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Deploying RabbitMQ Message Broker System on Ubuntu 24.04

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RabbitMQ is an open-source message broker implementing AMQP and other protocols, used to decouple producers and consumers across distributed applications. This guide deploys RabbitMQ using Docker Compose with Traefik handling automatic HTTPS for the management UI, with persistent queue storage. By the end, you'll have RabbitMQ running with a secured management dashboard at your domain.

Set Up the Directory Structure

1. Create the project directory:

$ mkdir -p ~/rabbitmq-stack
$ cd ~/rabbitmq-stack
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2. Create the environment file:

$ nano .env
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DOMAIN=rabbitmq.example.com
LETSENCRYPT_EMAIL=admin@example.com
RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_USER=admin
RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_PASS=STRONG_PASSWORD
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Deploy with Docker Compose

1. Create the Docker Compose manifest:

$ nano docker-compose.yaml
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services:
  traefik:
    image: traefik:v3.6
    container_name: traefik
    command:
      - "--providers.docker=true"
      - "--providers.docker.exposedbydefault=false"
      - "--entrypoints.web.address=:80"
      - "--entrypoints.websecure.address=:443"
      - "--entrypoints.web.http.redirections.entrypoint.to=websecure"
      - "--entrypoints.web.http.redirections.entrypoint.scheme=https"
      - "--certificatesresolvers.letsencrypt.acme.httpchallenge=true"
      - "--certificatesresolvers.letsencrypt.acme.httpchallenge.entrypoint=web"
      - "--certificatesresolvers.letsencrypt.acme.email=${LETSENCRYPT_EMAIL}"
      - "--certificatesresolvers.letsencrypt.acme.storage=/letsencrypt/acme.json"
    ports:
      - "80:80"
      - "443:443"
    volumes:
      - "letsencrypt:/letsencrypt"
      - "/var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro"
    restart: unless-stopped

  rabbitmq:
    image: rabbitmq:4.2-management
    container_name: rabbitmq
    hostname: rabbitmq
    ports:
      - "5672:5672"
    expose:
      - "15672"
    volumes:
      - "./data:/var/lib/rabbitmq"
      - "./logs:/var/log/rabbitmq"
    environment:
      - RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_USER=${RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_USER}
      - RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_PASS=${RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_PASS}
    labels:
      - "traefik.enable=true"
      - "traefik.http.routers.rabbitmq.rule=Host(`${DOMAIN}`)"
      - "traefik.http.routers.rabbitmq.entrypoints=websecure"
      - "traefik.http.routers.rabbitmq.tls.certresolver=letsencrypt"
      - "traefik.http.services.rabbitmq.loadbalancer.server.port=15672"
    restart: unless-stopped

volumes:
  letsencrypt:
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2. Start the services:

$ docker compose up -d
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3. Verify the services are running:

$ docker compose ps
$ docker compose logs
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Access the RabbitMQ Management Dashboard

Open https://rabbitmq.example.com in a browser. Sign in with RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_USER and RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_PASS from .env. Application clients connect to AMQP on port 5672 at the server's address.

Next Steps

RabbitMQ is running with a secured management UI. From here you can:

  • Create vhosts, users, and policies to isolate teams or environments
  • Define queues, exchanges, and bindings via the UI or rabbitmqctl
  • Enable shovel/federation plugins to bridge clusters across regions

For the full guide with additional tips, visit the original article on Vultr Docs.

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