Install RabbitMQ on Google Cloud SUSE VM

Install RabbitMQ on a Google Cloud Platform SUSE Linux Arm64 virtual machine using RPM packages for both Erlang and RabbitMQ Server.

RabbitMQ requires Erlang to be installed first.

You need:

• GCP SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (Arm64)
• Root or sudo privileges
• Outbound internet access

Refresh system repositories

Update the system’s package list so the operating system recognizes the latest software available from its repositories.

    

        
        
sudo zypper refresh

    

Install required system utilities

Install the basic tools needed to download and manage packages.

    

        
        
sudo zypper install -y curl wget gnupg tar socat logrotate

    

Download Erlang RPM (Arm64)

RabbitMQ depends on Erlang. Download the Erlang RPM compatible with the Arm64 architecture.

    

        
        
wget https://github.com/rabbitmq/erlang-rpm/releases/download/v26.2.5/erlang-26.2.5-1.el8.aarch64.rpm
sudo rpm -Uvh erlang-26.2.5-1.el8.aarch64.rpm

    

Verify Erlang installation

Confirm that Erlang is installed correctly.

    

        
        
erl -eval 'io:format("~s~n", [erlang:system_info(system_version)]), halt().' -noshell

    

You should see an output similar to:

    

        
        Erlang/OTP 26 [erts-14.2.5] [source] [64-bit] [smp:4:4] [ds:4:4:10] [async-threads:1] [jit]

        
    

Download RabbitMQ Server RPM

Download the RabbitMQ Server RPM package.

    

        
        
wget https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/releases/download/v4.2.0/rabbitmq-server-4.2.0-1.el8.noarch.rpm
sudo rpm -Uvh rabbitmq-server-4.2.0-1.el8.noarch.rpm

    

Enable and start RabbitMQ service

Enable RabbitMQ to start automatically on boot and start the service immediately.

    

        
        
sudo systemctl enable rabbitmq-server --now

    

Verify RabbitMQ service status

Check the status of the RabbitMQ service.

    

        
        
sudo systemctl status rabbitmq-server

    

The service should be in an active (running) state.

Enable RabbitMQ management plugin

Enable the RabbitMQ management plugin to access the web-based dashboard.

    

        
        
sudo rabbitmq-plugins enable rabbitmq_management

    

Restart RabbitMQ

Restart RabbitMQ to apply plugin changes.

    

        
        
sudo systemctl restart rabbitmq-server

    

Verify RabbitMQ version

Confirm the installed RabbitMQ version.

    

        
        
sudo rabbitmqctl version

    

You should see an output similar to:

    

        
        4.2.0

        
    

Access RabbitMQ management UI

Create a new RabbitMQ user for remote access.

Create a new admin user by running these commands on the VM:

    

        
        
sudo rabbitmqctl add_user admin StrongPassword123
sudo rabbitmqctl set_user_tags admin administrator
sudo rabbitmqctl set_permissions -p / admin ".*" ".*" ".*"

    

Log in to Management UI

Now, test it from outside the VM. Open a web browser on your local machine (Chrome, Firefox, Edge, etc.) and enter the following URL and credentials in the address bar:

• URL: http://<VM_IP>:15672
• Username: admin
• Password: StrongPassword123

Replace <VM_IP> with the public IP of your GCP VM.

If everything is configured correctly, you see a RabbitMQ login page in your browser that looks like this:

Figure 1: RabbitMQ Login page

This confirms that your RabbitMQ management dashboard is operational.