Installing RabbitMQ via User Interface

Always use an administrator account with a local home directory to install RabbitMQ.

Once you run RabbitMQ Helper, a welcome window with the documentation hyperlink appears for any related help. Select Next to see all the options available for the RabbitMQ installation.

The following table describes the options in the RabbitMQ Helper window and provides a link to more information about each option in this documentation.

Option Description
Install

Provides all the available options to install Erlang and RabbitMQ. For detailed information about each option, select the corresponding link.

Update

Provides the following options for updating Erlang and RabbitMQ:

  • Update Erlang and RabbitMQ: Update RabbitMQ and Erlang to newer versions at the same time.

  • Update-Erlang: Update Erlang to a newer version.

  • Update-RabbitMQ: Update RabbitMQ to a newer version.

  • Enable KhepriDB: Enable the Khepri metadata store in RabbitMQ.

For more information about these update options, see Updating RabbitMQ with RabbitMQ Helper.

Cluster

Provides the RabbitMQ clustering options. For detailed information about each option, select the corresponding link.

Advanced (PowerShell) Execute any command other than the installation, upgrading, and clustering options. This option opens the PowerShell window to execute all the Helper commands using this PowerShell window, just as the Helper used to work in earlier versions.