rabbitmq-advanced-fips

RabbitMQ is an open source general-purpose message broker that is designed for consistent, highly-available messaging scenarios (both synchronous and asynchronous). The RabbitMQ Advanced FIPS Helm chart automates deployment and configuration of RabbitMQ in Kubernetes clusters using Minimus images with FIPS-compliant, hardened security and production-grade configuration.

Prerequisites

A subscription to the Minimus images included in the chart
A running Kubernetes cluster (v1.21 or higher is recommended)
kubectl installed and configured
Helm v3.8 or higher for OCI support (Installation instructions)
Cluster Admin privileges
Persistent storage available in your cluster

Try It Out

In this example we will deploy RabbitMQ on a Kubernetes cluster using the Minimus RabbitMQ Advanced FIPS Helm chart. After deployment you will have a running RabbitMQ instance with the management plugin enabled and metrics exposed out of the box.

Step 1: Start Cluster

If you have a cluster to work with, skip this step. Otherwise, start a Minikube cluster. Deployment instructions

Step 2: Create Namespace

Create a namespace:

kubectl create ns rabbitmq-advanced-fips

Step 3: Deploy the Helm Chart

Deploy the Minimus Helm chart:

helm install my-rabbitmq-advanced-fips oci://helm.mini.dev/rabbitmq-advanced-fips \
  --version 16.0.14 \
  -n rabbitmq-advanced-fips \
  --wait

If you want to override the chart's defaults, go to the Values tab, save a copy locally with your changes. Deploy the chart with your overrides using -f values.yaml:

helm install my-rabbitmq-advanced-fips oci://helm.mini.dev/rabbitmq-advanced-fips \
  --version 16.0.14 \
  -f values.yaml \
  -n rabbitmq-advanced-fips \
  --wait

Step 4: Verify RabbitMQ Advanced FIPS is Running

To check that the pod was successfully created run:

kubectl get pods -n rabbitmq-advanced-fips -l app.kubernetes.io/name=rabbitmq

You should see output similar to:

NAME                                    READY   STATUS    RESTARTS   AGE
my-rabbitmq-advanced-fips-rabbitmq-0    1/1     Running   0          2m

Step 5: Test Message Round-Trip

Port forward to access the RabbitMQ management API:

kubectl port-forward -n rabbitmq-advanced-fips svc/my-rabbitmq-advanced-fips-rabbitmq 15672:15672

Retrieve the RabbitMQ password:

export RABBITMQ_PASSWORD=$(kubectl get secret -n rabbitmq-advanced-fips -l app.kubernetes.io/name=rabbitmq -o jsonpath='{.items[0].data.rabbitmq-password}' | base64 -d)

Create a temporary queue, publish a message, and consume it:

curl -sf -u "user:$RABBITMQ_PASSWORD" -X PUT \
  -H "content-type:application/json" \
  -d '{"durable":false,"auto_delete":true}' \
  "http://localhost:15672/api/queues/%2F/smoke-test"

curl -sf -u "user:$RABBITMQ_PASSWORD" -X POST \
  -H "content-type:application/json" \
  -d '{"properties":{},"routing_key":"smoke-test","payload":"hello","payload_encoding":"string"}' \
  "http://localhost:15672/api/exchanges/%2F/amq.default/publish"

curl -sf -u "user:$RABBITMQ_PASSWORD" -X POST \
  -H "content-type:application/json" \
  -d '{"count":1,"ackmode":"ack_requeue_false","encoding":"auto"}' \
  "http://localhost:15672/api/queues/%2F/smoke-test/get"

You should see a JSON response containing "payload":"hello", confirming the message round-trip was successful.

Step 6: Clean Up

Uninstall the chart and delete the namespace to remove all resources:

helm uninstall my-rabbitmq-advanced-fips -n rabbitmq-advanced-fips
kubectl delete namespace rabbitmq-advanced-fips

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