# iHost MQTT broker **URL:** \ **Category:** eWeLink CUBE\ **Created:** [April 13, 2023, 11:06am UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/ihost-mqtt-broker/16476 "2023-04-13T11:06:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![iansexton23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ac91a4/32.png) [@iansexton23](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/iansexton23)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2023, 11:06am UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/ihost-mqtt-broker/16476/1 "2023-04-13T11:06:35Z")
Hi, I’ve been playing with node-red on my iHost. I’ve installed the Aedes MQTT broker - this works ok locally but I’m unable to access it from an external device. Ian ---
**Author:** ![iansexton23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ac91a4/32.png) [@iansexton23](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/iansexton23)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2023, 11:12am UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/ihost-mqtt-broker/16476/2 "2023-04-13T11:12:42Z")
That’s weird… I was sure it worked locally but it doesn’t seem to now. ---
**Author:** ![Alexie](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.ewelink.cc/alexie/32/1593_2.png) [@Alexie](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/Alexie)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2023, 11:16am UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/ihost-mqtt-broker/16476/3 "2023-04-17T11:16:56Z")
If you have more questions about MQTT broker, we can discuss them here： [https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/can-you-share-a-bit-more-into-web-api-to-mqtt/16447/7](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/can-you-share-a-bit-more-into-web-api-to-mqtt/16447/7) ---
**Author:** ![iansexton23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ac91a4/32.png) [@iansexton23](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/iansexton23)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2023, 11:21am UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/ihost-mqtt-broker/16476/4 "2023-04-22T11:21:26Z")
That doesn’t really help. You suggest that all we need to do is write an add-on? Using node-red & MQTT is an incredibly basic feature which is missing from iHost If it’s so simple, why is this basic functionality missing?