view data separated by individual mappings and transformers, set the Chart Type to Area Stacked. |