diff --git a/pottwal.yml b/pottwal.yml
index 066f494..9ddcb39 100644
--- a/pottwal.yml
+++ b/pottwal.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
   vars:
     ansible_python_interpreter: /usr/bin/python3
 
+    mosquitto_image: eclipse-mosquitto:1.6
+    mosquitto_data: /srv/data/mosquitto
+
     openhab_image: openhab/openhab:2.5.10
     openhab_data: /srv/data/openhab
     openhab_host_port: 8081
@@ -28,6 +31,37 @@
         ports:
           - 3142:3142
 
+    - name: Ensure the mosquitto directories exist
+      file:
+        path: "{{ item }}"
+        state: directory
+      with_items:
+        - "{{ mosquitto_data }}/config"
+        - "{{ mosquitto_data }}/data"
+        - "{{ mosquitto_data }}/log"
+
+    - name: Make sure mosquitto config is there
+      template:
+        src: "templates/mosquitto.conf.j2"
+        dest: "{{ mosquitto_data }}/config/mosquitto.conf"
+      notify: restart_mosquitto
+
+    - name: Ensure mosquitto is running
+      docker_container:
+        name: mosquitto
+        image: "{{ mosquitto_image }}"
+        pull: true
+        state: started
+        ports:
+          - 1883:1883
+        volumes:
+          - "{{ mosquitto_data }}/config:/mosquitto/config"
+          - "{{ mosquitto_data }}/data:/mosquitto/data"
+          - "{{ mosquitto_data }}/log:/mosquitto/log"
+        detach: yes
+        keep_volumes: yes
+        restart_policy: unless-stopped
+
     - name: Ensure the openhab directories exist
       file:
         path: "{{ item }}"
@@ -81,3 +115,9 @@
         name: openhab
         state: started
         restart: yes
+
+    - name: restart mosquitto
+      docker_container:
+        name: mosquitto
+        state: started
+        restart: yes
diff --git a/templates/mosquitto.conf.j2 b/templates/mosquitto.conf.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..64c7575
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/mosquitto.conf.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+user root
+
+persistence true
+persistence_location /mosquitto/data/
+log_dest file /mosquitto/log/mosquitto.log
+
+# Bridge to platon
+connection br-pottwal-to-platon
+address platon:1883
+cleansession false
+clientid br-pottwal-platon
+start_type automatic
+notifications false
+try_private true
+topic # in 2