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    How to Install RabbitMQ on CentOS/RHEL 7/6 and Fedora

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    RabbitMQ is the most popular open source message broker. RabbitMQ is a lightweight application available for most of the popular operating systems. RabbitMQ supports multiple messaging protocols. RabbitMQ can be easily deployed in a distributed and federated configurations to meet high-scale, high-availability requirements. This tutorial will help you to install RabbitMQ on CentOS/RHEL 7/6 and Fedora systems.

    Step 1 – Install Erlang

    First, use the following commands to add Erlang yum repository on RHEL based system. You can simply download Erlang repository package from its official website and install on your system.

    $ wget https://packages.erlang-solutions.com/erlang-solutions-1.0-1.noarch.rpm
$ sudo rpm -Uvh erlang-solutions-1.0-1.noarch.rpm

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

    $ sudo yum install erlang erlang-nox

    Step 2 – Install RabbitMQ Server

    After installing requirements, now download the RabbitMQ rpm package as per your operating system version from its official website.

    CentOS/RHEL 7 & Fedora >= 19 

    $ wget https://www.rabbitmq.com/releases/rabbitmq-server/v3.6.9/rabbitmq-server-3.6.9-1.el7.noarch.rpm

    CentOS/RHEL 6 & Fedora < 19 

    $ wget https://www.rabbitmq.com/releases/rabbitmq-server/v3.6.9/rabbitmq-server-3.6.9-1.el6.noarch.rpm

    After downloading the RabbitMQ server package, import rabbitmq signing key and install it using the following commands.

    $ sudo rpm --import https://www.rabbitmq.com/rabbitmq-release-signing-key.asc
$ sudo yum install rabbitmq-server-3.6.9-1.noarch.rpm

    Step 3 – Manage RabbitMQ Service

    After completing above 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 Init – CentOS/RHEL 6 & Fedora < 19

    $ sudo update-rc.d rabbitmq-server defaults
$ sudo service rabbitmq-server start
$ sudo service rabbitmq-server stop

    Uisng Systemctl – CentOS/RHEL 7 & Fedora >= 19

    $ 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

    install rabbitmq server

    After login, you will get the RabbitMQ management web interface dashboard.

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    1. Andrew on

      #!/bin/bash

      #rabbitmq-server-install-RHEL-7.9.sh

      # Runbook for installing Erlang & RMQ on RHEL 7.9

      # Run as the RunID you’re going to use the server with– NOT root
      # If run as root, non-root users won’t have access to rabbitmqctl commands and config

      # To add a user to the sudoers(wheel) group run this command AS ROOT
      # usermod -aG wheel
      # Then exit root and logout/login with the RunID to run this script

      # Note: If yum says the process is locked by another (PackageKit) just let it keep retrying… it will work

      HOSTNAME=mqhost01

      # Set Hostname
      sudo hostnamectl set-hostname $HOSTNAME –static
      hostname

      # Make rmq directory
      mkdir ~/rmq
      chmod 777 ~/rmq
      cd ~/rmq

      # Check RHEL/Centos release = 7.9
      cat /etc/centos-release

      # Install Required Enterprise toolkit & wget
      sudo yum -y install epel-release wget

      # Install Common tools
      sudo yum -y install gcc glibc-devel make ncurses-devel openssl-devel autoconf
      sudo yum -y install dos2unix

      # Check and update repos
      sudo yum repolist
      wget https://packages.erlang-solutions.com/erlang-solutions-2.0-1.noarch.rpm

      # Install erlang dependancies
      yes | sudo rpm -Uvh erlang-solutions-2.0-1.noarch.rpm

      # Check erlang rpms available
      yum –showduplicates list erlang | expand

      # Install newest compatible with RHEL 7.9
      # While IDIP shows and the layering team created a package to install 24.0 — this is not the correct verion
      # sudo yum -y install erlang-24.0.6-1.el7.x86_64
      # 24.3 has been updated to remove Vulnerabilities and is the most stable version for RHEL 7.9
      sudo yum -y install erlang-24.3.4.1-1.el7.x86_64
      erl -version

