RabbitMQ is a messaging broker – an intermediary for messaging. It gives your applications a common platform to send and receive messages, and your messages a safe place to live until received.

Why do you need RabbitMQ?

RabbitMQ enables asynchronous processing, meaning that it allows you to put a message in a queue without processing it immediately. … RabbitMQ simply stores messages and passes them to consumers when ready. RabbitMQ is a reliable open source message broker.

Why do we need message broker?

The primary purpose of a broker is to take incoming messages from applications and perform some action on them. Message brokers can decouple end-points, meet specific non-functional requirements, and facilitate reuse of intermediary functions.