Change port for rabbitmqctl

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You can specify a node for rabbitmqctl, but not a port. On Ubuntu, the only way to get rabbitmqctl via package is to install the full server. There are zero actionable Google search results regarding passing a port into rabbitmqctl.

Does that imply that rabbitmqctl is only meant to be run from the server?

What are you trying to do with *rabbitmqctl*? i.e. what's your end goal? — khampson, Aug 23 '14 at 02:28
To use rabbitmqctl with an instance on another port, with an emphasis on managing an instance on another host. — Dustin Oprea, Aug 23 '14 at 03:52

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 03 '14 at 00:32

To administer a server on another host, you need to use the REST interface. There is no other way. The REST interface is excellent. It's exhaustive and perfectly RESTful. It requires the "management" plugin to be installed.

https://www.rabbitmq.com/management.html

http://hg.rabbitmq.com/rabbitmq-management/raw-file/rabbitmq_v3_3_5/priv/www/api/index.html

score -1 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 23 '14 at 22:54

I don't believe there is any way to specify a port with rabbitmqctl. It does appear it was meant to be run run from the server, similar to, say, the Apache web server's apachectl.

You can specify both for the host and port (via the --host and --port options) with the rabbitmqadmin tool, which allows a wide array of admin tasks to be accomplished. I use that tool, for example, to setup and teardown vhosts, exchanges and queues in a test environment via a bash script.

More info on rabbitmqadmin.

Change port for rabbitmqctl

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