# \[TUTORIAL\] Setting up MQTT on Homey for configuring Home Assistant for dashboard purposes

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**Created:** [March 21, 2019, 11:46am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tutorial-setting-up-mqtt-on-homey-for-configuring-home-assistant-for-dashboard-purposes/10880 "2019-03-21T11:46:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![HarriedeGroot](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/harriedegroot/32/56160_2.png) [@HarriedeGroot](https://community.homey.app/u/HarriedeGroot)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2019, 6:12pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tutorial-setting-up-mqtt-on-homey-for-configuring-home-assistant-for-dashboard-purposes/10880/72 "2019-08-21T18:12:41Z")

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@anon2681894 Just did a small test, everything works as expected 🤔.

I published the payload `online` on topic `hass/status`. A broadcast is triggered immediately.  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/2X/b/b2a266fbb4aded60cad933e48656081e3be045f7.png)

My app settings (default)

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/2X/f/fea91412cb35c23d08953b4288d67ccee7fe1562.png)

Did you try restarting the app: settings \> more \> apps \> MQTT Hub \> cog wheel \> restart app?

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