In this tutorial, you will learn how to install RabbitMQ on Ubuntu 22.04/Ubuntu 20.04. RabbitMQ is the most widely deployed open source message broker written in the Erlang programming language and is built on the Open Telecom Platform framework for clustering and failover. It implements the Advanced Message Queuing Protocol (AMQP), Streaming Text Oriented Messaging Protocol (STOMP), MQ Telemetry Transport (MQTT), and other protocols.
Read more on RabbitMQ Features page.
Install RabbitMQ on Ubuntu 22.04/Ubuntu 20.04
RabbitMQ is available on the default Ubuntu repositories. However, the available versions may not be up-to-date.
Verify the available versions of RabbitMQ on Ubuntu 22.04/Ubuntu 20.04 repositories;
Ubuntu 22.04;
apt-cache policy rabbitmq-server
rabbitmq-server:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 3.9.13-1
Version table:
3.9.13-1 500
500 http://ke.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy/main amd64 Packages
Ubuntu 20.04;
apt-cache policy rabbitmq-server
rabbitmq-server:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 3.8.2-0ubuntu1.3
Version table:
3.8.2-0ubuntu1.3 500
500 http://ke.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/main amd64 Packages
500 http://ke.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security/main amd64 Packages
3.8.2-0ubuntu1 500
500 http://ke.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/main amd64 Packages
As you can see, Ubuntu 22.04 provides RabbitMQ version 3.9.13 while Ubuntu 20.04 provides version 3.9.2.
According to RabbitMQ release series page, v3.9.13 is the current stable release, as of this writing. This means that Ubuntu 22.04 repositories provides the latest versions of RabbitMQ.
Install RabbitMQ on Ubuntu 22.04
As confirmed above, Ubuntu 22.04 repositories provides the current release versions of RabbitMQ.
You can then install RabbitMQ on Ubuntu 22.04 by running the command below;
apt install rabbitmq-serverSample command installation output. Note that RabbitMQ will be installed alongside all other package dependencies including Erlang packages.
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erlang-asn1 erlang-base erlang-crypto erlang-eldap erlang-ftp erlang-inets erlang-mnesia erlang-os-mon erlang-parsetools erlang-public-key erlang-runtime-tools
erlang-snmp erlang-ssl erlang-syntax-tools erlang-tftp erlang-tools erlang-xmerl libsctp1 socat
Suggested packages:
erlang erlang-manpages erlang-doc lksctp-tools
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erlang-asn1 erlang-base erlang-crypto erlang-eldap erlang-ftp erlang-inets erlang-mnesia erlang-os-mon erlang-parsetools erlang-public-key erlang-runtime-tools
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Install RabbitMQ on Ubuntu 20.04
To install latest version of RabbitMQ on Ubuntu 20.04, you need to install the Cloudsmith RabbitMQ repository and modern Erlang repository as follows;
Install Team RabbitMQ’s main signing key;
curl -1sLf "https://keys.openpgp.org/vks/v1/by-fingerprint/0A9AF2115F4687BD29803A206B73A36E6026DFCA" | gpg --dearmor > /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/rabbitmq.team.gpgInstall Erlang repository GPG signing key
curl -1sLf https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-erlang/gpg.E495BB49CC4BBE5B.key | gpg --dearmor > /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/erlang.gpgInstall RabbitMQ repository GPG signing key;
curl -1sLf https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/gpg.9F4587F226208342.key | gpg --dearmor > /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/rabbitmq.gpgInstall RabbitMQ and Erlang Repositories;
cat > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/rabbitmq.list << 'EOL'
## Erlang
deb https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-erlang/deb/ubuntu focal main
deb-src https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-erlang/deb/ubuntu focal main
