Amazon Linux 2

This section guides you on installing and starting EMQX on Amazon Linux 2.

Install with rpm

EMQX offers different installation packages for different CPU architectures.

1. Download emqx-5.1.0-amzn2-amd64.rpm (opens new window).

   wget https://www.emqx.com/en/downloads/broker/5.1.0/emqx-5.1.0-amzn2-amd64.rpm

2. Install EMQX.

   sudo yum install emqx-5.1.0-amzn2-amd64.rpm -y

3. Download emqx-5.1.0-amzn2-arm64.rpm (opens new window).

   wget https://www.emqx.com/en/downloads/broker/5.1.0/emqx-5.1.0-amzn2-arm64.rpm

4. Install EMQX.

   sudo yum install emqx-5.1.0-amzn2-arm64.rpm -ys

Start EMQX

EMQX offers 3 different options to start EMQX:

• To start EMQX directly, run:

  $ emqx start
  EMQX 5.1.0 is started successfully!
  $ emqx_ctl status
  Node 'emqx@127.0.0.1' 5.1.0 is started

• To start EMQX with systemctl, run:

  sudo systemctl start emqx

• To start EMQX as a service, run:

  sudo service emqx start

Uninstall EMQX

To uninstall EMQX, run:

sudo apt remove --purge emqx

Install with tar.gz

EMQX has offered unique installation packages for different CPU architectures.

1. Download emqx-5.1.0-elixir-amzn2-amd64.tar.gz (opens new window).

   wget https://www.emqx.com/en/downloads/broker/5.1.0/emqx-5.1.0-elixir-amzn2-amd64.tar.gz

2. Install EMQX.

   mkdir -p emqx && tar -zxvf emqx-5.1.0-elixir-amzn2-amd64.tar.gz -C emqx

3. Download emqx-5.1.0-amzn2-arm64.tar.gz (opens new window).

   wget https://www.emqx.com/en/downloads/broker/5.1.0/emqx-5.1.0-amzn2-arm64.tar.gz

4. Install EMQX.

   mkdir -p emqx && tar -zxvf emqx-5.1.0-amzn2-arm64.tar.gz -C emqx

Start EMQX

After the installation, run the command below to start EMQX.

./emqx/bin/emqx start