About TrailMQ
TrailMQ is an audit-first MQTT platform designed for regulated industries where communication must be provable, traceable and reviewable — not just fast.
It was created to bridge the gap between machine-level messaging and the requirements of GMP, GxP and regulated manufacturing environments.
Why TrailMQ exists
Standard MQTT brokers are optimized for throughput and simplicity. In regulated environments, this is not enough.
Quality assurance, validation teams and auditors need answers to questions like:
- What exactly happened?
- In which order?
- Who sent what, and under which policy?
- Was anything lost, modified or blocked?
TrailMQ exists to make these questions technically answerable.
Audit-first, not audit-later
TrailMQ treats auditability as a core design principle, not an afterthought.
Instead of relying on log files and external tooling, TrailMQ embeds:
- Policy-driven enforcement
- Hash-chained audit trails
- Retention and sequencing rules
- Explicit violation handling
directly into the messaging layer.
Explain, don’t expose
TrailMQ explains decisions and enforcement without exposing message content or secrets.
You will see:
- Who connected, when, and with what permissions
- Which policies were enforced and why
- What decisions were made at each step
- Exportable audit evidence for compliance
You will not see:
- Raw message payloads
- Live message streams
- Content inspection or debugging tools
This is by design. Evidence over observation.
Built for regulated environments
TrailMQ is designed to support validated systems, not to replace validation processes or claim certifications.
It provides audit-ready technical evidence that can be used within existing quality, validation and compliance frameworks.
TrailMQ supports workflows aligned with:
- GMP / GxP requirements
- 21 CFR Part 11 (electronic records)
- Annex 11 (computerized systems)
- GAMP 5 guidelines
Deployment Model
TrailMQ follows an evaluation-first model:
- Free to evaluate: Deploy via Docker, test locally, integrate into your workflows
- No registration required: Clone the GitHub repo and run docker compose
- Commercial licensing: Production use in regulated or commercial environments requires a valid license
The deployment files are available on GitHub. Container images are hosted on Docker Hub:
About the Author
TrailMQ is maintained by Florian Przybylak, working on the architecture of regulated industrial systems, data pipelines, and trustworthy automation.
Contact
For questions, feedback or enterprise inquiries:
contact@trailmq.com