RabbitMQ Windows install - what are the .exe command line parameter options?

[Josh Michaels]

RabbitMQ Windows install - what are the .exe command line parameter options?  I'm looking to do a silent install using Puppet, but "/S" keeps getting a popup killing the puppet run.  Is there a list of install options for RabbitMQ .exe installer (specifically rabbitmq-server-3.12.3.exe)

[Luke Bakken]

Hello,

/S is indeed the correct switch for a silent installation:

> .\rabbitmq-server-3.12.4.exe /S

The above did not produce any popups on my Win 11 laptop, except for one related to Windows firewall (which, technically is not due to the installer).

Is that the popup you see as well? If so, you have some options:

• Disable the Windows firewall prior to installation, then enable afterward
• Add rules for the various Erlang executables that are run as part of RabbitMQ. The following script should work - https://github.com/lukebakken/misc/blob/main/ps1/windows-firewall.ps1

Thanks -

Luke

[Josh Michaels]

The error message is `rabbitmq-service.bat start exited with code 1.`  When you run the install executable manually, the last step is a checkbox option to start the RabbitMQ service (i.e.  rabbitmq-service.bat start), which defaults to checked.  When it fails this popup occurs even with the '/S' flag.  Is there another flag to uncheck starting the service in the installer?

[Josh Michaels]

Found it from a thread a few months after mine!   https://groups.google.com/g/rabbitmq-users/c/0hVRJL4NV7k/m/qpFQX7asBgAJ

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