MQTT.pro Blog MQTT.pro Launch Checklist

Launching your first fleet on MQTT.pro can feel daunting—hardware needs to be ready, credentials must stay airtight, and everyone from product to operations wants telemetry on day one. Use this checklist as your go/no-go companion so that each team can verify its piece of the MQTT pipeline before flipping the production switch.

Phase 1 — Frame the Rollout

Align stakeholders on objectives, success metrics, and fallback plans before you start provisioning resources. Pair this guide with the deeper protocol walk-through in our documentation hub so your engineering and product leads speak the same language.

• Document the devices, firmware versions, and telemetry topics you will onboard in the first sprint.
• Define the production SLA you expect MQTT.pro to fulfill, including acceptable latency and uptime windows.
• Map out escalation paths and contact details inside your public broker workspace so incidents reach the right owner instantly.

Phase 2 — Prepare Secure Access

MQTT.pro makes it simple to isolate workloads, but you still need deliberate access controls. Treat credentials as infrastructure, not a one-off configuration step.

1. Create a dedicated production instance and mirror your staging configuration for parity.
2. Set up granular templates that restrict publish/subscribe permissions to the minimum viable topic set.
3. Rotate credentials for any shared testing clients and archive unused templates.
4. Enable TLS on all client libraries and pin certificates where supported.

Need a refresher on encryption or identity? Review the MQTT security guide to double-check cipher suites and credential hygiene.

Phase 3 — Validate Telemetry Paths

Before inviting real devices, rehearse message flows using a small pilot fleet or MQTT CLI tooling. This is the fastest way to surface topic mistakes and QoS mismatches.

• Spin up a throwaway instance in the free tier if you want to simulate scale without touching production limits.
• Replay device payloads into staging and ensure your downstream analytics—such as the dashboards in our enterprise scaling playbook—consume the topic structure correctly.
• Record message samples, then attach them to your internal runbook for future regression testing.

Phase 4 — Go-Live Readiness

With access controls in place and telemetry validated, focus on operational confidence. A short handover sync prevents late-night surprises.

• Share the final checklist with customer support and include a link to the MQTT.pro onboarding flow for quick account provisioning.
• Configure alerts on throughput, dropped connections, and authentication failures through your observability stack.
• Set the go-live date, communicate maintenance windows, and capture rollback criteria in writing.

Next Steps

Once the first fleet is stable, schedule a post-launch review within 48 hours. Examine the metrics captured by MQTT.pro dashboards, log improvement ideas, and queue them alongside the roadmap in your product backlog.

Ready to formalize access for the rest of your organization? Invite collaborators and automate provisioning from the MQTT.pro signup page so you keep momentum after this launch.