3.3. Starting broker instances

Procedure

1. Switch to the user account you created during installation.

   $ su - amq-broker

2. Use the artemis run command to start the broker instance.

   $ /var/opt/amq-broker/mybroker/bin/artemis run
   
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   10:53:43,959 INFO  [org.apache.activemq.artemis.integration.bootstrap] AMQ101000: Starting ActiveMQ Artemis Server
   10:53:44,076 INFO  [org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server] AMQ221000: live Message Broker is starting with configuration Broker Configuration (clustered=false,journalDirectory=./data/journal,bindingsDirectory=./data/bindings,largeMessagesDirectory=./data/large-messages,pagingDirectory=./data/paging)
   10:53:44,099 INFO  [org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server] AMQ221012: Using AIO Journal
   ...

   The broker starts and displays log output with the following information:

   • The location of the transaction logs and cluster configuration.
   • The type of journal being used for message persistence (AIO in this case).

   • The URI(s) that can accept client connections.

     By default, port 61616 can accept connections from any of the supported protocols (CORE, MQTT, AMQP, STOMP, HORNETQ, and OPENWIRE). There are separate, individual ports for each protocol as well.

   • The web console is available at http://localhost:8161.
   • The Jolokia service (JMX over REST) is available at http://localhost:8161/jolokia.

Procedure

1. Create a new amq-broker.service file in the /etc/systemd/system/ directory.

2. Copy the following text into the file.

   Modify the path and user fields according to the information provided during the broker instance creation. In the example below, the user amq-broker starts the broker service installed under the /var/opt/amq-broker/mybroker/ directory.

   [Unit]
   Description=AMQ Broker
   After=syslog.target network.target
   
   [Service]
   ExecStart=/var/opt/amq-broker/mybroker/bin/artemis run
   Restart=on-failure
   User=amq-broker
   Group=amq-broker
   
   # A workaround for Java signal handling
   SuccessExitStatus=143
   
   [Install]
   WantedBy=multi-user.target

3. Open a terminal.

4. Enable the broker service using the following command:

   sudo systemctl enable amq-broker

5. Run the broker service using the following command:

   sudo systemctl start amq-broker

Procedure

1. Open a command prompt to enter the commands

2. Install the broker as a service with the following command:

   <broker_instance_dir>\bin\artemis-service.exe install

3. Start the service by using the following command:

   <broker_instance_dir>\bin\artemis-service.exe start

4. (Optional) Uninstall the service:

   <broker_instance_dir>\bin\artemis-service.exe uninstall