Apache Camel ActiveMq Installation

Posted Jul 13, 2021

By Lijo Sebastian

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ActiveMQ

Apache ActiveMQ is the most popular open source, multi-protocol, Java-based message broker. It supports industry standard protocols so users get the benefits of client choices across a broad range of languages and platforms. Connect from clients written in JavaScript, C, C++, Python, .Net, and more. Integrate your multi-platform applications using the ubiquitous AMQP protocol. Exchange messages between your web applications using STOMP over websockets. Manage your IoT devices using MQTT. Support your existing JMS infrastructure and beyond. ActiveMQ offers the power and flexibility to support any messaging use-case.

Installation Steps

Browse ActiveMq Official page.
Choose the ActiveMQ distribution you want to install.
Choose the zip file for the respective OS distribution.
Unzip the downloaded zip file and open the activeMQ folder.
Move into bin directory and choose the preferred architecture(win32 or win64).
Open the activeMq.bat file.
Browse to http://localhost:8161/ to check whether activeMq is up and running.
You will be prompted to enter the credentials.
1 2 username : admin password : admin
Login to index page and choose Manage activeMQ broker
Browse to ActiveMQ Home page and enjoy.