ActiveMQ

Install on Ubuntu

Ensure java 7 or later is installed.

• Open activemq.apache.org/

• Download the latest version of activemq.

• Extract tar zxvf activemq-x.x.x.tar.gz to a directory of your choice.

  • sam@Nash:~/ActiveMQ$ cd apache-activemq-5.15.2/

    • sam@Nash:~/ActiveMQ/apache-activemq-5.15.2$ bin/activemq start

• If you see an error that says "exit $RET: not found" then try the below :

  • ./bin/linux-x86-64/activemq start

  • You should see the message "Starting ActiveMQ Broker..."

• Test your installation in a new terminal window

sam@Nash:~$ netstat -an|grep 61616

• • tcp6       0      0 :::61616                :::*                    LISTEN  

Open a browser and point it to : http://localhost:8161/admin/

• Login as admin/admin and you should see the console where you can monitor activeMQ & perform admin tasks.