RabbitMQ started but can't access management interface

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I have RabbitMQ installed and started. The service is running as well. However, when I try to open the management interface in firefox, I get this error:

Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at localhost:#####. (##### being several port numbers i tried).

I checked the ports and made sure that they were correct as well as trying to reinstall RabbitMQ.

Any ideas on how to fix this?

score 144 · Accepted Answer · edited Feb 21 '23 at 08:31

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I think you should check a few things:

the management plugin is not enabled by default, you need to run the below command to enable it: (see https://www.rabbitmq.com/management.html)

rabbitmq-plugins enable rabbitmq_management

Also this runs on port 15672 by default, it is possible the server/network is blocking this port. You will need to check that the port is open.

edited Feb 21 '23 at 08:31

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answered May 06 '14 at 16:50

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You have to run the above command from 'sbin' folder in RabbitMQ installtion path (e.g. C:\Program Files\RabbitMQ Server\rabbitmq_server-3.7.4\sbin) – Vijai Mar 16 '18 at 12:53
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this was only part of the problem for me, right now rabbitmq keeps restarting. so no solution yet – qodeninja Aug 13 '18 at 17:39
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after following all the comments here I am finally able to run http://localhost:15672/ – mruanova Sep 19 '18 at 18:25
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yes, it run on `http://localhost:15672/` but In code, I have to specify the port as `5672` not `15672`. any idea why? – roottraveller Jul 26 '19 at 07:45
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@roottraveller 5672 is the port of the actual server, 15672 is the port of the web-based management interface tool – Avrohom Yisroel Aug 06 '19 at 17:37
For anytone with the same issue, you need to open the sbin RabbitMQ Server folder under Program Files on the console. It does not work on the PowerShell – Marco Leite Jan 15 '20 at 10:35
cd C:\Program Files\RabbitMQ Server\rabbitmq_server-3.8.16\sbin and then ./rabbitmq-plugins enable rabbitmq_management and than go to http://localhost:15672/ – Mateusz May 30 '21 at 15:29
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Same problem, in my case the solution was restart after apply the command – Julián Feb 02 '23 at 14:40
I run the command. Console write success message with plugin enabled. But still cann not access localhost:15672 – Čamo Apr 26 '23 at 11:22

score 32 · Answer 2 · edited Jul 26 '19 at 07:42

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The problem is because you need to enable the plugins in RabbitMQ, in order to enable that open "RabbitMQ Command Prompt (sbin dir)" and run the following command

rabbitmq-plugins enable rabbitmq_management

It will enable all the plugins that is associated with the RabbitMQ. Now open the browser and type http://localhost:15672 it will open a RabbitMQ console login with guest as username and guest as password.

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answered May 11 '18 at 06:01

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Regular Command line only, power shell does not seem to work. Thanks – Marco Leite Jan 15 '20 at 10:35
You are a Saviour :) – anuj pradhan Feb 18 '20 at 05:14
Worked for me, but before that had to set env variable correctly for erl, see my answer below. Thanks! – Derrick Mar 13 '22 at 07:57

score 17 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 16 '18 at 14:35

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Sometimes, on Windows, it's not enough to do just rabbitmq-plugins enable rabbitmq_management. UI is accessible only after reinstalling RabbitMQ

answered Aug 16 '18 at 14:35

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Thanks, I reinstalled and it started working (Windows 7 Enterprise) – Carlos Jaime C. De Leon Oct 26 '18 at 04:27
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superb. all docs say you do NOT have to re-install. After your comment I have re-installed. waisted a lot of time till I found this answer! – OhadR Mar 27 '20 at 20:25
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I have done rabbitmq-plugins enable rabbitmq_management and (re)installed RabbitMQ.. It worked . Thanks – Ratheesh Nov 05 '20 at 06:18
Yes reinstalling was the key, the plugin was already enabled running rabbitmq-plugins list – Mike Oliver Oct 13 '22 at 01:46

score 4 · Answer 4 · answered May 13 '20 at 05:23

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If you are using Chrome please try with Firefox, I had the same issue on Chrome however it worked fine on Firefox.

answered May 13 '20 at 05:23

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Fixed using Firefox instead of Chrome browser – Jai Govind Gupta Oct 26 '22 at 08:43

sina · Answer 5 · 2022-12-16T07:26:59.177

1- install erlang & Set environment variables:

Variable name : ERLANG_HOME
Variable value: C:\Program Files (x86)\erl6.4

note: don't include bin on above step.

