emqx4.3/examples/sys_topics.conf.example

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## System Topic
##
## Publishing client lifecycle events to "$SYS" topics
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## Note: This is an example of how to configure this feature
##       you should copy and paste the below data into the emqx.conf for working

sys_topics {
    ## Time interval of publishing `$SYS` messages
    sys_msg_interval = 1m

    ## Time interval for publishing following heartbeat messages:
    ##   - `$SYS/brokers/<node>/uptime`
    ##   - `$SYS/brokers/<node>/datetime`
    sys_heartbeat_interval = 30s

    ## Client events messages toggle
    sys_event_messages = {
        client_connected = true
        client_disconnected = true
        client_subscribed = false
        client_unsubscribed = false
    }
}