Apache ActiveMQ

Today we will lean how to download and install Apache ActiveMQ Server and create a Queue or Topic in Apache ActiveMQ Server.

Apache ActiveMQ Server is the most popular and powerful open source messaging and Integration Patterns server form Apache Foundation Software.

ActiveMQ Server have provide JMS API to integrate with Spring Framework to develop Message applications using Spring AMQP.

Please use the followings steps to download and install Apache ActiveMQ Server into local system.

http://activemq.apache.org/download.html

Apache ActiveMQ Server Home folder looks like below image:

Open Command Prompt (CMD) at Apache Active MQ bin folder:

CMD> cd E:\apache-activemq-5.9.0\bin

Start server by using “activemq.bat” as shown below:

E:\apache-activemq-5.9.0\bin>activemq.bat

Apache ActiveMQ server console looks like as shown below:

We have successfully installed Apache ActiveMQ Server. It’s time to setup required Queues or Topics to start development.

In this section, we will access Apache ActiveMQ Server admin console and create Queues or Topics.

ActiveMQ admin console URL: http://localhost:8161/admin/

To view existing Queues, click on “Queues” Link.

Similarly, Click on “Topics” link to view existing Topics, “Subscribers” to view existing subscribers and “Connections” to view existing connections.

Queue Name : jms/TPQueue

Click on “Create” button.

Topic Name: jms/TPTopic

We have successfully installed and setup ActiveMQ Server with Topic or Queue.

Now it’s time to start Developing Spring AMQP ActiveMQ Messaging Application!