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ActiveMQ is a message queueing service that handles messages between IT bus stops and IT systems.
Java is required for ActiveMQ to be installed.
For further prerequisite information refer to the following website:
http://activemq.apache.org/getting-started.html#GettingStarted-Pre-InstallationRequirements
As ActiveMQ is an external application the installation procedures may change without warning.
1. Download ActiveMQ from the from one of the mirror sites at the following address:
http://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi?path=/activemq/5.12.1/apache-activemq-5.12.1-bin.zip
2. Extract the archive locally.
1. Open the Command Prompt.
2. Execute the following command:
<location of extracted archive>\apache-activemq-5.12.1\bin\ activemq-admin.bat start
Be sure to include the whitespace in the command.
ActiveMQ is now running.
Closing the Command Prompt will close ActiveMQ.
Once ActiveMQ has been installed it's possible to access a monitoring page in the web browser. This can be seen at the following location:
localhost:8161
It can be accessed using the following credentials:
Username: admin
Password: admin