Blynk is mqtt broker?

[sefrizaleka]

i want ask a question, blynk is mqtt broker or no?

[Juraj]

no. Blynk uses own binary protocol

[PeteKnight]

There is a basic MQTT broker built-in to the legacy servers, but it was never really implemented properly, and is of no use.

The easiest way is to use MQTT is with Node-Red and the Blynk ws or IoT contrib depending on whether you are using Blynk Legacy or the new Blynk IoT.

More info here…

My home automation projects built with MQTT and Node Red

I thought I’d start a topic about some of the home automation things I’m doing with Blynk. We live in London, England, and also have a holiday home in Spain where we spend around 4 months of the year. Most of my home automation projects are based in the Spanish home and are aimed at simplifying day-to-day life while we’re there. My wife is disabled, and finds new technology a bit of a challenge, so all the projects that I’ve created are aimed at being practical, easy to use and reliable. Lets …

I’ll be posting a Blynk IoT update to that topic soon.

Pete.