How to Install RabbitMQ on Fedora 40

To install RabbitMQ on Fedora 40, follow the steps below:

Step 1 : Update:

sudo dnf update

Step 2 : Import RabbitMQ, Erlang key:

## primary RabbitMQ signing key
rpm --import 'https://github.com/rabbitmq/signing-keys/releases/download/3.0/rabbitmq-release-signing-key.asc'
## modern Erlang repository
rpm --import 'https://github.com/rabbitmq/signing-keys/releases/download/3.0/cloudsmith.rabbitmq-erlang.E495BB49CC4BBE5B.key'
## RabbitMQ server repository
rpm --import 'https://github.com/rabbitmq/signing-keys/releases/download/3.0/cloudsmith.rabbitmq-server.9F4587F226208342.key'

Step 3 : Add RabbitMQ, Erlang repository:

- Create /etc/yum.repos.d/rabbitmq.repo

sudo nano /etc/yum.repos.d/rabbitmq.repo

- With the following content:

# In /etc/yum.repos.d/rabbitmq.repo


##
## Zero dependency Erlang RPM
##


[modern-erlang]
name=modern-erlang-el8
# uses a Cloudsmith mirror @ yum.novemberain.com in addition to its Cloudsmith upstream.
# Unlike Cloudsmith, the mirror does not have any traffic quotas
baseurl=https://yum1.novemberain.com/erlang/el/8/$basearch
        https://yum2.novemberain.com/erlang/el/8/$basearch
        https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-erlang/rpm/el/8/$basearch
repo_gpgcheck=1
enabled=1
gpgkey=https://github.com/rabbitmq/signing-keys/releases/download/3.0/cloudsmith.rabbitmq-erlang.E495BB49CC4BBE5B.key
gpgcheck=1
sslverify=1
sslcacert=/etc/pki/tls/certs/ca-bundle.crt
metadata_expire=300
pkg_gpgcheck=1
autorefresh=1
type=rpm-md


[modern-erlang-noarch]
name=modern-erlang-el8-noarch
# uses a Cloudsmith mirror @ yum.novemberain.com.
# Unlike Cloudsmith, it does not have any traffic quotas
baseurl=https://yum1.novemberain.com/erlang/el/8/noarch
        https://yum2.novemberain.com/erlang/el/8/noarch
        https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-erlang/rpm/el/8/noarch
repo_gpgcheck=1
enabled=1
gpgkey=https://github.com/rabbitmq/signing-keys/releases/download/3.0/cloudsmith.rabbitmq-erlang.E495BB49CC4BBE5B.key
       https://github.com/rabbitmq/signing-keys/releases/download/3.0/rabbitmq-release-signing-key.asc
gpgcheck=1
sslverify=1
sslcacert=/etc/pki/tls/certs/ca-bundle.crt
metadata_expire=300
pkg_gpgcheck=1
autorefresh=1
type=rpm-md


[modern-erlang-source]
name=modern-erlang-el8-source
# uses a Cloudsmith mirror @ yum.novemberain.com.
# Unlike Cloudsmith, it does not have any traffic quotas
baseurl=https://yum1.novemberain.com/erlang/el/8/SRPMS
        https://yum2.novemberain.com/erlang/el/8/SRPMS
        https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-erlang/rpm/el/8/SRPMS
repo_gpgcheck=1
enabled=1
gpgkey=https://github.com/rabbitmq/signing-keys/releases/download/3.0/cloudsmith.rabbitmq-erlang.E495BB49CC4BBE5B.key
       https://github.com/rabbitmq/signing-keys/releases/download/3.0/rabbitmq-release-signing-key.asc
gpgcheck=1
sslverify=1
sslcacert=/etc/pki/tls/certs/ca-bundle.crt
metadata_expire=300
pkg_gpgcheck=1
autorefresh=1




##
## RabbitMQ Server
##


[rabbitmq-el8]
name=rabbitmq-el8
baseurl=https://yum2.novemberain.com/rabbitmq/el/8/$basearch
        https://yum1.novemberain.com/rabbitmq/el/8/$basearch
        https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/rpm/el/8/$basearch
repo_gpgcheck=1
enabled=1
# Cloudsmith's repository key and RabbitMQ package signing key
gpgkey=https://github.com/rabbitmq/signing-keys/releases/download/3.0/cloudsmith.rabbitmq-server.9F4587F226208342.key
       https://github.com/rabbitmq/signing-keys/releases/download/3.0/rabbitmq-release-signing-key.asc
gpgcheck=1
sslverify=1
sslcacert=/etc/pki/tls/certs/ca-bundle.crt
metadata_expire=300
pkg_gpgcheck=1
autorefresh=1
type=rpm-md


[rabbitmq-el8-noarch]
name=rabbitmq-el8-noarch
baseurl=https://yum2.novemberain.com/rabbitmq/el/8/noarch
        https://yum1.novemberain.com/rabbitmq/el/8/noarch
        https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/rpm/el/8/noarch
repo_gpgcheck=1
enabled=1
# Cloudsmith's repository key and RabbitMQ package signing key
gpgkey=https://github.com/rabbitmq/signing-keys/releases/download/3.0/cloudsmith.rabbitmq-server.9F4587F226208342.key
       https://github.com/rabbitmq/signing-keys/releases/download/3.0/rabbitmq-release-signing-key.asc
gpgcheck=1
sslverify=1
sslcacert=/etc/pki/tls/certs/ca-bundle.crt
metadata_expire=300
pkg_gpgcheck=1
autorefresh=1
type=rpm-md


[rabbitmq-el8-source]
name=rabbitmq-el8-source
baseurl=https://yum2.novemberain.com/rabbitmq/el/8/SRPMS
        https://yum1.novemberain.com/rabbitmq/el/8/SRPMS
        https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/rpm/el/8/SRPMS
repo_gpgcheck=1
enabled=1
gpgkey=https://github.com/rabbitmq/signing-keys/releases/download/3.0/cloudsmith.rabbitmq-server.9F4587F226208342.key
gpgcheck=0
sslverify=1
sslcacert=/etc/pki/tls/certs/ca-bundle.crt
metadata_expire=300
pkg_gpgcheck=1
autorefresh=1
type=rpm-md

Step 4 : Update again:

sudo dnf update

Step 5 : Install dependencies:

sudo dnf install socat logrotate

Step 6 : Install RabbitMQ:

sudo dnf install erlang 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 : Create Admin User:

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

Step 12 : Configure firewall if necessary:

sudo firewall-cmd --add-port={5672,15672}/tcp --permanent
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

Step 13 : Access the RabbitMQ management interface:

- You can access the RabbitMQ management interface via a web browser using the URL http://ip:15672/.

- Log in with the admin user credentials created in Step 11 to access and manage RabbitMQ through the web interface.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed RabbitMQ on Fedora 40.