RabbitMQ

Reliable message broker for handling queues, background jobs, and distributed messaging using RabbitMQ management Alpine.

Docker Configuration

Image: rabbitmq:management-alpine
Ports:
  - 5672:5672 # AMQP
  - 15672:15672 # Management UI
Volume: damp-rabbitmq:/var/lib/rabbitmq

Port Configuration

Default ports:

• AMQP: 5672 (host) → 5672 (container)
• Management UI: 15672 (host) → 15672 (container)

If either port is occupied on the host machine, DAMP automatically uses the next available port. Check the DAMP interface to see the actual ports assigned.

Environment Variables

Connection Information

From Host Machine (Windows)

Management Console:

http://localhost:15672

Login:

• Username: rabbitmq
• Password: rabbitmq

AMQP Protocol:

amqp://rabbitmq:rabbitmq@localhost:5672

From Project Containers

Use the container name or ID shown in the DAMP interface.

AMQP Protocol:

amqp://rabbitmq:rabbitmq@[container-name]:5672

Replace [container-name] with the actual container name displayed in DAMP.

Laravel Queue Configuration

Install AMQP Extension

# In devcontainer
pecl install amqp

Install Laravel Package

composer require vladimir-yuldashev/laravel-queue-rabbitmq

Configure .env

QUEUE_CONNECTION=rabbitmq

RABBITMQ_HOST=[container-name]
RABBITMQ_PORT=5672
RABBITMQ_USER=rabbitmq
RABBITMQ_PASSWORD=rabbitmq
RABBITMQ_VHOST=/
RABBITMQ_QUEUE=default

Replace [container-name] with the actual container name displayed in DAMP.

Dispatch Jobs

use App\Jobs\ProcessOrder;

// Dispatch to queue
ProcessOrder::dispatch($order);

// Run queue worker
php artisan queue:work rabbitmq

Management Console Features

• Overview of connections, channels, and queues
• Create, view, and purge queues
• Routing configuration via exchanges
• View active connections
• Monitor message rates and memory usage

Common Operations

Create Queue via PHP

use PhpAmqpLib\Connection\AMQPStreamConnection;
use PhpAmqpLib\Message\AMQPMessage;

// Use container name from DAMP
$connection = new AMQPStreamConnection(
    '[container-name]', 5672, 'rabbitmq', 'rabbitmq'
);
$channel = $connection->channel();

$channel->queue_declare('task_queue', false, true, false, false);

$msg = new AMQPMessage('Hello World!');
$channel->basic_publish($msg, '', 'task_queue');

Use Cases

• Background jobs like email sending and report generation
• Task distribution and load balancing across workers
• Event broadcasting and pub/sub messaging
• Service-to-service communication in microservices
• Event tracking and analytics processing

Monitoring

Access real-time metrics at http://localhost:15672:

• Message rates (publish/deliver)
• Queue depths
• Consumer count
• Memory usage

Data Persistence

All queues and messages are stored in the damp-rabbitmq Docker volume. Removing the service preserves your data.