RabbitMQ is an open-source message broker software that allows applications to communicate with each other using a messaging protocol. It is easy to install RabbitMQ on Linux Mint. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install RabbitMQ on Linux Mint latest.
Before you start installing RabbitMQ on Linux Mint, ensure you have the following prerequisites:
RabbitMQ is built using the Erlang programming language. Thus you need to install Erlang before you can install RabbitMQ. Open a terminal and run the following commands to install Erlang:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y erlang
After installing Erlang, you can confirm if it has been installed correctly by running the command:
erl
You should be able to see the Erlang command prompt. Type q() to exit the prompt.
Once Erlang is installed, run the following commands to download and install RabbitMQ:
sudo apt-get install -y curl gnupg2
curl -s https://packagecloud.io/install/repositories/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/script.deb.sh | sudo bash
sudo apt-get install -y rabbitmq-server
The above commands will download the RabbitMQ setup files and install them on your Linux Mint system.
After installing RabbitMQ, you can start the RabbitMQ server with the following command:
sudo systemctl start rabbitmq-server
You can verify if the RabbitMQ server is running fine by running the following command:
sudo systemctl status rabbitmq-server
If everything is working fine, you should see the output showing the RabbitMQ status as active.
RabbitMQ comes with a web-based management console that you can use to monitor and manage your RabbitMQ server. To enable the management console, run the following command:
sudo rabbitmq-plugins enable rabbitmq_management
By default, the RabbitMQ management console listens to port 15672. You can access the management console by opening a browser and navigating to http://your-server-ip:15672. You should be able to see a login screen where you can log in using the default username and password.
The default username for RabbitMQ management console is guest, and the default password is also guest. It is recommended to change the default password for security reasons.
You have learned how to install RabbitMQ on Linux Mint, and you can now use it to build messaging applications. RabbitMQ also provides libraries for various programming languages such as Python, Java, and Ruby, making it easy to integrate with your applications.
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