After finishing this chapter the reader should be able to correctly install HornetQ both on Windows and Linux systems. We also have seen where the config files, the head of your HornetQ instance, are located. We have also seen a basic JBoss installation. As for other Apache software, the folder where the configuration files are located can be changed to some other location. But for the first-time user we suggest to leave them in the default configuration folder.
Obviously, any installation procedure could lead to some adjustments due to the specificity of the OS. But the cases we present should be general enough, even if they do not cover some specific topic like HornetQ in a cluster or HornetQ distributed over a WAN (World Area Network).
Now that we have seen how to set up HornetQ, it is time to prepare yourself for a more deeply focused coding phase chapter. In Chapter 3, Basic Coding with HornetQ: Creating and Consuming Messages, we will see how to use the HornetQ core API to send...