? Set Up RabbitMQ with MQTT and Management UI Using Docker

[Lomanu4]

RabbitMQ is a powerful message broker that supports multiple protocols, including AMQP and MQTT. If you’re building event-driven microservices or IoT-based apps, having RabbitMQ locally with MQTT support is extremely useful.

In this guide, you’ll learn how to:

• Spin up RabbitMQ using Docker
• Enable the Management UI
• Add MQTT protocol support
• Test both MQTT and AMQP pub/sub functionality via terminal scripts

Let’s dive in!

Пожалуйста Авторизируйтесь или Зарегистрируйтесь для просмотра скрытого текста.

Prerequisites


Before you start, make sure you have the following installed:

• Docker
• Docker Compose
• jq for parsing JSON (used in the subscriber script)

Install jq on Ubuntu:


sudo apt install jq
? Step 1: Docker Compose Setup


Create a file called rabbitmq-docker-compose.yml and paste in the following configuration:


services:
# RabbitMQ
rabbitmq:
image: rabbitmq:4-management
container_name: rabbitmq
restart: unless-stopped
ports:
- "15672:15672" # RabbitMQ Management UI
- "5672:5672" # RabbitMQ AMQP
environment:
RABBITMQ_HOST: '%'
RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_USER: user
RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_PASS: root
volumes:
- rabbitmq_data:/var/lib/rabbitmq
networks:
- rabbitmq_network
healthcheck:
test:
- CMD
- rabbitmq-diagnostics
- '-q'
- ping
retries: 3
timeout: 5s
interval: 30s

volumes:
rabbitmq_data:
driver: local

networks:
rabbitmq_network:
driver: bridge
? Step 2: Launch the RabbitMQ Container


Run the following command to spin up the service:


docker compose -f rabbitmq-docker-compose.yml up -d --build

Verify that it’s running:


docker ps

You should see the RabbitMQ container up and listening on ports 5672, 15672, and 1883.

? Step 3: Access the RabbitMQ Management UI


Open your browser and visit:

Пожалуйста Авторизируйтесь или Зарегистрируйтесь для просмотра скрытого текста.

Log in with:

• Username: user
• Password: root

You’ll get a full dashboard with queues, exchanges, bindings, and users.

? Step 4: Enable MQTT Plugin


RabbitMQ supports MQTT through its plugin system. To enable it:


docker exec -it rabbitmq rabbitmq-plugins enable rabbitmq_mqtt

Verify that it’s enabled:


docker exec -it rabbitmq rabbitmq-plugins list | grep mqtt

You should see output like this:


[E*] rabbitmq_mqtt
? Step 5: Test MQTT with Mosquitto

Install Mosquitto Clients


On Ubuntu:


sudo apt install mosquitto-clients

After installation. Open a new terminal and type the command to publish a message

? Publish a Message


mosquitto_pub -h localhost -p 1883 -t test_mqtt -m "Hello, MQTT!" -u user -P root
? Subscribe to a Topic


In a second terminal:


mosquitto_sub -h localhost -p 1883 -t test_mqtt -u user -P root

You should see:


Hello, MQTT!
?️ Step 6: Test AMQP Pub/Sub (Optional Bash Scripts)


You can also test RabbitMQ’s core AMQP protocol using publisher.sh and subscriber.sh scripts.

? Sample publisher.sh


#!/bin/bash

RABBITMQ_USER="user"
RABBITMQ_PASS="root"
RABBITMQ_HOST="localhost"
QUEUE_NAME="test_queue"

# Declare the queue
curl -u "$RABBITMQ_USER:$RABBITMQ_PASS" -X PUT \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"auto_delete":false,"durable":true}' \
"http://$RABBITMQ_HOST:15672/api/queues/%2F/$QUEUE_NAME"

# Publish messages every 5 seconds
while true; do
MESSAGE="Hello, RabbitMQ, This is a message from docker compose! $(date)"
curl -u "$RABBITMQ_USER:$RABBITMQ_PASS" -X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d "{\"properties\":{},\"routing_key\":\"$QUEUE_NAME\",\"payload\":\"$MESSAGE\",\"payload_encoding\":\"string\"}" \
"http://$RABBITMQ_HOST:15672/api/exchanges/%2F/amq.default/publish"
echo " [x] Sent '$MESSAGE'"
sleep 5
done

? Sample subscriber.sh


#!/bin/bash
RABBITMQ_USER="user"
RABBITMQ_PASS="root"
RABBITMQ_HOST="localhost"
QUEUE_NAME="test_queue"

# Continuously fetch messages from the queue
while true; do
RESPONSE=$(curl -u "$RABBITMQ_USER:$RABBITMQ_PASS" -X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"count":1,"ackmode":"ack_requeue_false","encoding":"auto","truncate":50000}' \
"http://$RABBITMQ_HOST:15672/api/queues/%2F/$QUEUE_NAME/get")

echo "Response: $RESPONSE"
MESSAGE=$(echo "$RESPONSE" | jq -r '.[0].payload' 2>/dev/null)

if [ "$MESSAGE" != "null" ] && [ -n "$MESSAGE" ]; then
echo " [x] Received '$MESSAGE'"
fi

sleep 1
done

Make Scripts Executable


chmod +x publisher.sh subscriber.sh

Then run them in separate terminals:


./publisher.sh
./subscriber.sh

Пожалуйста Авторизируйтесь или Зарегистрируйтесь для просмотра скрытого текста.

? Step 7: Stop the Service


When you’re done testing:


docker compose -f rabbitmq-docker-compose.yml down
Summary


GitHub Link:

Пожалуйста Авторизируйтесь или Зарегистрируйтесь для просмотра скрытого текста.

Youtube :

Пожалуйста Авторизируйтесь или Зарегистрируйтесь для просмотра скрытого текста.

You’ve now set up:

• RabbitMQ with MQTT and AMQP support
• A web-based Management UI
• Pub/Sub testing with both MQTT clients and bash scripts

This local setup is great for developing event-driven backends, IoT systems, or microservices without relying on cloud infrastructure.

If you found this helpful, consider bookmarking or sharing it with your team.

Пожалуйста Авторизируйтесь или Зарегистрируйтесь для просмотра скрытого текста.