diff --git a/backend/deploy/mosquitto.conf b/backend/deploy/mosquitto.conf
index f871146..e57745d 100644
--- a/backend/deploy/mosquitto.conf
+++ b/backend/deploy/mosquitto.conf
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
+listener 1883
+allow_anonymous true
 password_file mqtt_users
 
diff --git a/skateboard/main/CMakeLists.txt b/skateboard/main/CMakeLists.txt
index 46cb31b..88c9316 100644
--- a/skateboard/main/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/skateboard/main/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 idf_component_register(
-    SRCS skateboard.c app_wifi.c app_mpu.c
-    PRIV_REQUIRES nvs_flash esp_wifi
+    SRCS skateboard.c app_wifi.c app_mpu.c app_mqtt.c
+    PRIV_REQUIRES nvs_flash esp_netif esp_wifi mqtt
     INCLUDE_DIRS ".")
 
diff --git a/skateboard/main/Kconfig.projbuild b/skateboard/main/Kconfig.projbuild
index bb8c6cf..738f53e 100644
--- a/skateboard/main/Kconfig.projbuild
+++ b/skateboard/main/Kconfig.projbuild
@@ -1,17 +1,31 @@
 menu "Skateboard config"
 
-    config SKATEBOARD_WIFI_SSID
+    config WIFI_SSID
         string "WIFI SSID"
         default "myssid"
 
-    config SKATEBOARD_WIFI_PASSWORD
+    config WIFI_PASSWORD
         string "WIFI password"
         default "mypassword"
 
-    config SKATEBOARD_WIFI_MAXIMUM_RETRIES
+    config WIFI_MAXIMUM_RETRIES
         int "WIFI maximum connection retries"
         default 5
 
