Basic command

EMQX Broker provides the emqx command line tool, which is convenient for users to start, stop, and enter the console of EMQX Broker.

• emqx start

  Start EMQX Broker；

• emqx stop

  Stop EMQX Broker；

• emqx restart

  Restart EMQX Broker；

• emqx console

  Start EMQX Broker with console；

• emqx foreground

  Start EMQX Broker with console. Unlike emqx console , emqx foreground does not support entering Erlang commands;

• emqx ping

  Ping EMQX Broker。

The above commands are commonly used by users. In addition, the emqx command has some other options for the convenience of developers, and ordinary users do not need to care about that.