Getting Started

Created by Carl C. Trieloff, last modified by keith wall on Jan 28, 2014

Historic Information

Much of the information on these pages is no longer applicable to current releases. Current documentation for is now kept on the website, see http://qpid.apache.org/documentation.html for more details.

To get started with Apache Qpid, follow the steps below.

Download the software Download
Start a broker.
- Instructions for running a Qpid Java broker (AMQP 0-8, 0-9)
- Instructions for running a Qpid C++ broker (AMQP 0-10)
- Management tools (AMQP 0-10, works with the Qpid C++ broker)
Run an example program from the downloaded software, or from the following URLs (these are svn URLs, which you can use to browse the examples or check them out):
- C++ (AMQP 0-10):
  - Examples: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/qpid/trunk/qpid/cpp/examples/
  - Running the C++ Examples
- Java JMS (AMQP 0-10):
  - Examples: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/qpid/trunk/qpid/java/client/example/
  - Script for Running the Java JMS Examples
- Python (AMQP 0-10):
  - Examples: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/qpid/trunk/qpid/python/examples/
  - Running the Python Examples
- Ruby (AMQP 0-10):
  - Examples: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/qpid/trunk/qpid/ruby/examples/
- .NET (AMQP 0-10):
  - Examples: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/qpid/trunk/qpid/dotnet/client-010/examples/
  - .NET Tutorial
Read the API Guides and Documentation
Get your Questions Answered
- Read the FAQ
- Ask a question on the user list users-subscribe@qpid.apache.org

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