Docker RabbitMQ Container

Step 1: Create an Environment File

The first step is to create an environment file that will store our RabbitMQ user password.

.env

DB_PASSWORD=Password1234

This file will be used to set the RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_PASS environment variable in our Docker container.

Step 2: Create a Docker Compose File

Next, we'll create a Docker compose file that defines our RabbitMQ container.

rabbitmq-docker-compose.yml

version: '3.9'

services:
  rabbitmq:
    # Apple M1 Chip
    # platform: linux/amd64
    image: rabbitmq:3.11-management
    container_name: rabbitmq
    hostname: rabbitmq
    restart: always
    env_file:
      - .env
    environment:
      RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_USER: rabbitmq
      RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_PASS: $DB_PASSWORD
      RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_VHOST: my_vhost
    ports:
      - 5672:5672
      - 15672:15672
    volumes:     
      - rabbitmq_datadir:/var/lib/rabbitmq
    networks:
      - rabbitmq-network

networks:
  rabbitmq-network:
    driver: bridge

volumes:
  rabbitmq_datadir:

This file defines a single service, rabbitmq, which uses the official RabbitMQ 3.11-managemet image and maps port 15672 on your local machine to port 15672 in the container.

Step 3: Start the Container

Now that we have our environment file and Docker compose file set up, it's time to start the container! Run the following command:

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

This will start the container in detached mode, meaning it will run in the background.

Step4: Test RabbitMQ Container

Now we will create a queue and some messages. 

Note: you should have rabbitmqadmin Client installed locally.

db_password=Password1234

rabbitmqadmin -H 127.0.0.1 -P 15672 -V my_vhost -u rabbitmq -p ${db_password} list vhosts
rabbitmqadmin -H 127.0.0.1 -P 15672 -V my_vhost -u rabbitmq -p ${db_password} declare queue name=my-new-queue durable=true
rabbitmqadmin -H 127.0.0.1 -P 15672 -V my_vhost -u rabbitmq -p ${db_password} publish exchange=amq.default routing_key=my-new-queue payload="hello, world" properties="{\"delivery_mode\":2}"

Test the queue & messages -

rabbitmqadmin -H 127.0.0.1 -P 15672 -V my_vhost -u rabbitmq -p ${db_password} list queues
rabbitmqadmin -H 127.0.0.1 -P 15672 -V my_vhost -u rabbitmq -p ${db_password} get queue=my-new-queue ackmode=ack_requeue_false

Also we can access RabbitMQ management console UI from browser at http://127.0.0.1:15672 with username rabbitmq and corresponding password.

Step 5: Stop the Container

Finally, we can stop the container by running the following command:

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

This will stop the container and remove it from memory.

That's it! We've successfully created and configured a Docker RabbitMQ container.