Getting RabbitMQ Running on Windows with Management UI, Prometheus, and Grafana

Gregory Tzvi Kaidanov

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Jun 29, 2025

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RabbitMQ is one of the most widely used message brokers in the world, known for its flexibility, plugin system, and enterprise-grade durability. While it’s often used in Linux or Docker environments, sometimes you need to run it directly on a Windows machine — whether for development, local testing, or legacy integration.

This post documents the full setup process of RabbitMQ 4.1.1 on Windows, including resolving typical installation issues, enabling the most useful plugins, and connecting it to Prometheus and Grafana for monitoring.

Objective

Set up RabbitMQ on a Windows machine with:

• Web-based Management UI
• Full CLI access (rabbitmqctl, rabbitmq-plugins)
• Prometheus integration for metrics
• Grafana dashboards
• Key messaging plugins enabled
• Stable performance for local development

What I Installed

• RabbitMQ 4.1.1 for Windows https://www.rabbitmq.com/docs/install-windows
• Erlang/OTP 28 (erts-16.0.1) https://www.erlang.org/downloads/28
• Windows 11 (64-bit)