---
name: "rabbitmq-service"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "rabbitmq"
version: "4.3.6-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/rabbitmq-service"
---

# rabbitmq-service(8)

tool for managing RabbitMQ Windows service

## NAME

**rabbitmq-service.bat** – tool for managing RabbitMQ Windows service

## SYNOPSIS

**rabbitmq-service.bat** \[*command*\]

## DESCRIPTION

RabbitMQ is an open source multi-protocol messaging broker.

Running **rabbitmq-service.bat** allows the RabbitMQ broker to be run as a service in Windows® environments. The RabbitMQ broker service can be started and stopped using the Windows® services panel.

By default the service will run in the authentication context of the local system account. It is therefore necessary to synchronise Erlang cookies between the local system account (typically *C:\\Windows\\.erlang.cookie* and the account that will be used to run [rabbitmqctl(8)](/rabbitmqctl/8.md).

## COMMANDS

- **help**

  Display usage information.

- **install**

  Install the service. The service will not be started. Subsequent invocations will update the service parameters if relevant environment variables were modified.

- **remove**

  Remove the service. If the service is running then it will automatically be stopped before being removed. No files will be deleted as a consequence and [rabbitmq-server(8)](/rabbitmq-server/8.md) will remain operable.

- **start**

  Start the service. The service must have been correctly installed beforehand.

- **stop**

  Stop the service. The service must be running for this command to have any effect.

- **disable**

  Disable the service. This is the equivalent of setting the startup type to **Disabled** using the service control panel.

- **enable**

  Enable the service. This is the equivalent of setting the startup type to **Automatic** using the service control panel.

## ENVIRONMENT

- RABBITMQ\_SERVICENAME

  Defaults to RabbitMQ.

- RABBITMQ\_BASE

  Note: Windows only. Defaults to the application data directory of the current user. This is the location of log and database directories.

- RABBITMQ\_NODENAME

  Defaults to "rabbit@". followed by the computed hostname. Can be used to run multiple nodes on the same host. Every node in a cluster must have a unique RABBITMQ\_NODENAME To learn more, see the *RabbitMQ Clustering guide:* **https://www.rabbitmq.com/docs/clustering**

- RABBITMQ\_NODE\_IP\_ADDRESS

  By default RabbitMQ will bind to all IPv6 and IPv4 interfaces available. This variable limits the node to one network interface or address family. To learn more, see the *RabbitMQ Networking guide:* **https://www.rabbitmq.com/docs/networking**

- RABBITMQ\_NODE\_PORT

  AMQP 0-9-1 and AMQP 1.0 port. Defaults to 5672. To learn more, see the *RabbitMQ Networking guide:* **https://www.rabbitmq.com/docs/networking**

- ERLANG\_SERVICE\_MANAGER\_PATH

  Defaults to *C:\\Program Files\\erl{version}\\erts-{version}\\bin* (or *C:\\Program Files (x86)\\erl{version}\\erts-{version}\\bin* for 64-bit environments). This is the installation location of the Erlang service manager.

- RABBITMQ\_CONSOLE\_LOG

  Set this variable to **new** **or** **reuse** to have the console output from the server redirected to a file named *SERVICENAME.debug* in the application data directory of the user that installed the service. Under Vista this will be *C:\\Users\\AppData\\username\\SERVICENAME*. Under previous versions of Windows this will be *C:\\Documents* *and* *Settings\\username\\Application* *Data\\SERVICENAME*. If RABBITMQ\_CONSOLE\_LOG is set to **new** then a new file will be created each time the service starts. If RABBITMQ\_CONSOLE\_LOG is set to **reuse** then the file will be overwritten each time the service starts. The default behaviour when RABBITMQ\_CONSOLE\_LOG is not set or set to a value other than **new** or **reuse** is to discard the server output.

## SEE ALSO

[rabbitmqctl(8)](/rabbitmqctl/8.md), [rabbitmq-diagnostics(8)](/rabbitmq-diagnostics/8.md), [rabbitmq-plugins(8)](/rabbitmq-plugins/8.md), [rabbitmq-server(8)](/rabbitmq-server/8.md), [rabbitmq-queues(8)](/rabbitmq-queues/8.md), [rabbitmq-streams(8)](/rabbitmq-streams/8.md), [rabbitmq-upgrade(8)](/rabbitmq-upgrade/8.md), [rabbitmq-env.conf(5)](/rabbitmq-env.conf/5.md)

## AUTHOR

The RabbitMQ Team ⟨*contact-tanzu-data.pdl@broadcom.com*⟩