Can CloudLinux OS React to IoT HTTP/MQTT Posts from ESP32 for Logging or Automation?

[Aria James]

Hi everyone! I’m working on a small IoT setup where an ESP32 board reads motion via a PIR sensor and sends that data via HTTP POST or MQTT to a server. I found this tutorial very helpful: [Possible spam]
Inspired by it, I envision a scenario where motion detection triggers an HTTP/MQTT message to a server like a Linux VM running CloudLinux OS which could log the event, run custom scripts, or even block suspicious IPs.
My question: can CloudLinux be configured to receive such incoming HTTP or MQTT notifications and act on them like logging events to syslog, triggering scripts, or modifying firewall behavior? Are there recommended packages, tools, or simple approaches that make this kind of integration smooth and maintainable?

[bogdan.sh]

Quick answer is Yes.
It's just the same as on other Linux Operation Systems.

[liamwonka]

Quick answer is Yes.
It's just the same as on other Linux Operation Systems.

Hi admin,
Could you possibly share a bit more detail on how to actually set this up? For example, if I wanted CloudLinux to log an incoming HTTP POST from my ESP32 and trigger a script in response, what would be the simplest way to do that? Would I need to install something like `nginx` or `mosquitto`, and how would I hook that into system logging or firewall tools like `iptables` or `firewalld`?

[bogdan.sh]

Your answer was flagged as potential spam. Quick question to rectify this, why did you decided to use CloudLinux for this case?

[liamwonka]

Your answer was flagged as potential spam. [spam link] question to rectify this, why did you decided to use CloudLinux for this case?

I’m using CloudLinux for shared hosting on the same server, so I figured it’d be efficient to leverage it for lightweight IoT tasks as well without spinning up a separate VM.

[bogdan.sh]

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