+    config MQTT_URL
+        string "MQTT URL"
+        default "mqtt://mqtt.eclipseprojects.io"
+        help
+            URL of the broker to connect to
+
+    config MQTT_USERNAME
+        string "MQTT Username"
+        default "test"
+
+    config MQTT_PASSWORD
+        string "MQTT Password"
+        default "1234"
+
     choice MPU6050_I2C_ADDRESS
         prompt "Select I2C address"
         default MPU6050_I2C_ADDRESS_LOW
diff --git a/skateboard/main/app_mqtt.c b/skateboard/main/app_mqtt.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f0d0526
--- /dev/null
+++ b/skateboard/main/app_mqtt.c
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+#include "app_mqtt.h"
+#include "esp_event_base.h"
+#include "esp_log.h"
+#include "freertos/projdefs.h"
+#include "mqtt_client.h"
+#include "sdkconfig.h"
+#include <string.h>
+
+extern const char* TAG;
+
+enum {
+    Ev_Connected = 1 << 0,
+    Ev_Failed = 1 << 1,
+};
+
+static void event_cb(void* arg, esp_event_base_t base, int32_t id, void* data)
+{
+    AppMqtt* mqtt = arg;
+    esp_mqtt_event_handle_t event = data;
+    esp_mqtt_client_handle_t client = event->client;
+
+    (void)client;
+
+    if (id == MQTT_EVENT_CONNECTED) {
+        xEventGroupSetBits(mqtt->event_group, Ev_Connected);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (id == MQTT_EVENT_ERROR) {
+        ESP_LOGE(TAG, "MQTT error occured");
+
+        if (event->error_handle->error_type == MQTT_ERROR_TYPE_TCP_TRANSPORT) {
+
+            if (event->error_handle->esp_tls_last_esp_err) {
+                ESP_LOGE(TAG,
+                    "Error reported in esp-tls: 0x%x",
+                    event->error_handle->esp_tls_last_esp_err);
+            } else if (event->error_handle->esp_tls_stack_err) {
+                ESP_LOGE(TAG,
+                    "Error reported in tls stack: 0x%x",
+                    event->error_handle->esp_tls_stack_err);
+            } else if (event->error_handle->esp_transport_sock_errno) {
+                ESP_LOGE(TAG,
+                    "Error captured as transport's socket errno: 0x%x",
+                    event->error_handle->esp_transport_sock_errno);
+            }
+
+            ESP_LOGI(TAG,
+                "Last errno string (%s)",
+                strerror(event->error_handle->esp_transport_sock_errno));
+        }
+
+        xEventGroupSetBits(mqtt->event_group, Ev_Failed);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (id == MQTT_EVENT_DATA) {
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < mqtt->subs_counts; ++i) {
+            size_t sub_topic_len = strlen(mqtt->subs[i].topic);
+
+            if (sub_topic_len == event->topic_len
+                && strncmp(mqtt->subs[i].topic, event->topic, event->topic_len)
+                    == 0) {
+
+                mqtt->subs[i].callback(event->topic,
+                    event->topic_len,
+                    event->data,
+                    event->data_len,
+                    mqtt->subs[i].arg);
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        return;
+    }
+}
+
+void app_mqtt_init(AppMqtt* mqtt)
+{
+    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Initializing MQTT");
+
+    *mqtt = (AppMqtt) {
+        .event_group = xEventGroupCreate(),
+        .subs_counts = 0,
+    };
+
+    esp_mqtt_client_config_t mqtt_config = {
+        .broker.address.uri = CONFIG_MQTT_URL,
+        .credentials.username = CONFIG_MQTT_USERNAME,
+        .credentials.authentication.password = CONFIG_MQTT_PASSWORD,
+    };
+
+    mqtt->client = esp_mqtt_client_init(&mqtt_config);
+    esp_mqtt_client_register_event(
+        mqtt->client, ESP_EVENT_ANY_ID, event_cb, mqtt);
+    esp_mqtt_client_start(mqtt->client);
+
+    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "MQTT started");
+
+    EventBits_t event_bits = xEventGroupWaitBits(mqtt->event_group,
+        Ev_Connected | Ev_Failed,
+        pdFALSE,
+        pdFALSE,
+        pdMS_TO_TICKS(1000 * 60 * 2));
+
+    if (event_bits & Ev_Connected) {
+        ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Connected to MQTT broker at %s", CONFIG_MQTT_URL);
+    } else {
+        ESP_LOGE(
+            TAG, "Could not connect to MQTT broker at %s", CONFIG_MQTT_URL);
+    }
+}
+
+void app_mqtt_subscribe(
+    AppMqtt* mqtt, const char* topic, AppMqttSubCb callback, void* arg)
+{
+    if (mqtt->subs_counts + 1 >= app_mqtt_subs_max_count) {
+        ESP_LOGE(TAG,
+            "Max MQTT subscriptions exceeded (%d)",
+            app_mqtt_subs_max_count);
+
+        return;
+    }
+
+    int status = esp_mqtt_client_subscribe_single(mqtt->client, topic, 0);
+    if (status < 0) {
+        ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Could not subscribe to MQTT topic '%s'", topic);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    mqtt->subs[mqtt->subs_counts++] = (AppMqttSub) { topic, callback, arg };
+}
+
+void app_mqtt_publish(
+    AppMqtt* mqtt, const char* topic, const void* data, size_t size)
+{
+    int status
+        = esp_mqtt_client_publish(mqtt->client, topic, data, (int)size, 1, 0);
+    if (status < 0) {
+        ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Could not publish to MQTT topic '%s'", topic);
+        return;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/skateboard/main/app_mqtt.h b/skateboard/main/app_mqtt.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7dd974d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/skateboard/main/app_mqtt.h
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "mqtt_client.h"
+#include <stddef.h>
+
+typedef void (*AppMqttSubCb)(const char* topic,
+    size_t topic_size,
+    const void* data,
+    size_t data_size,
+    void* arg);
+
+typedef struct {
+    const char* topic;
+    AppMqttSubCb callback;
+    void* arg;
+} AppMqttSub;
+
+#define app_mqtt_subs_max_count 4
+
+typedef struct AppMqtt {
+    EventGroupHandle_t event_group;
+    esp_mqtt_client_handle_t client;
+    AppMqttSub subs[app_mqtt_subs_max_count];
+    size_t subs_counts;
+} AppMqtt;
+
+void app_mqtt_init(AppMqtt* mqtt);
+void app_mqtt_subscribe(
+    AppMqtt* mqtt, const char* topic, AppMqttSubCb callback, void* arg);
+void app_mqtt_publish(
+    AppMqtt* mqtt, const char* topic, const void* data, size_t size);
diff --git a/skateboard/main/app_wifi.c b/skateboard/main/app_wifi.c
index dcd3d2a..dd15fed 100644
--- a/skateboard/main/app_wifi.c
+++ b/skateboard/main/app_wifi.c
@@ -5,17 +5,12 @@
 
 extern const char* TAG;
 
