ActiveMQ - How to create multiple instances on the same server

Follow the below steps to create multiple instances on the same server.

Go to your activemq directory bin folder and run the below commands

Create the Instance 1

cd /apache-activemq-5.8.0/bin
./activemq create instance1
./activemq setup ~/.activemqrc-instance-instance1
ln -s /home/[yourHomeDir]/.activemqrc-instance-instance1

Create the Instance 2

./activemq create instance2
./activemq setup ~/.activemqrc-instance-instance2
ln -s /home/[yourHomeDir]/.activemqrc-instance-instance2

Once above commands are executed, go to the instance2 conf and change the default port for the openwire, amqp in the activemq.xml and also change the Connector in jetty.xml.

You can start each instance as below.

cd apache-activemq-5.8.0/bin/instance1/bin
./instance1 console

Open a new Tab

cd apache-activemq-5.8.0/bin/instance2/bin
./instance2 console

Instance 1 - Web Console

Instance 2 - Web Console