How to Install RabbitMQ on Ubuntu 24.04

To install RabbitMQ on Ubuntu 24.04, follow the steps below.

Step 1 : Update:

sudo apt update

Step 2 : Install necessary prerequisites:

sudo apt install software-properties-common curl apt-transport-https lsb-release

Step 3 : Add Erlang repository:

curl -1sLf 'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-erlang/setup.deb.sh' | sudo -E bash

Step 4 : Update again:

sudo apt update

Step 5 : Install Erlang packages:

sudo apt install erlang

Step 6 : Install RabbitMQ:

sudo apt install rabbitmq-server

Step 7 : Start RabbitMQ:

sudo systemctl start rabbitmq-server

Step 8 : Enable RabbitMQ:

sudo systemctl enable rabbitmq-server

Step 9 : Check status:

sudo systemctl status rabbitmq-server

Step 10 : Enable RabbitMQ management plugin:

sudo rabbitmq-plugins enable rabbitmq_management

Step 11 : Restart:

sudo systemctl restart rabbitmq-server

Step 12 : Create an Administrative User:

sudo rabbitmqctl add_user admin your_password
sudo rabbitmqctl set_user_tags admin administrator
sudo rabbitmqctl set_permissions -p / admin ".*" ".*" ".*"

Step 13 : Access the RabbitMQ Management Interface:

- Open your web browser and go to http://ip:15672/

- Login using the credentials you created in Step 12.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed RabbitMQ on Ubuntu 24.04.