-#define WIFI_SSID CONFIG_SKATEBOARD_WIFI_SSID
-#define WIFI_PASSWORD CONFIG_SKATEBOARD_WIFI_PASSWORD
-#define WIFI_MAXIMUM_RETRIES CONFIG_SKATEBOARD_WIFI_MAXIMUM_RETRIES
-
 enum {
     Ev_Connected = 1 << 0,
     Ev_Failed = 1 << 1,
 };
 
-static void event_handler(
-    void* arg, esp_event_base_t base, int32_t id, void* data)
+static void event_cb(void* arg, esp_event_base_t base, int32_t id, void* data)
 {
     AppWifi* app = arg;
 
@@ -27,17 +22,17 @@ static void event_handler(
     if (base == WIFI_EVENT && id == WIFI_EVENT_STA_DISCONNECTED) {
         esp_wifi_connect();
 
-        if (app->wifi_retries < WIFI_MAXIMUM_RETRIES) {
+        if (app->wifi_retries < CONFIG_WIFI_MAXIMUM_RETRIES) {
             esp_wifi_connect();
             app->wifi_retries += 1;
             ESP_LOGE(TAG,
                 "WIFI connection failed. Retrying (%d/%d)",
                 app->wifi_retries + 1,
-                WIFI_MAXIMUM_RETRIES);
+                CONFIG_WIFI_MAXIMUM_RETRIES);
             return;
         }
 
-        xEventGroupSetBits(app->wifi_event_group, Ev_Failed);
+        xEventGroupSetBits(app->event_group, Ev_Failed);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -47,32 +42,32 @@ static void event_handler(
         ESP_LOGI(TAG,
             "WIFI connected with IP " IPSTR,
             IP2STR(&ip_event->ip_info.ip));
-        xEventGroupSetBits(app->wifi_event_group, Ev_Connected);
+        xEventGroupSetBits(app->event_group, Ev_Connected);
         return;
     }
 }
 
 void app_wifi_init(AppWifi* wifi)
 {
-    wifi->wifi_event_group = xEventGroupCreate();
+    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Initializing WIFI");
+
+    wifi->event_group = xEventGroupCreate();
 
-    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_netif_init());
-    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_event_loop_create_default());
     esp_netif_create_default_wifi_sta();
 
     wifi_init_config_t init_config = WIFI_INIT_CONFIG_DEFAULT();
     ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_wifi_init(&init_config));
 
     ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_event_handler_instance_register(
-        WIFI_EVENT, ESP_EVENT_ANY_ID, &event_handler, wifi, NULL));
+        WIFI_EVENT, ESP_EVENT_ANY_ID, &event_cb, wifi, NULL));
 
     ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_event_handler_instance_register(
-        IP_EVENT, IP_EVENT_STA_GOT_IP, &event_handler, wifi, NULL));
+        IP_EVENT, IP_EVENT_STA_GOT_IP, &event_cb, wifi, NULL));
 
     wifi_config_t config = {
         .sta = {
-            .ssid = WIFI_SSID,
-            .password = WIFI_PASSWORD,
+            .ssid = CONFIG_WIFI_SSID,
+            .password = CONFIG_WIFI_PASSWORD,
             .threshold.authmode = WIFI_AUTH_WPA2_PSK,
         },
     };
@@ -82,20 +77,15 @@ void app_wifi_init(AppWifi* wifi)
 
     ESP_LOGI(TAG, "WIFI started");
 
-    EventBits_t event_bits = xEventGroupWaitBits(wifi->wifi_event_group,
+    EventBits_t event_bits = xEventGroupWaitBits(wifi->event_group,
         Ev_Connected | Ev_Failed,
         pdFALSE,
         pdFALSE,
-        portMAX_DELAY);
+        pdMS_TO_TICKS(1000 * 60 * 2));
 
     if (event_bits & Ev_Connected) {
-        ESP_LOGI(TAG, "WIFI connected to %s / '%s'", WIFI_SSID, WIFI_PASSWORD);
-    } else if (event_bits & Ev_Failed) {
-        ESP_LOGE(TAG,
-            "WIFI failed connecting to %s / '%s'",
-            WIFI_SSID,
-            WIFI_PASSWORD);
+        ESP_LOGI(TAG, "WIFI connected to %s", CONFIG_WIFI_SSID);
     } else {
-        ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Unexpected event");
+        ESP_LOGE(TAG, "WIFI failed connecting to %s", CONFIG_WIFI_SSID);
     }
 }
diff --git a/skateboard/main/app_wifi.h b/skateboard/main/app_wifi.h
index 98ce5a0..044f90b 100644
--- a/skateboard/main/app_wifi.h
+++ b/skateboard/main/app_wifi.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #include "freertos/idf_additions.h"
 
