Debian 13

How to Install RabbitMQ on Debian 13

To install RabbitMQ on Debian 13, follow the steps below.

Step 1 : Update the package index to make sure you are using the latest repository information.

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

Step 2 : Install the required tools for adding external repositories and keys.

sudo apt install curl gnupg apt-transport-https -y

Step 3 : Import the official RabbitMQ signing key so that packages can be verified.

curl -1sLf "https://keys.openpgp.org/vks/v1/by-fingerprint/0A9AF2115F4687BD29803A206B73A36E6026DFCA" | sudo gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/com.rabbitmq.team.gpg > /dev/null

Step 4 : Add the official RabbitMQ and Erlang repositories.

sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/rabbitmq.list <<EOF
## Latest RabbitMQ releases
##
deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/com.rabbitmq.team.gpg] https://deb1.rabbitmq.com/rabbitmq-server/debian/trixie trixie main
deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/com.rabbitmq.team.gpg] https://deb2.rabbitmq.com/rabbitmq-server/debian/trixie trixie main
EOF

Step 5 : Reload the package list to include the new repositories.

sudo apt update

Step 6 : Install Erlang packages

sudo apt install -y erlang-base \
                        erlang-asn1 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

Step 7 : Install RabbitMQ from the official repository.

sudo apt install rabbitmq-server -y --fix-missing

Step 8 : Start the RabbitMQ service.

sudo systemctl start rabbitmq-server

Step 9 : Ensure RabbitMQ starts automatically after reboot.

sudo systemctl enable rabbitmq-server

Step 10 : Verify that RabbitMQ is running correctly.

sudo systemctl status rabbitmq-server

Step 11 : Enable the web-based management interface.

sudo rabbitmq-plugins enable rabbitmq_management

Step 12 : Restart the service to apply changes.

sudo systemctl restart rabbitmq-server

Step 13 : Create a new admin user and assign administrator privileges.

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

Step 14 : If you are using UFW, allow access to the RabbitMQ management port.

sudo ufw allow 15672/tcp

Step 15 : Open a web browser and access:

http://server_ip:15672

Log in using the administrative user you created.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed and configured RabbitMQ on Debian 13.