# bifromq **Repository Path**: mirrors_apache/bifromq ## Basic Information - **Project Name**: bifromq - **Description**: Apache BifroMQ (Incubating) is a high-performance, distributed MQTT broker that natively supports multi-tenancy. It is designed to enable the building of large-scale IoT device connectivity and messaging systems. - **Primary Language**: Unknown - **License**: Apache-2.0 - **Default Branch**: main - **Homepage**: None - **GVP Project**: No ## Statistics - **Stars**: 0 - **Forks**: 0 - **Created**: 2025-05-28 - **Last Updated**: 2025-11-29 ## Categories & Tags **Categories**: Uncategorized **Tags**: None ## README # Apache BifroMQ (Incubating) [![GitHub Release](https://img.shields.io/github/release/bifromqio/bifromq?color=brightgreen&label=Release)](https://github.com/bifromqio/bifromq/releases) BifroMQ Discord server Apache BifroMQ is a high-performance, distributed MQTT broker that natively supports multi-tenancy. It is designed to enable the building of large-scale IoT device connectivity and messaging systems. ## Features * Full support for MQTT 3.1, 3.1.1 and 5.0 features over TCP, TLS, WS, WSS * Native support for multi-tenancy resource sharing and workload isolation * Built-in distributed storage engine optimized for MQTT workloads, with no third-party middleware dependencies. * Extension mechanism for supporting: * Authentication/Authorization * Tenant-level Runtime Setting * Tenant-level Resource Throttling * Event * System/Tenant-level Metrics ## Documentation You can access the [documentation](https://bifromq.apache.org/docs/get_started/intro/) on the official [website](https://bifromq.apache.org). Additionally, contributions to the documentation are welcome in the GitHub [repository](https://github.com/apache/bifromq-sites). ## Getting Started ### Docker ``` docker run -d -m -e MEM_LIMIT='' --name bifromq -p 1883:1883 apache/bifromq:${TAG} ``` Substitute `` and `` with the actual memory allocation for the Docker process, for example, `2G` for `` and `2147483648` for ``. If not specified, Apache BifroMQ defaults to using the hosting server's physical memory for determining JVM parameters. This can result in the Docker process being terminated by the host's Out-of-Memory (OOM) Killer. Refer to [here](https://bifromq.apache.org/docs/installation/docker/) for more information. You can build an Apache BifroMQ cluster using Docker Compose on a single host for development and testing. Suppose you want to create a cluster with three nodes: node1, node2, and node3. The directory structure should be as follows: ``` |- docker-compose.yml |- node1 |- node2 |- node3 ``` Each node should have a configuration file, it is defined as follows: ```yml clusterConfig: env: "Test" host: bifromq-node1 # Change this to bifromq-node2 for node2 and bifromq-node3 for node3 port: 8899 seedEndpoints: "bifromq-node1:8899,bifromq-node2:8899,bifromq-node3:8899" ``` The `docker-compose.yml` file defines the services for the three nodes: ```yml services: bifromq-node1: image: apache/bifromq:${TAG} container_name: bifromq-node1 volumes: - ./node1/standalone.yml:/home/bifromq/conf/standalone.yml ports: - "1883:1883" environment: - MEM_LIMIT=2147483648 # Adjust the value according to the actual host configuration. networks: - bifromq-net bifromq-node2: image: apache/bifromq:${TAG} container_name: bifromq-node2 volumes: - ./node2/standalone.yml:/home/bifromq/conf/standalone.yml ports: - "1884:1883" environment: - MEM_LIMIT=2147483648 networks: - bifromq-net bifromq-node3: image: apache/bifromq:${TAG} container_name: bifromq-node3 volumes: - ./node3/standalone.yml:/home/bifromq/conf/standalone.yml ports: - "1885:1883" environment: - MEM_LIMIT=2147483648 networks: - bifromq-net networks: bifromq-net: driver: bridge ``` To launch the cluster, run the following command: ```shell docker compose up -d ``` ### Build from source #### Prerequisites * JDK 17+ * Maven 3.5.0+ * (Optional for native TLS) OpenSSL available on the host; if absent, TLS falls back to JDK implementation. #### Get Source & Build Clone the repository to your local workspace: ``` cd git clone https://github.com/apache/bifromq bifromq ``` Navigate to the project root folder and execute the following commands to build the entire project: ``` cd bifromq mvn wrapper:wrapper ./mvnw -U clean verify -DskipTests -Pbuild-release ``` The build output consists of several archive files with `sha512` checksum located under `/target/output` * `apache-bifromq--src.tar.gz` * `apache-bifromq-.tar.gz` * `apache-bifromq--windows.zip` #### Native TLS options * Default binary bundles `netty-tcnative-classes` only; if