# How do I get started using the MQTT Modules for Ignition?

**URL:** <https://forum.cirrus-link.com/t/how-do-i-get-started-using-the-mqtt-modules-for-ignition/37>\
**Category:** MQTT Modules\
**Tags:** mqtt-transmission, mqtt-engine, mqtt-distributor\
**Created:** [February 13, 2021, 7:16pm UTC](https://forum.cirrus-link.com/t/how-do-i-get-started-using-the-mqtt-modules-for-ignition/37 "2021-02-13T19:16:15Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 13, 2021, 7:16pm UTC](https://forum.cirrus-link.com/t/how-do-i-get-started-using-the-mqtt-modules-for-ignition/37/1 "2021-02-13T19:16:15Z")

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The most common use case for the Cirrus Link MQTT Modules for Ignition is the use them to send data from multiple different ‘edge’ systems to a central host/Ignition system. The following tutorial shows how this can be done: [Getting Started: Two Ignition Architecture - MQTT Modules for Ignition 8.x - Confluence](https://docs.chariot.io/display/CLD80/Getting+Started%3A+Two+Ignition+Architecture)