Amazon MQ now supports configurable storage for RabbitMQ brokers

Amazon MQ Configurable Storage for RabbitMQ

Amazon MQ now allows you to configure the EBS Disk storage size for RabbitMQ brokers independently of instance type. When creating or updating a broker, you can define a custom storage size to match your specific messaging workload requirements.

Key Points

• Availability: Configurable storage is available for RabbitMQ M7g brokers on version 4.2 or later using cluster deployments only.
• Storage Size: You can choose a storage size from the default value on M7g to the maximum allowed value in increments of 5 GB.
• Specification: Specify the Storage Size using the AWS Console, AWS CloudFormation, AWS CLI, or the AWS CDK.
• Pricing: Standard Amazon MQ storage pricing applies based on the disk size.
• Regions: Configurable storage is available in all commercial AWS Regions where Amazon MQ for RabbitMQ is offered.

What to do

• Update your RabbitMQ brokers to version 4.2 or later.
• Configure storage size using your preferred AWS service.
• Review the Amazon MQ Developer Guide for more details.

Source: AWS release notes

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