MQTT data not stored

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@michaelw

But what is the point in the MQTT data source then? How am I supposed to use it properly when data is stored nowhere?

well why did you decide to use mqqt then?

see this new thread in case it helps

MQTT chart demo

This is a short but detailed example of how to get MQTT data into GRAFANA using the MQTT data source. Whilst there are several examples they all lack detail so I thought I would cover this. I have an electrical meter with MQTT feature enabled. I used the HIVEMQ Public Broker tcp://broker.hivemq.com:1883 and it connected no problem. It requires no user credentials, SSL/TLS or Last Will and Testament (LWT). However HIVEMQ requires one to login with username and password and it is these details wh…