system OpenSSL is unavailable, TLS falls back to JDK TLS automatically. * To build with system OpenSSL (requires OpenSSL installed on the host): * `mvn -Pbuild-release -Pwith-tcnative -Dtcnative.classifier= clean verify -DskipTests` * Example classifiers: `linux-x86_64`, `linux-aarch_64`, `osx-aarch_64`, `osx-x86_64`, `windows-x86_64`. * To build with BoringSSL static bundle * `mvn -Pbuild-release -Pwith-boringssl-static -Dtcnative.classifier= clean verify -DskipTests` * Example classifiers: `linux-x86_64`, `linux-aarch_64`, `osx-aarch_64`, `osx-x86_64`, `windows-x86_64`. #### Running the tests Execute the following command in the project root folder to run all test cases, including unit tests and integration tests. Note: The tests may take some time to finish ``` mvn test ``` #### Build the Docker Image With the binary `apache-bifromq-.tar.gz` and its `.sha512` under `target/output`, build the Docker image using the helper script: ```shell ./release/docker-build.sh target/output/apache-bifromq-.tar.gz ``` Optional: override the tag or target architecture: ```shell ./release/docker-build.sh -t apache-bifromq: target/output/apache-bifromq-.tar.gz ./release/docker-build.sh -a arm64 target/output/apache-bifromq-.tar.gz ``` ### Quick Start To quickly set up an Apache BifroMQ server, extract the `apache-bifromq-.tar.gz` file into a directory. You will see the following directory structure: ``` |- bin |- conf |- lib |- plugins ``` To start or stop the server, execute the respective command in the `bin` directory: - **To start the server**, run: ``` ./standalone.sh start // This starts the server process in the background. ``` - **To stop the server**, run: ``` ./standalone.sh stop ``` The configuration file, `standalone.yml`, can be found in the `conf` directory. The settings within this file are named in a self-explanatory manner. By default, the standalone server stores persistent data in the `data` directory. ### Plugin Development To jump start your Apache BifroMQ plugin development, execute the following Maven command: ``` mvn archetype:generate \ -DarchetypeGroupId=org.apache.bifromq \ -DarchetypeArtifactId=bifromq-plugin-archetype \ -DarchetypeVersion= \ -DgroupId= \ -DartifactId= \ -Dversion= \ -DpluginName= \ -DpluginContextName= \ -DbifromqVersion= \ -DinteractiveMode=false ``` Replace ``, ``, ``, ``, and `< YOUR_PLUGIN_CONTEXT_CLASS_NAME>` with your specific details. This command generates a ready-to-build multi-module project structured for Apache BifroMQ plugin development. Important Note: The archetype version should be 3.2.0 or higher as the archetype is compatible starting from version 3.2.0. Ensure that is set accordingly. ### Cluster Deployment BifroMQ has two cluster deployment modes: `Standard Cluster`, `Independent-Workload Cluster` #### Standard Cluster The standard cluster deployment mode is suitable for small to medium-sized production environments that require reliability and scalability. It comprises several fully functional standalone nodes working together as a logical MQTT broker instance, ensuring high availability. You can also scale up the concurrent mqtt connection workload by adding more nodes, while some types of messaging related workload are not horizontally scalable in this mode. #### Independent Workload Cluster The Independent Workload Cluster deployment mode is designed for building large-scale, multi-tenant serverless clusters. In this mode, the cluster consists of several specialized sub-clusters, each focusing on a particular 'independent type' of workload. These sub-clusters work together coherently to form a logical MQTT broker instance. ## User Community We welcome you to connect with the Apache BifroMQ community: * **[Mailing Lists](https://bifromq.apache.org/community/#about-the-mailing-list)** – Stay informed, discuss development topics, and collaborate with other contributors via our public mailing lists. * **[Discord server](https://discord.gg/Pfs3QRadRB)** – Join us to chat, share ideas, and get real-time updates on ongoing work. ## ASF Incubator disclaimer Apache BifroMQ™ is an effort undergoing incubation at The Apache Software Foundation (ASF), sponsored by the Apache Incubator. Incubation is required of all newly accepted projects until a further review indicates that the infrastructure, communications, and decision making process have stabilized in a manner consistent with other successful ASF projects. While incubation status is not necessarily a reflection of the completeness or stability of the code, it does indicate that the project has yet to be fully endorsed by the ASF.