forwarding broker in a message loop

[boilermanc]

Hi all, i am having a forwarding issue. I am running mosquitto version 2.0.11 mosquitto is an MQTT v5.0/v3.1.1/v3.1 broker. I have that running on a pi and that is the only thing on the pi other than tailscale. i have an esp32 that is running arduino code and connecting some sensors. i connect that to the broker pi at a local address and then forward off to a remote server. the remote address is a tailscale address. i have the data in the code set to send every 5 minutes. i can connect locally and tail the logs and see that that is indeed what happens.

on the other end, when i turn on the bridge it just constant stream of messages. non stop loop.

`2023-10-12 20:45:52.941 [INFO ] [openhab.event.ItemStateChangedEvent ] - Item 'Gravity_Sensors_Gravity_pH' changed from 13.77000046 to 13.81999969

2023-10-12 20:45:53.224 [INFO ] [openhab.event.ItemStateChangedEvent ] - Item 'Gravity_Sensors_Gravity_pH' changed from 13.81999969 to 13.77000046

2023-10-12 20:45:53.528 [INFO ] [openhab.event.ItemStateChangedEvent ] - Item 'Gravity_Sensors_Gravity_pH' changed from 13.77000046 to 13.81999969

2023-10-12 20:45:53.690 [INFO ] [openhab.event.ItemStateChangedEvent ] - Item 'Gravity_Sensors_Gravity_pH' changed from 13.81999969 to 13.77000046

2023-10-12 20:45:54.689 [INFO ] [openhab.event.ItemStateChangedEvent ] - Item 'Gravity_Sensors_Gravity_pH' changed from 13.77000046 to 13.81999969

2023-10-12 20:45:54.689 [INFO ] [openhab.event.ItemStateChangedEvent ] - Item 'Gravity_Sensors_Gravity_pH' changed from 13.81999969 to 13.77000046

2023-10-12 20:45:55.031 [INFO ] [openhab.event.ItemStateChangedEvent ] - Item 'Gravity_Sensors_Gravity_pH' changed from 13.77000046 to 13.81999969

2023-10-12 20:45:55.031 [INFO ] [openhab.event.ItemStateChangedEvent ] - Item 'Gravity_Sensors_Gravity_pH' changed from 13.81999969 to 13.77000046

2023-10-12 20:45:55.235 [INFO ] [openhab.event.ItemStateChangedEvent ] - Item 'Gravity_Sensors_Gravity_pH' changed from 13.77000046 to 13.82999992

2023-10-12 20:45:55.235 [INFO ] [openhab.event.ItemStateChangedEvent ] - Item 'Gravity_Sensors_Gravity_pH' changed from 13.82999992 to 13.81999969

2023-10-12 20:45:55.344 [INFO ] [openhab.event.ItemStateChangedEvent ] - Item 'Gravity_Sensors_Gravity_pH' changed from 13.81999969 to 13.77000046

2023-10-12 20:45:55.588 [INFO ] [openhab.event.ItemStateChangedEvent ] - Item 'Gravity_Sensors_Gravity_pH' changed from 13.77000046 to 13.81999969

2023-10-12 20:45:55.707 [INFO ] [openhab.event.ItemStateChangedEvent ] - Item 'Gravity_Sensors_Gravity_pH' changed from 13.81999969 to 13.82999992

2023-10-12 20:45:55.708 [INFO ] [openhab.event.ItemStateChangedEvent ] - Item 'Gravity_Sensors_Gravity_pH' changed from 13.82999992 to 13.81999969

2023-10-12 20:45:55.708 [INFO ] [openhab.event.ItemStateChangedEvent ] - Item 'Gravity_Sensors_Gravity_pH' changed from 13.81999969 to 13.77000046

2023-10-12 20:45:55.842 [INFO ] [openhab.event.ItemStateChangedEvent ] - Item 'Gravity_Sensors_Gravity_pH' changed from 13.77000046 to 13.81999969

2023-10-12 20:45:56.031 [INFO ] [openhab.event.ItemStateChangedEvent ] - Item 'Gravity_Sensors_Gravity_pH' changed from 13.81999969 to 13.77000046

2023-10-12 20:45:56.348 [INFO ] [openhab.event.ItemStateChangedEvent ] - Item 'Gravity_Sensors_Gravity_pH' changed from 13.77000046 to 13.8299999`

seems like a loop is being created but not sure where. here is my broker code:

`allow_anonymous true
listener 1883

connection bridge-to-remote
address this is my remote ip:1883 # <-- Replace with your remote broker's IP and port
bridge_attempt_unsubscribe false
bridge_protocol_version mqttv311
try_private false
start_type automatic
cleansession true
clientid bridge-local
notifications false
topic # both 0`

any help would be appreciated. if more information is needed, let me know.

thanks!

[karlp]

both is definitely your problem. Have a little thought for what you're trying to do there...

[boilermanc]

that was a little cryptic but i figured out from the second part that i must not be doing right. did some more research and it was all reviled. all set now. thanks for nudging me along.

[karlp]

sorry, it wasn't meant to be as cryptic as it came out, github's autoformatting swallowed the # and made it all bold :|