RABBITMQ-ENV.CONF(5) File Formats Manual RABBITMQ-ENV.CONF(5)

# [NAME](#NAME)

`rabbitmq-env.conf` — environment variables used by RabbitMQ server

# [DESCRIPTION](#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](#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](#SEE_ALSO)

[rabbitmq-plugins(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/rabbitmq-server-4.3/rabbitmq-plugins.8), [rabbitmq-server(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/rabbitmq-server-4.3/rabbitmq-server.8), [rabbitmq-queues(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/rabbitmq-server-4.3/rabbitmq-queues.8), [rabbitmq-streams(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/rabbitmq-server-4.3/rabbitmq-streams.8), [rabbitmq-upgrade(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/rabbitmq-server-4.3/rabbitmq-upgrade.8), [rabbitmqctl(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/rabbitmq-server-4.3/rabbitmqctl.8)

# [AUTHOR](#AUTHOR)

The RabbitMQ Team <[contact-tanzu-data.pdl@broadcom.com](mailto:contact-tanzu-data.pdl@broadcom.com)>

June 22, 2023 RabbitMQ Server

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Document: rabbitmq-env.conf(5) from rabbitmq-server-4.3 4.3.7-r0 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server