Setup RabbitMQ

1. Pull the official RabbitMQ Docker image

with the management plugin enabled. This plugin provides a web-based UI for management and monitoring.

docker pull rabbitmq:3-management

. Run a RabbitMQ container

using the following command. This command runs the container in detached mode (-d), assigns it a name (—name), and maps the necessary ports from the container to your host machine:

docker run -d --name rabbitmq -p 5672:5672 -p 15672:15672 rabbitmq:3-management

1. 5672: The default port for the RabbitMQ server (AMQP connections).
2. 15672: The port for the management console UI.

3. Verify the container

is running by opening Docker Desktop or using the following command in your terminal:

docker ps

You should see a container named rabbitmq with the status Up.

4. Access the RabbitMQ Management Console

by opening a web browser and navigating to localhost:15672.
The default username and password for the management console are both guest.

Optional: Persisting Data

To ensure your data (messages, user definitions, etc.) is not lost when the container is stopped or removed, mount a local directory as a volume to the container’s data directory (/var/lib/rabbitmq).

docker run -d --name rabbitmq -p 5672:5672 -p 15672:15672 -v /path/to/your/data:/var/lib/rabbitmq rabbitmq:3-management

Replace /path/to/your/data with the absolute path of the directory on your Mac where you want to store the data.