Install RabbitMQ on Ubuntu

RabbitMQ is a powerful, open-source message-broker software that facilitates communication between different distributed system components. Installing RabbitMQ on an Ubuntu system is a straightforward process that involves setting up the required repository, installing the necessary dependencies, and configuring the broker for optimal performance. Following a few simple steps, you can get RabbitMQ up and running on your Ubuntu machine, enabling you to manage efficiently and route messages between services and applications. This guide will walk you through the installation process, ensuring your RabbitMQ server is ready to handle messaging tasks effectively.

Install RabbitMQ on Ubuntu

To install RabbitMQ on Ubuntu, perform the following steps:

1. Log in to the Ubuntu Server as a root user.  
   

2. Update your local package index to ensure you have the latest version of available packages. sudo apt update

3. Install the RabbitMQ server package from the official Ubuntu repositories. sudo apt install rabbitmq-server

4. Start the RabbitMQ service. sudo systemctl start rabbitmq-server
   

5. On Boot, enable the RabbitMQ service. sudo systemctl enable rabbitmq-server
   

6. The status of the RabbitMQ has to be checked. sudo systemctl status rabbitmq-server
   

7. Setup the RabbitMQ Management plugin.  sudo rabbitmq-plugins enable rabbitmq_management

8. Restart the RabbitMQ server.  sudo systemctl restart rabbitmq-server
   

9. Create a new user in RabbitMQ and grant them admin privileges, as the guest user can only be accessed locally on the localhost. sudo rabbitmqctl add_user admin Pass@2233

   sudo rabbitmqctl set_user_tags myuser administrator

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

10. In Firewall, allow RabbitMQ.  sudo ufw allow proto tcp from any to any port 5672,15672

    ss -tunelp | grep 15672