RabbitMQ Docker Compose Configuration

This guide provides a production-ready RabbitMQ configuration using Docker Compose.

Basic Configuration

version: '3.8'

services:
  rabbitmq:
    image: rabbitmq:3.12-management-alpine
    container_name: rabbitmq
    restart: unless-stopped
    environment:
      RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_USER: ${RABBITMQ_USER}
      RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_PASS: ${RABBITMQ_PASSWORD}
    ports:
      - "5672:5672"   # AMQP protocol
      - "15672:15672" # Management interface
    volumes:
      - rabbitmq_data:/var/lib/rabbitmq
    networks:
      - app-network
    healthcheck:
      test: rabbitmq-diagnostics -q ping
      interval: 10s
      timeout: 5s
      retries: 5

volumes:
  rabbitmq_data:

networks:
  app-network:
    driver: bridge

Environment Variables

Create a .env file:

RABBITMQ_USER=admin
RABBITMQ_PASSWORD=your_password

Usage

1. Save the configuration as docker-compose.yml
2. Create the .env file with your credentials
3. Run: docker-compose up -d
4. Access the management interface at http://localhost:15672

Best Practices

• Enable SSL/TLS in production
• Set up proper queue mirroring
• Configure message persistence
• Monitor queue lengths
• Implement dead letter exchanges