A simple MQTT client for publishing APC UPS status changes.
If you are looking for instructions on setting-up and using apcups-mqtt then head over to the wiki for more help.
This script has been tested on Ubuntu Linux. It should probably run fine on any other distros.
Although completely untested, there is a fair chance that most of it might work on Windows as well.
This script is of absolutely no use whatsoever unless you've installed apcupsd (and have a connected UPS!).
This script is designed to run on Python 3. It'll probably work on Python 2 as well, but attempt at your own risk ;)
This script depends on the following Pyton libraries:
configparser
paho-mqtt
Before you begin, you need to modify the configuration file:
[mqtt]
broker_address = <your MQTT broker address>
broker_username = <your MQTT broker user name>
broker_password = <your MQTT broker password>
client_name = <name this service will expose itself to the MQTT broker as>
root_topic = <root topic for publishing messages under>
pip3 install -r requirements.txt
python3 apcups-mqtt.py
See the wiki for instructions on running as a service, or in a container.
https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/debian-ubuntu-centos-rhel-install-apcups/
http://www.apcupsd.org/manual/manual.html#basic-user-s-guide
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