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RabbitMQ installation and basic use

RabbitMQ installation and basic use​

RabbitMQ is a powerful open source message queuing system for delivering messages between applications. It uses AMQP (Advanced Message Queuing Protocol) as the message transmission protocol and provides client libraries in multiple languages ​​to facilitate integration and use in different applications. This article will introduce you to how to install and basically use RabbitMQ.

Installing RabbitMQ
RabbitMQ can be installed on multiple operating systems, including Windows, Linux, and Mac OS. The following will introduce the installation methods on Windows and Linux systems.

To install RabbitMQ on Windows, you can follow these steps:

  1. Download the RabbitMQ installer:
    You can download the installer for Windows from the RabbitMQ official website ( [https://www.rabbitmq.com/↗ ).](https://www.rabbitmq.com/)

  2. Run the installer:
    Double-click the downloaded installer and follow the wizard to complete the installation process.

  3. Start the RabbitMQ service:
    After the installation is complete, you can find the RabbitMQ folder in the start menu, which contains various tools and configuration files about RabbitMQ. In that folder, find and run "RabbitMQ Command Prompt" and it will open a command line window.

  4. Start the RabbitMQ service:
    In the RabbitMQ command line window, enter the following command to start the RabbitMQ service:


  5. Verify whether the RabbitMQ service is started:   
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