 typedef struct AppWifi {
-    EventGroupHandle_t wifi_event_group;
+    EventGroupHandle_t event_group;
     int wifi_retries;
 } AppWifi;
 
diff --git a/skateboard/main/skateboard.c b/skateboard/main/skateboard.c
index c8c649c..8bc3808 100644
--- a/skateboard/main/skateboard.c
+++ b/skateboard/main/skateboard.c
@@ -1,41 +1,66 @@
 #include "app_mpu.h"
+#include "app_mqtt.h"
 #include "app_wifi.h"
+#include "esp_event.h"
 #include "esp_log.h"
+#include "esp_netif.h"
 #include "freertos/idf_additions.h"
-#include "i2cdev.h"
-#include "mpu6050.h"
 #include "nvs_flash.h"
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
 
 const char* TAG = "skateboard";
 
 typedef struct App {
     AppWifi wifi;
     AppMpu mpu;
+    AppMqtt mqtt;
 } App;
 
+#define msg_buffer_capacity 1024
+char msg_buffer[msg_buffer_capacity];
+
+static void configure_cb(const char* topic,
+    size_t topic_size,
+    const void* data,
+    size_t data_size,
+    void* arg)
+{
+    App* app = arg;
+    (void)app;
+
+    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Received configure event (%.*s)", (int)topic_size, topic);
+    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Data: %.*s", (int)data_size, (const char*)data);
+}
+
 void app_main(void)
 {
     ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Initializing");
     ESP_LOGI(TAG, "IDF version: %s", esp_get_idf_version());
 
-    esp_err_t status = nvs_flash_init();
-    if (status == ESP_ERR_NVS_NO_FREE_PAGES
-        || status == ESP_ERR_NVS_NEW_VERSION_FOUND) {
-        ESP_ERROR_CHECK(nvs_flash_erase());
-        status = nvs_flash_init();
-    }
-    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(status);
+    esp_log_level_set("mqtt_client", ESP_LOG_VERBOSE);
+    esp_log_level_set("mqtt_example", ESP_LOG_VERBOSE);
+    esp_log_level_set("transport_base", ESP_LOG_VERBOSE);
+    esp_log_level_set("esp-tls", ESP_LOG_VERBOSE);
+    esp_log_level_set("transport", ESP_LOG_VERBOSE);
+    esp_log_level_set("outbox", ESP_LOG_VERBOSE);
+
+    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(nvs_flash_init());
+    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_netif_init());
+    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_event_loop_create_default());
 
     App app = { 
         .wifi = {
-            .wifi_event_group = 0,
+            .event_group = 0,
             .wifi_retries = 0,
         }, 
     };
 
     app_wifi_init(&app.wifi);
     app_mpu_init(&app.mpu);
+    app_mqtt_init(&app.mqtt);
+
+    app_mqtt_subscribe(&app.mqtt, "/skateboard/configure", configure_cb, &app);
 
     ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Initialized");
     ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Free memory: %" PRIu32 " bytes", esp_get_free_heap_size());
@@ -54,10 +79,11 @@ void app_main(void)
         float temp;
         app_mpu_read_temperature(&app.mpu, &temp);
 
-        ESP_LOGI(TAG,
-            "Acceleration: x=% 7.2f y=% 7.2f z=% 7.2f "
-            "Rotation: x=% 7.1f y=% 7.1f z=% 7.1f "
-            "Temperature: % 2.1f",
+        int msg_size = snprintf(msg_buffer,
+            msg_buffer_capacity - 1,
+            "{ \"acceleration\": [%.4f, %.4f, %.4f], "
+            "\"rotation\": [%.4f, %.4f, %.4f], "
+            "\"temperature\": %.2f }",
             accel_x,
             accel_y,
             accel_z,
@@ -66,6 +92,8 @@ void app_main(void)
             rotation_z,
             temp);
 
+        app_mqtt_publish(&app.mqtt, "/skateboard/update", msg_buffer, msg_size);
+
         vTaskDelay(pdMS_TO_TICKS(200));
     }
 }