rabbitmq.conf.5(rabbitmq.conf.5)

NAME
/etc/rabbitmq/rabbitmq.conf - default settings for RabbitMQ AMQP server

DESCRIPTION
/etc/rabbitmq/rabbitmq.conf contains variable settings that override the defaults built in to the RabbitMQ startup scripts.

The file is interpreted by the system shell, and so should consist of a sequence of shell environment variable definitions. Normal shell syntax is permitted (since the file is sourced using the shell "." operator), including line comments starting with "#".

In order of preference, the startup scripts get their values from the environment, from /etc/rabbitmq/rabbitmq.conf and finally from the built-in default values. For example, for the RABBITMQ_NODENAME setting,

RABBITMQ_NODENAME
    from the environment is checked first. If it is absent or equal to
    the empty string, then

NODENAME
    from /etc/rabbitmq/rabbitmq.conf is checked. If it is also absent
    or set equal to the empty string then the default value from
    the startup script is used.

The variable names in /etc/rabbitmq/rabbitmq.conf are always equal to the environment variable names, with the RABBITMQ_ prefix removed: RABBITMQ_NODE_PORT from the environment becomes NODE_PORT in the /etc/rabbitmq/rabbitmq.conf file, etc.

EXAMPLES
The following is an example of a complete /etc/rabbitmq/rabbitmq.conf file that overrides the default Erlang node name from "rabbit" to "hare":

    # I am a complete /etc/rabbitmq/rabbitmq.conf file.
    # Comment lines start with a hash character.
    # This is a /bin/sh script file - use ordinary envt var syntax
    NODENAME=hare

SEE ALSO
rabbitmq-server(1), rabbitmq-multi(1), rabbitmqctl(1)

AUTHOR
Originally written by The RabbitMQ Team <info@rabbitmq.com>

COPYRIGHT
This package, the RabbitMQ server is licensed under the MPL.

If you have any questions regarding licensing, please contact us at info@rabbitmq.com.

REFERENCES
RabbitMQ Web Site: http://www.rabbitmq.com