Deploy RabbitMQ on Google Cloud C4A (Arm-based Axion VMs)
Introduction
Learn about RabbitMQ and Google Axion C4A
Create a firewall rule on GCP
Create a Google Axion C4A Arm virtual machine on GCP
Install RabbitMQ
Validate RabbitMQ installation
RabbitMQ use case 1: event processing with Python workers
RabbitMQ use case 2: WhatsApp notification
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Overview

In this section, you provision a Google Axion C4A Arm virtual machine on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) using the c4a-standard-4 (4 vCPUs, 16 GB memory) machine type in the Google Cloud Console.

Note

For support on GCP setup, see the Learning Path Getting started with Google Cloud Platform .

Provision a Google Axion C4A Arm VM in Google Cloud console

To create a virtual machine based on the C4A instance type, navigate to the Google Cloud Console and go to Compute Engine > VM Instances. Select Create Instance.

Under Machine configuration, populate fields such as Instance name, Region, and Zone. Set Series to C4A and select c4a-standard-4 for machine type.

Image Alt Text:Screenshot showing the machine configuration interface in Google Cloud Console with C4A series selected and c4a-standard-4 machine type highlighted, displaying 4 vCPUs and 16 GB memory specifications alt-txtCreating a Google Axion C4A Arm virtual machine in Google Cloud Console

Under OS and Storage, select Change, then choose an Arm64-based OS image. For this Learning Path, use SUSE Linux Enterprise Server. Select “Pay As You Go” for the license type and press Select.

Under Networking, enable Allow HTTP traffic and add “allow-tcp-15672” as a network tag in the Network tags text field.

Image Alt Text:Screenshot showing the Networking section of the VM configuration with allow-tcp-15672 entered in the Network tags field alt-txtAdding the TCP/15672 firewall rule to the VM

Select Create to launch the instance. Once created, you see an SSH option and the public IP address for your VM in the list of VM instances. Save the public IP address as you need it in the next step. Select the SSH option to launch an SSH shell into your VM instance.

Image Alt Text:Screenshot showing the VM instances list with columns for name, zone, machine type, internal IP, external IP, and an SSH button for each instance alt-txtInvoke an SSH session into your running VM instance

A window opens from your browser and you see a shell into your VM instance.

Image Alt Text:Screenshot showing a browser-based terminal window with a command prompt connected to the Google Cloud VM via SSH alt-txtTerminal shell in your VM instance

What you’ve accomplished and what’s next

You’ve successfully provisioned a Google Axion C4A Arm virtual machine on Google Cloud Platform with the appropriate firewall rules and network configuration. The VM is running SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and is accessible via SSH. Next, you’ll install and configure RabbitMQ on this instance.

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