Amazon MQ

AWS Managed Apache ActiveMQ to assist with message queue migrations from existing platforms.

Essentials

• Open source message broker

• Managed Apache ActiveMQ

• Compatible with JMS (Java Messaging Service) API or protocols such as AMQP, MQTT, OpenWire, STOMP

  • Different endpoints for different protocols

• Can function as a Queue (SQS-like) or Topic (SNS-like)

• One-to-One (Queue) or On-to-Many (Topic)

• ~15 Minute Setup

Components

• Broker:

  • Single Instance OR

  • Highly Available Pair (active/standby)

  • Managed Updates

• ActiveMQ Web Console provided for admin (port 8162 or all TCP must be allowed to admin)