Of course, administering NServiceBus also means administering the underlying message transport. NServiceBus does a pretty good job of freeing you from the nitty-gritty of your underlying transport, but it can't completely absolve you of dealing with it from time to time.

For the MSMQ transport, the NServiceBus community champion, Daniel Marbach, has compiled an exhaustive list of resources that are very helpful both in diagnosing potential problems and deepening your understanding of MSMQ's inner workings, at http://www.planetgeek.ch/2014/09/02/administration-of-msmq/.

For ActiveMQ, the best source of information is the official ActiveMQ documentation at http://activemq.apache.org/.

For RabbitMQ, the best source is the official RabbitMQ server documentation at https://www.rabbitmq.com/admin-guide.html.

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