      # Add Rabbitmq repo to yum
      cat << EOF | sudo tee /etc/yum.repos.d/rabbitmq.repo
      [rabbitmq_rabbitmq-server]
      name=rabbitmq_rabbitmq-server
      baseurl=https://packagecloud.io/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/el/\$releasever/\$basearch
      repo_gpgcheck=1
      gpgcheck=0
      enabled=1
      gpgkey=https://packagecloud.io/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/gpgkey
      sslverify=1
      sslcacert=/etc/pki/tls/certs/ca-bundle.crt
      metadata_expire=300
      EOF

      sudo yum -y clean all
      sudo yum -y makecache

      Check rabbitmq rpms available
      yum -y –showduplicates list rabbitmq-server | expand

      # Install newest compatible with RHEL 7.9
      # Again While IDIP shows and the layering team created a package to install 3.10.5 — this is not the correct verion
      # Rabbitmq.org says the highest RHEL 7.9 version is 3.10.0
      sudo yum -y install rabbitmq-server-3.10.0-1.el7.noarch
      sudo systemctl enable –now rabbitmq-server
      systemctl status rabbitmq-server

      # Configure RMQ
      # syntax: rabbitmqctl add_user username password
      sudo rabbitmqctl add_user admin admin
      sudo rabbitmqctl set_user_tags admin administrator
      sudo rabbitmqctl list_users
      sudo rabbitmqctl set_permissions -p / admin ".*" ".*" ".*"

      # Install Web admin
      sudo rabbitmq-plugins enable rabbitmq_management

      # Open RMQ firewall ports
      sudo firewall-cmd –add-port=25672/tcp –permanent
      sudo firewall-cmd –add-port=4369/tcp –permanent
      sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp –dport 4369 -j ACCEPT
      sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp –dport 25672 -j ACCEPT

      # Manually stop/start and check status again
      sudo rabbitmqctl stop
      sudo systemctl enable –now rabbitmq-server
      systemctl status rabbitmq-server

      echo ''
      echo "Check the Admin panel in a browser: http://localhost:15672&quot;
      echo "Login : admin / admin"
      echo ''
      echo "DONE"

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    3. Krishna on

      i am facing so many issues by following this document.
      [xxx@yyyy ~]# sudo rpm -Uvh erlang-solutions-1.0-1.noarch.rpm
      error: Failed dependencies:
      epel-release is needed by erlang-solutions-1.0-1.noarch
      [xxx@yyyy ~]#

      [xxx@yyyy ~]# sudo yum install rabbitmq-server-3.6.9-1.noarch.rpm
      Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
      Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
      * base: centos.quelquesmots.fr
      * extras: centos.mirrors.ovh.net
      * updates: centos.mirrors.ovh.net
      No package rabbitmq-server-3.6.9-1.noarch.rpm available.
      Error: Nothing to do

      [xxx@yyyy ~]# rpm -q centos-release
      centos-release-7-6.1810.2.el7.centos.x86_64

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    4. NKN on

      Hi JOHANZ,

      I also faced the same error while creating the user.so I have started the RabbitMQ server then I ran the add user command then it resolved.

      Regards,
      NKN

      Reply
    5. Abhishek on

      Hi ,
      I need some clarification for RHEL, i have installed erlang and rabbitmq successfully in centos, Now i am going to install in RHEL so is there any separate steps or separate rpm file for RHEL because in erlang i have installed with centos rpm but in RHEL is there any different rmp for it.

      Thanks,
      Abhishek

      Reply
    6. Johanz on

      Error eject command:
      sudo rabbitmqctl add_user
      sudo rabbitmq-plugins enable rabbitmq_management

      Error: unable to connect to node rabbit@cntncntrbmq: nodedown

      DIAGNOSTICS
      ===========

      attempted to contact: [rabbit@cntncntrbmq]

      rabbit@cntncntrbmq:
      * connected to epmd (port 4369) on cntncntrbmq
      * epmd reports: node ‘rabbit’ not running at all
      no other nodes on cntncntrbmq
      * suggestion: start the node

      current node details:
      – node name: ‘rabbitmq-cli-51@cntncntrbmq’
      – home dir: /var/lib/rabbitmq
      – cookie hash: Z04u01Yoj1XnItHTNo+LRw==

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