diff --git a/config/CosmicPi.config b/config/CosmicPi.config
index 70fe559..c73968a 100644
--- a/config/CosmicPi.config
+++ b/config/CosmicPi.config
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ sqlite_location = ../storage/sqlite_db
 # tells the cleanup script how old the oldest event is allowed to be; measured in hours
 sqlite_max_event_age = 13
 
+[MQTT]
+broker_address = cosmicpidata.mooo.com
+broker_topic = cosmicpi/v1.5/1.5.1
+
 [UI]
 enable_UI = True
 username = user
diff --git a/install b/install
index 3812ee3..088d1ed 100644
--- a/install
+++ b/install
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ sudo apt --yes upgrade
 
 echo "--- Installing packages via apt"
 # needed for the CosmicPi software
-sudo apt --yes install git python-pip htop python-numpy python-matplotlib python-flask
+sudo apt --yes install git python-pip htop python-numpy python-matplotlib python-flask mosquitto mosquitto-clients
 # needed for create_ap
 sudo apt --yes install git util-linux procps hostapd iproute2 iw haveged dnsmasq
 
@@ -37,11 +37,13 @@ sudo cp -f install_files/create_ap.conf /etc/create_ap.conf
 
 
 echo "--- Setting up systemd services"
+sed -i -e "s+$TOREPLACE+$EXECPATH+g" install_files/CosmicPi-mqtt.service
 sed -i -e "s+$TOREPLACE+$EXECPATH+g" install_files/CosmicPi-database_cleaner.service
 sed -i -e "s+$TOREPLACE+$EXECPATH+g" install_files/CosmicPi-detector.service
 sed -i -e "s+$TOREPLACE+$EXECPATH+g" install_files/CosmicPi-UI.service
 sudo cp -f install_files/*.service /etc/systemd/system/
 sudo systemctl daemon-reload
+sudo systemctl enable CosmicPi-mqtt.service
 sudo systemctl enable CosmicPi-database_cleaner.service
 sudo systemctl enable CosmicPi-detector.service
 sudo systemctl enable CosmicPi-UI.service