## Provides RabbitMQ
deb https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/deb/ubuntu focal main
deb-src https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/deb/ubuntu focal main
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Run system update;
apt updateNext, install RabbitMQ on Ubuntu 20.04;
apt install rabbitmq-server
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The following additional packages will be installed:
erlang-asn1 erlang-base erlang-crypto erlang-eldap erlang-ftp erlang-inets erlang-mnesia erlang-os-mon erlang-parsetools erlang-public-key erlang-runtime-tools
erlang-snmp erlang-ssl erlang-syntax-tools erlang-tftp erlang-tools erlang-xmerl libsctp1
Suggested packages:
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Running RabbitMQ Service
When installed, RabbitMQ service is started and enabled to run on system boot;
systemctl status rabbitmq-serverOutput;
● rabbitmq-server.service - RabbitMQ Messaging Server
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/rabbitmq-server.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Tue 2022-03-01 23:45:34 EAT; 22min ago
Main PID: 3036 (beam.smp)
Tasks: 23 (limit: 2306)
Memory: 85.9M
CPU: 15.014s
CGroup: /system.slice/rabbitmq-server.service
├─3036 /usr/lib/erlang/erts-12.2.1/bin/beam.smp -W w -MBas ageffcbf -MHas ageffcbf -MBlmbcs 512 -MHlmbcs 512 -MMmcs 30 -P 1048576 -t 5000000 -stbt db -zdbbl 1>
├─3050 erl_child_setup 65536
├─3116 inet_gethost 4
└─3117 inet_gethost 4
Mac 01 23:45:17 ubuntu2204 systemd[1]: Starting RabbitMQ Messaging Server...
Mac 01 23:45:34 ubuntu2204 systemd[1]: Started RabbitMQ Messaging Server.
You can control/manage the service using systemctl like start, stop, restart…
You can also run RabbitMQ command line tools. See examples given on the RabbitMQ configuration page.
- Check if the local node is running and CLI tools can successfully authenticate with it
rabbitmq-diagnostics ping- prints enabled components (applications), TCP listeners, memory usage breakdown, alarms and so on
rabbitmq-diagnostics status- prints cluster membership information
rabbitmq-diagnostics cluster_status- prints effective node configuration
rabbitmq-diagnostics environment- Lists queues and their properties
rabbitmq-diagnostics list_queuesEnable RabbitMQ Management UI
To enable RabbitMQ management UI, first enable the management plugin.
rabbitmq-plugins enable rabbitmq_managementSample command output;
Enabling plugins on node rabbit@ubuntu2204:
rabbitmq_management
The following plugins have been configured:
rabbitmq_management
rabbitmq_management_agent
rabbitmq_web_dispatch
Applying plugin configuration to rabbit@ubuntu2204...
The following plugins have been enabled:
rabbitmq_management
rabbitmq_management_agent
rabbitmq_web_dispatch
started 3 plugins.
Create administrative user for full management UI and HTTP API access;
rabbitmqctl add_user kifarunixadmin changemepasswordCommand Syntax:
rabbitmqctl [--node <node>] [--longnames] [--quiet] add_user <username> <password>If you want to change the password use;
rabbitmqctl change_password <username> <new-password>Assign the user administrative rights;
rabbitmqctl set_user_tags kifarunixadmin administratorCommand Syntax;
rabbitmqctl [--node <node>] [--longnames] [--quiet] set_user_tags <username> <tag> [...]RabbitMQ Management UI Access
You can now access RabbitMQ web management UI via the address http://<server-IP – or domain>:15672
15672, 15671 are used for HTTP API clients, management UI and rabbitmqadmin.
ss -altnp | grep 56
LISTEN 0 128 0.0.0.0:25672 0.0.0.0:* users:(("beam.smp",pid=3036,fd=18))
LISTEN 0 1024 0.0.0.0:15672 0.0.0.0:* users:(("beam.smp",pid=3036,fd=35))
LISTEN 0 128 *:5672 *:* users:(("beam.smp",pid=3036,fd=33))
Open the port on Firewall to allow external access.
Login Interface
Use the credentials created above to login to RabbitMQ UI;
And there you go! you have learnt how to install RabbitMQ on Ubuntu.
Read more on Getting Started with RabbitMQ.
