Install RabbitMQ in Ubuntu

Install RabbitMQ in Ubuntu

Step 1 – Install Erlang

$wget https://packages.erlang-solutions.com/erlang-solutions_1.0_all.deb

$sudo dpkg -i erlang-solutions_1.0_all.deb

Now, you can install erlang package on your system using the following command. This will install all of its dependencies as well.

$sudo apt-get update

$sudo apt-get install erlang erlang-nox

Step 2 – Install RabbitMQ Server

After installing requirements, now enable RabbitMQ apt repository on your system. Also you need to import rabbitmq signing key on your system.

$echo 'deb http://www.rabbitmq.com/debian/ testing main' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/rabbitmq.list

$wget -O- https://www.rabbitmq.com/rabbitmq-release-signing-key.asc | sudo apt-key add -

After that update apt cache and install RabbitMQ server on your system.

$sudo apt-get update

$sudo apt-get install rabbitmq-server

Step 3 – Manage RabbitMQ Service

After completing installations, enable the RabbitMQ service on your system. Also, start the RabbitMQ service. Use one the below methods sysvinit for older systems or systemctl for the latest operating system.

Using Systemctl –

sudo systemctl enable rabbitmq-server

sudo systemctl start rabbitmq-server

sudo systemctl stop rabbitmq-server

Step 4 – Create Admin User in RabbitMQ

By default rabbitmq creates a user named “guest” with password “guest”. You can also create your own administrator account on RabbitMQ server using following commands. Change password with your own password.

$sudo rabbitmqctl add_user admin password

$sudo rabbitmqctl set_user_tags admin administrator

$sudo rabbitmqctl set_permissions -p / admin ".*" ".*" ".*"

Step 5 – Setup RabbitMQ Web Management Console

RabbitMQ also provides and web management console for managing the entire RabbitMQ. To enable web management console run following command on your system. The web management console helps you for managing RabbitMQ server.

$sudo rabbitmq-plugins enable rabbitmq_management

RabbitMQ dashboard starts on port 15672. Access your server on the port to get dashboard. Use the username and password created in step 4

That’s it. Done!!!