How do I stop the RabbitMQ server on localhost
RabbitmqAmqpRabbitmq Problem Overview
I installed RabbitMQ server on OS X, and started it on command line. Now, it is not obvious that how I should stop it from running? After I did:
sudo rabbitmq-server -detached
I get:
Activating RabbitMQ plugins ...
0 plugins activated:
That was it. How should I properly shut it down? In the document, it mentions using rabbitmqctl(1), but it's not clear to me what that means. Thanks.
Edit: As per comment below, this is what I get for running sudo rabbitmqctl stop:
(project_env)mlstr-1:Package mlstr$ sudo rabbitmqctl stop
Password:
Stopping and halting node rabbit@h002 ...
Error: unable to connect to node rabbit@h002: nodedown
DIAGNOSTICS
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nodes in question: [rabbit@h002]
hosts, their running nodes and ports:
- h002: [{rabbit,62428},{rabbitmqctl7069,64735}]
current node details:
- node name: rabbitmqctl7069@h002
- home dir: /opt/local/var/lib/rabbitmq
- cookie hash: q7VU0JjCd0VG7jOEF9Hf/g==
Why is there still a 'current node'? I have not run any client program but only the RabbitMQ server, does that mean a server is still running?
Rabbitmq Solutions
Solution 1 - Rabbitmq
It turns out that it is related to permissions. Somehow my rabbitmq server was started with user 'rabbitmq' (which is strange), so that I had to do
sudo -u rabbitmq rabbitmqctl stop
Solution 2 - Rabbitmq
In my dev environment where I keep it running all the time, I use:
launchctl unload ~/Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.rabbitmq.plist
and to start it
launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.rabbitmq.plist
Even easier....
brew services stop rabbitmq
brew services start rabbitmq
Solution 3 - Rabbitmq
Use rabbitmqctl stop to stop any node. If you need to specify the node giving you trouble, add the -n rabbit@[hostname] option.
Solution 4 - Rabbitmq
You can also use the shortcut RabbitMQ Service - stop if you don't like the commands