diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4075fb2..d9ab711 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 target
 result
+mosquitto
diff --git a/app/src/cli.rs b/app/src/cli.rs
index 745698b..0d898c0 100644
--- a/app/src/cli.rs
+++ b/app/src/cli.rs
@@ -12,4 +12,20 @@ pub struct Cli {
     /// Database connection string where timestamps are stored (SQLite, Postgres or MySql)
     #[arg(short, long, default_value_t = format!("sqlite::memory:"))]
     pub connection: String,
+
+    /// MQTT broker where alerts get published
+    #[arg(short, long)]
+    pub mqtt_broker: String,
+
+    /// MQTT port
+    #[arg(short = 'p', long, default_value_t = 1883)]
+    pub mqtt_port: u16,
+
+    /// MQTT user
+    #[arg(short = 'u', long)]
+    pub mqtt_user: String,
+
+    /// MQTT password
+    #[arg(short = 'P', long)]
+    pub mqtt_password: String,
 }
diff --git a/app/src/config.rs b/app/src/config.rs
index 08d79cf..dc22a19 100644
--- a/app/src/config.rs
+++ b/app/src/config.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,25 @@
 use crate::cli::Cli;
 
+/// Mqtt configuration
+pub struct MqttConfig {
+    /// Mqtt broker host
+    pub broker: String,
+    /// Mqtt broker port
+    pub port: u16,
+    /// Mqtt user name with publishing rights
+    pub user: String,
+    /// Password for the publishing userr
+    pub password: String,
+}
+
 /// Application configuration.
 pub struct Config {
     /// Update interval in seconds
     pub interval: u64,
     /// Database connection string where timestamps are stored (SQLite, Postgres or MySql)
     pub connection: String,
+    /// Mqtt Configuration
+    pub mqtt: MqttConfig,
 }
 
 impl From<Cli> for Config {
@@ -13,6 +27,12 @@ impl From<Cli> for Config {
         Self {
             interval: value.interval,
             connection: value.connection,
+            mqtt: MqttConfig {
+                broker: value.mqtt_broker,
+                port: value.mqtt_port,
+                user: value.mqtt_user,
+                password: value.mqtt_password,
+            },
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/error.rs b/app/src/error.rs
index dfc91b7..1869764 100644
--- a/app/src/error.rs
+++ b/app/src/error.rs
@@ -10,4 +10,10 @@ pub enum Error {
     /// Error fetching data from alertswiss
     #[error("data error")]
     FetchError(#[from] reqwest::Error),
+    /// Error publishing to MQTT
+    #[error("mqtt client error")]
+    MqttCLientError(#[from] rumqttc::ClientError),
+    /// Error publishing to MQTT
+    #[error("mqtt connection error")]
+    MqttConnectionError(#[from] rumqttc::ConnectionError),
 }
diff --git a/app/src/lib.rs b/app/src/lib.rs
index 7e7b5f7..159dc25 100644
--- a/app/src/lib.rs
+++ b/app/src/lib.rs
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ mod json {
     pub mod title;
 }
 pub mod logging;
+pub mod mqtt;
 
 async fn handle_alerts(db: &Db) -> Result<Vec<Alert>, Error> {
     info!("checking alerts");
@@ -73,9 +74,14 @@ pub async fn run(config: Config) -> Result<(), Error> {
     let mut interval = time::interval(Duration::from_secs(config.interval));
 
     let db = &datastore::rdbms::connect(&config.connection).await?;
+    let mqtt = mqtt::connect(&config.mqtt);
 
     loop {
         interval.tick().await;
+
         let new_alerts = handle_alerts(db).await?;
+        if let Err(e) = mqtt.publish("chello".as_bytes()).await {
+            error!("failed pusblishing to mqtt: {e:?}")
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/mqtt.rs b/app/src/mqtt.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..657cf75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/mqtt.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+use rumqttc::{AsyncClient, EventLoop, MqttOptions, QoS};
+use std::{sync::Arc, time::Duration};
+use tokio::sync::Mutex;
+use tracing::debug;
+
+use crate::{config::MqttConfig, error::Error};
+
+pub struct Mqtt {
+    client: AsyncClient,
+    eventloop: Arc<Mutex<EventLoop>>,
+    event_loop_running: Arc<Mutex<bool>>,
+}
+
+impl Mqtt {
+    async fn run_event_loop(&self) {
+        let mut event_loop_running = self.event_loop_running.lock().await;
+        if !*event_loop_running {
+            *event_loop_running = true;
+
+            let eventloop = Arc::clone(&self.eventloop);
+            tokio::spawn(async move {
+                let mut eventloop = eventloop.lock().await;
+                while let Ok(notification) = eventloop.poll().await {
+                    debug!("Received = {:?}", notification);
+                    tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(100)).await;
+                }
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub async fn publish(&self, payload: &[u8]) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        self.run_event_loop().await;
+        self.client
+            .publish("alerts", QoS::AtLeastOnce, false, payload)
+            .await?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn connect(config: &MqttConfig) -> Mqtt {
+    let mut options = MqttOptions::new("rumqtt-async", config.broker.clone(), config.port);
+    let options = options
+        .set_credentials(config.user.clone(), config.password.clone())
+        .to_owned();
+
+    let (client, eventloop) = AsyncClient::new(options, 10);
+    Mqtt {
+        client,
+        eventloop: Arc::new(Mutex::new(eventloop)),
+        event_loop_running: Arc::new(Mutex::new(false)),
+    }
+}
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index b278be2..930ed88 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 
   outputs =
     {
-      self,
       nixpkgs,
       naersk,
       fenix,