Add Websocket path to mqtt monitor for WebSocket connection

db/knex_migrations/2025-07-17-0000-mqtt-websocket-path.js

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+exports.up = function (knex) {
+    // Add new column monitor.mqtt_websocket_path
+    return knex.schema
+        .alterTable("monitor", function (table) {
+            table.string("mqtt_websocket_path", 255).nullable();
+        });
+};
+
+exports.down = function (knex) {
+    // Drop column monitor.mqtt_websocket_path
+    return knex.schema
+        .alterTable("monitor", function (table) {
+            table.dropColumn("mqtt_websocket_path");
+        });
+};

server/model/monitor.js

@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ class Monitor extends BeanModel {
                 radiusSecret: this.radiusSecret,
                 mqttUsername: this.mqttUsername,
                 mqttPassword: this.mqttPassword,
+                mqttWebsocketPath: this.mqttWebsocketPath,
                 authWorkstation: this.authWorkstation,
                 authDomain: this.authDomain,
                 tlsCa: this.tlsCa,

server/monitor-types/mqtt.js

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ class MqttMonitorType extends MonitorType {
             username: monitor.mqttUsername,
             password: monitor.mqttPassword,
             interval: monitor.interval,
+            websocketPath: monitor.mqttWebsocketPath,
         });
 
         if (monitor.mqttCheckType == null || monitor.mqttCheckType === "") {
@@ -52,12 +53,12 @@ class MqttMonitorType extends MonitorType {
      * @param {string} hostname Hostname / address of machine to test
      * @param {string} topic MQTT topic
      * @param {object} options MQTT options. Contains port, username,
-     * password and interval (interval defaults to 20)
+     * password, websocketPath and interval (interval defaults to 20)
      * @returns {Promise<string>} Received MQTT message
      */
     mqttAsync(hostname, topic, options = {}) {
         return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-            const { port, username, password, interval = 20 } = options;
+            const { port, username, password, websocketPath, interval = 20 } = options;
 
             // Adds MQTT protocol to the hostname if not already present
             if (!/^(?:http|mqtt|ws)s?:\/\//.test(hostname)) {
@@ -70,7 +71,15 @@ class MqttMonitorType extends MonitorType {
                 reject(new Error("Timeout, Message not received"));
             }, interval * 1000 * 0.8);
 
-            const mqttUrl = `${hostname}:${port}`;
+            // Construct the URL based on protocol
+            let mqttUrl = `${hostname}:${port}`;
+            if (hostname.startsWith("ws://") || hostname.startsWith("wss://")) {
+                if (websocketPath && !websocketPath.startsWith("/")) {
+                    mqttUrl = `${hostname}:${port}/${websocketPath || ""}`;
+                } else {
+                    mqttUrl = `${hostname}:${port}${websocketPath || ""}`;
+                }
+            }
 
             log.debug("mqtt", `MQTT connecting to ${mqttUrl}`);
 

server/server.js

@@ -837,6 +837,7 @@ let needSetup = false;
                 bean.mqttTopic = monitor.mqttTopic;
                 bean.mqttSuccessMessage = monitor.mqttSuccessMessage;
                 bean.mqttCheckType = monitor.mqttCheckType;
+                bean.mqttWebsocketPath = monitor.mqttWebsocketPath;
                 bean.databaseConnectionString = monitor.databaseConnectionString;
                 bean.databaseQuery = monitor.databaseQuery;
                 bean.authMethod = monitor.authMethod;

src/lang/en.json

@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
     "locally configured mail transfer agent": "locally configured mail transfer agent",
     "Either enter the hostname of the server you want to connect to or localhost if you intend to use a locally configured mail transfer agent": "Either enter the hostname of the server you want to connect to or {localhost} if you intend to use a {local_mta}",
     "Port": "Port",
+    "Path": "Path",
     "Heartbeat Interval": "Heartbeat Interval",
     "Request Timeout": "Request Timeout",
     "timeoutAfter": "Timeout after {0} seconds",
@@ -266,6 +267,10 @@
     "Current User": "Current User",
     "topic": "Topic",
     "topicExplanation": "MQTT topic to monitor",
+    "mqttWebSocketPath": "MQTT WebSocket Path",
+    "mqttWebsocketPathExplanation": "WebSocket path for MQTT over WebSocket connections (e.g., /mqtt)",
+    "mqttWebsocketPathInvalid": "Please use a valid WebSocket Path format",
+    "mqttHostnameTip": "Please use this format {hostnameFormat}",
     "successKeyword": "Success Keyword",
     "successKeywordExplanation": "MQTT Keyword that will be considered as success",
     "recent": "Recent",

src/pages/EditMonitor.vue

@@ -311,6 +311,13 @@
                                     required
                                     data-testid="hostname-input"
                                 >
+                                <div v-if="monitor.type === 'mqtt'" class="form-text">
+                                    <i18n-t tag="p" keypath="mqttHostnameTip">
+                                        <template #hostnameFormat>
+                                            <code>[mqtt,ws,wss]://hostname</code>
+                                        </template>
+                                    </i18n-t>
+                                </div>
                             </div>
 
                             <!-- Port -->
@@ -483,6 +490,21 @@
                                     </div>
                                 </div>
 
+                                <div class="my-3">
+                                    <label for="mqttWebsocketPath" class="form-label">{{ $t("mqttWebSocketPath") }}</label>
+                                    <input
+                                        v-if="/wss?:\/\/.+/.test(monitor.hostname)"
+                                        id="mqttWebsocketPath"
+                                        v-model="monitor.mqttWebsocketPath"
+                                        type="text"
+                                        class="form-control"
+                                    >
+                                    <input v-else type="text" class="form-control" disabled>
+                                    <div class="form-text">
+                                        {{ $t("mqttWebsocketPathExplanation") }}
+                                    </div>
+                                </div>
+
                                 <div class="my-3">
                                     <label for="mqttCheckType" class="form-label">MQTT {{ $t("Check Type") }}</label>
                                     <select id="mqttCheckType" v-model="monitor.mqttCheckType" class="form-select" required>
@@ -1181,6 +1203,7 @@ const monitorDefaults = {
     mqttUsername: "",
     mqttPassword: "",
     mqttTopic: "",
+    mqttWebsocketPath: "",
     mqttSuccessMessage: "",
     mqttCheckType: "keyword",
     authMethod: null,
@@ -1845,6 +1868,16 @@ message HealthCheckResponse {
                     return false;
                 }
             }
+
+            // Validate MQTT WebSocket Path pattern if present
+            if (this.monitor.type === "mqtt" && this.monitor.mqttWebsocketPath) {
+                const pattern = /^\/[A-Za-z0-9-_&()*+]*$/;
+                if (!pattern.test(this.monitor.mqttWebsocketPath)) {
+                    toast.error(this.$t("mqttWebsocketPathInvalid"));
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+
             return true;
         },
 

test/backend-test/test-mqtt.js

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ async function testMqtt(mqttSuccessMessage, mqttCheckType, receivedMessage) {
         port: connectionString.split(":")[2],
         mqttUsername: null,
         mqttPassword: null,
+        mqttWebsocketPath: null, // for WebSocket connections
         interval: 20, // controls the timeout
         mqttSuccessMessage: mqttSuccessMessage, // for keywords
         expectedValue: mqttSuccessMessage, // for json-query