Usage Instructions

Getting started

  1. Launch the product via 1-Click
  2. Use a web browser to access the Administration console at: http://[ec2-ip]:8161/console, where [ec2_ip] is the public ip provided by Amazon for your instance.
  3. Log in using the following credentials:
  4. Username: admin or user
  5. Password: the instance_id of the instance

You can also access your instance via SSH using the username and your Amazon private key.

The username depends on the operative system : * Centos 9 Stream: 'ec2-user' * Other Centos: 'centos' * Ubuntu: 'ubuntu' * Rocky Linux: 'rocky'

Installation details

ActiveMQ Artemis server is installed in /usr/java/apache-artemis-[version] directory, which is linked to /usr/java/apache-artemis.

Server service is configured with systemd.

View status server:

[centos@ip-172-31-9-232 etc]$ sudo systemctl status artemis

Stop server:

[centos@ip-172-31-9-232 etc]$ sudo systemctl stop artemis

Start server:

[centos@ip-172-31-9-232 etc]$ sudo systemctl start artemis

Other useful data

Location of sensitive information All the information is saved in the folder is /var/lib/\<name of your broker>

Encryption configuration There is no encrypted data.

Changing system credentials To change the ActiveMQ credentials you can follow the instructions in the following link: * https://activemq.apache.org/components/artemis/documentation/latest/masking-passwords

Instructions on how the user interacts with ActiveMQ to decrypt necessary data You can use the ActiveMQ management console to view all necessary data.

How to assess and monitor the health and proper function of the application. 1. Navigate to your Amazon EC2 console and verify that you're in the correct region. 2. Choose Instance and select your launched instance. 3. Select the server to display your metadata page and choose the Status checks tab at the bottom of the page to review if your status checks passed or failed.

Additional resources

Following resources will help you with your first steps using Apache ActiveMQ Artemis: * https://activemq.apache.org/getting-started * https://activemq.apache.org/components/artemis