2- Add %ERLANG_HOME%\bin to the PATH environmental variable:

Variable name : PATH
Variable value: `%ERLANG_HOME%\bin`
restart

3- In Windown, delete everything in c:\Users\--USERNAME--\AppData\Roaming\RabbitMQ\db\

4- run RabbitMQ command prompt (sbin directory) from start menu and type this command:

rabbitmq-plugins enable rabbitmq_management

5- see the RabbitMQ Managment in:

http://localhost:15672/

username = guest

password = guest

score 3 · Answer 6 · answered May 20 '19 at 13:05

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I am using rabbitmq container. What made the UI available (under http://localhost:15672/) again for me is stopping/starting the container:

> docker stop <container-id> 
> docker start <container-id>

answered May 20 '19 at 13:05

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You can also do this by clicking the Play button in the Docker Desktop windows app on the container itself. – Cord Rehn Nov 05 '21 at 21:41

score 3 · Answer 7 · answered Aug 16 '20 at 22:53

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In Windown, For some reason delete all folder in c:\Users\xxx\AppData\Roaming\RabbitMQ\db\ (xxx is your username)

start rabbitmq net start rabbitmq

check rabbitmq service rabbitmqctl status

Then restart the rabbitmq server from Windows start option.

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score 2 · Answer 8 · edited Feb 21 '23 at 07:55

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In my case,The rabbit mq in browser runs on http://localhost:15672/. I was trying to access http://localhost:5672/

edited Feb 21 '23 at 07:55

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answered Jul 08 '21 at 04:32

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score 2 · Answer 9 · answered Sep 05 '22 at 21:26

If you are trying to do this under windows just go to the installation directory for RabbitMQ Server in the sbin directory (mine was at C:\Program Files\RabbitMQ Server\rabbitmq_server-3.10.7\sbin) and there you can run the bat file to enable RabbitMQ:

.\rabbitmq-plugins enable rabbitmq_management

score 1 · Answer 10 · answered Mar 13 '22 at 07:56

Do follow Ashwini's answer, before that set environmental variable like below ->

Set environment variable:

Variable name : ERLANG_HOME

Variable value: C:\Program Files (x86)\erl6.4

note: don't include bin on above step.

2- Add %ERLANG_HOME%\bin to the PATH environmental variable:

Variable name : PATH
Variable value: `%ERLANG_HOME%\bin`

defourten · Answer 11 · 2022-12-26T15:33:55.627

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In my case (i am updated RabbitMq) worked this:

Delete all files and folders in C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\RabbitMQ
Reinstall RabbitMq
Clear cookies or use another browser
Go to http://localhost:15672/ and Ctrl + F5

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answered Dec 26 '22 at 15:33

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score 0 · Answer 12 · answered Feb 26 '20 at 16:17

I have encountered this issue on Windows 10 after installing using chocolatey. I removed and reinstall the service, but it still did not work.

I had to remove the whole RabbitMq and manually install using the installer.

That is rather strange, since chocolatey downloads and installs using some setup executables anyway.

score 0 · Answer 13 · answered Oct 12 '21 at 12:01

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Other than having your plugin enabled, in my case I had cookies from other projects in my browser. Clearing them up has fixed this problem for me.

answered Oct 12 '21 at 12:01

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score 0 · Answer 14 · answered Mar 13 '22 at 08:23

I faced exactly the same issue. Steps I followed:

I installed ERLang, then installed RabbitMQ.
Opened CMD on \RabbitMQ Server\rabbitmq_server-3.9.13\sbin path in administration mode. rabbitmq-plugins enable rabbitmq_management
Then ran rabbitmq-service.bat start command.

Result: Service started but localhost:15672 doesn't shows anything.

How I fixed it.

Uninstalled existing rabbitMQ(not ERLang). Reinstalled rabbitMQ and followed the same process of going into the folder sbin and opened cmd and all.

score 0 · Answer 15 · answered May 12 '23 at 14:02

I have not seen this answered here so I thought I'd include it. You can pull the rabbitmq image from dockerhub with the management tag which includes the management plugin pre-enabled along side the API.

docker pull rabbitmq:management

And you can access the management dashboard via http://localhost:15672/ like you would normally with guest as both username and password.

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