RABBITMQ-ENV.CONF(5)

NAME
rabbitmq-env.conf - environment variables used by RabbitMQ server

DESCRIPTION
rabbitmq-env.conf contains environment variables that override the defaults built in to the RabbitMQ scripts and CLI tools.

The file is interpreted by the system shell, and so should consist of a sequence of shell environment variable definitions. Normal shell syntax is permitted (since the file is sourced using the shell "." operator), including line comments starting with "#".

In order of preference, the startup scripts get their values from the environment, from rabbitmq-env.conf and finally from the built-in default values. For example, for the RABBITMQ_NODENAME setting, RABBITMQ_NODENAME from the environment is checked first. If it is absent or equal to the empty string, then NODENAME from rabbitmq-env.conf is checked. If it is also absent or set equal to the empty string then the default value from the startup script is used.

The variable names in rabbitmq-env.conf are always equal to the environment variable names, with the "RABBITMQ_" prefix removed: RABBITMQ_NODE_PORT from the environment becomes NODE_PORT in rabbitmq-env.conf.

EXAMPLES
Below is an example of a minimalistic rabbitmq-env.conf file that overrides the default node name prefix from "rabbit" to "hare".

    # I am a complete rabbitmq-env.conf file.
    # Comment lines start with a hash character.
    # This is a /bin/sh script file - use ordinary envt var syntax
    NODENAME=hare
In the below rabbitmq-env.conf file RabbitMQ configuration file location is changed to "/data/services/rabbitmq/rabbitmq.conf".

    # I am a complete rabbitmq-env.conf file.
    # Comment lines start with a hash character.
    # This is a /bin/sh script file - use ordinary envt var syntax
    CONFIG_FILE=/data/services/rabbitmq/rabbitmq.conf

SEE ALSO
rabbitmq-echopid(8), rabbitmq-plugins(8), rabbitmq-server(8), rabbitmq-queues(8), rabbitmq-streams(8), rabbitmq-upgrade(8), rabbitmqctl(8)

AUTHOR
The RabbitMQ Team <info@rabbitmq.com>