Excited to share: expo-mqtt is now part of the React Native Community!

Source: Dev.to

Overview

I’m proud to announce that expo‑mqtt, a high‑performance MQTT and AMQP (RabbitMQ) client built specifically for Expo and React Native, has officially been included in the React Native Community ecosystem.

The project fills a real gap in the Expo world: real‑time, bidirectional communication.

Unified Native Interface

• 🔄 MQTT
• 📡 AMQP (RabbitMQ)

Built using the Expo Modules API, it delivers:

• 🔁 Unified API for MQTT and AMQP
• 🚀 Native performance (Swift + Kotlin via Expo Modules)
• 📱 Cross‑platform support (Android, iOS, Web)
• 🔔 Event‑driven architecture
• 🧩 Works with Expo Dev Client
• ⚡ No additional Android configuration required

Typical Use Cases

• IoT applications
• Health monitoring systems
• Real‑time dashboards
• Remote device control
• Bidirectional push architectures
• Enterprise messaging systems

With expo‑mqtt, Expo developers can now build true real‑time mobile applications without ejecting or relying on WebSocket‑only workarounds.

Installation

# Install the package
npx expo install expo-mqtt

iOS (CocoaPods)

npx pod-install

Links

• NPM:
• GitHub:

License

MIT License © Rafael Targino

Call to Action

If you’re building:

• IoT platforms
• Health tech solutions
• Smart city apps
• Real‑time enterprise tools

I’d love to connect and hear about your use case. Let’s push Expo and React Native into the real‑time future 🚀

Tags: #ReactNative #Expo #MQTT #RabbitMQ #IoT #OpenSource #MobileDevelopment #RealTime #JavaScript #TypeScript