# Attach debugger to HiveMQ-Edge?

**URL:** <https://community.hivemq.com/t/attach-debugger-to-hivemq-edge/3775>\
**Category:** HiveMQ Extension SDK\
**Created:** [May 16, 2025, 8:01am UTC](https://community.hivemq.com/t/attach-debugger-to-hivemq-edge/3775 "2025-05-16T08:01:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![thomassorensen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9a140/32.png) [@thomassorensen](https://community.hivemq.com/u/thomassorensen)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 8:01am UTC](https://community.hivemq.com/t/attach-debugger-to-hivemq-edge/3775/1 "2025-05-16T08:01:56Z")

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I’m working on an custom module for HiveMQ-Edge, and the process has been surprisingly easy, but it’s a bit cumbersome to debug/troubleshoot. Is there anyway to connect a remote debugger?

In Ignition I can add the following to my configuration file to enable a debugging endpoint, can the same be done with HiveMQ Edge?

wrapper.java.additional.8=-Xdebug wrapper.java.additional.9=-Xrunjdwp:transport=dt\_socket,server=y,suspend=n,address=8000

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**Author:** ![Diego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f04885/32.png) [@Diego](https://community.hivemq.com/u/Diego)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2025, 1:59pm UTC](https://community.hivemq.com/t/attach-debugger-to-hivemq-edge/3775/2 "2025-06-17T13:59:49Z")

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Hi @thomassorensen

Welcome to the HiveMQ Community! While I’m not familiar with Ignition’s debugging endpoint specifically, the closest equivalent in HiveMQ Edge would likely be the use of Java Management Extensions (JMX). JMX allows you to monitor internal metrics of HiveMQ and the underlying JVM, providing insights for debugging.

> **[HiveMQ Edge Monitoring :: HiveMQ Documentation](https://docs.hivemq.com/hivemq-edge/monitoring.html#jmx)**

Kind regards,  
Diego from HiveMQ Team