ApsaraMQ for RocketMQ:Create resources

Limits

• Region restrictions

  Ensure the instance you create is in the same region as the VPC and vSwitch from the prerequisites.

• Naming conventions

  For the naming conventions for instances, topics, and consumer groups, see Quotas and limits.

• Topic type restrictions

  A topic's message type must match the type of messages that you send and receive. For example, if you create a topic for normal messages, you can use it only to send and receive normal messages, not ordered messages. For more information, see Topic usage recommendations.

Create an instance

1. Log on to the ApsaraMQ for RocketMQ console. In the left-side navigation pane, click Instances.

2. In the top navigation bar, select a region, for example, China (Hangzhou).

3. On the Instances page, click Create Instance. In the Create Message Queue for Apache RocketMQ Instance panel, set Instance Version to V5.0, select a Product Type, and then click OK.

   ApsaraMQ for RocketMQ supports the following product types:

   • Subscription: A prepaid model where you are billed monthly for the instance's computing specification.

   • Pay-as-you-go: A postpaid model where you are billed hourly for the instance's computing specification.

   • Serverless: A pay-as-you-go model where you are billed based on the total number of message requests.

     Note

     Serverless instances are available in the following regions: China (Hangzhou), China (Zhangjiakou), China (Beijing), China (Shenzhen), Singapore (Singapore), Germany (Frankfurt), US (Virginia), and US (Silicon Valley). Additional regions will be supported over time. For current availability, see Supported regions.

   For details about billable items and applicable scenarios, see Billing overview.

4. On the buy page, select the instance specifications, click Buy Now, and complete the payment.

   Refer to the following tables when creating an instance. For details about each parameter, see Select instance edition.

   Serverless

   Parameter	Example value
   Primary Edition	Standard
   Billing mode	The default is Pay-by-request.
   Message storage specification	You do not need to select a storage capacity. You are billed for the actual storage space that you use.
   VPC ID	vpc-bp1cg09dua6sgh0****** The ID of the VPC that you created in the prerequisites. Important After an instance is created, the selected VPC cannot be changed. To change the associated VPC, you must first release the purchased instance and then purchase a new one.
   vSwitch ID	vsw-bp1vqb0p9nz3irz****** The ID of the vSwitch that you created in the prerequisites. You must select two vSwitch ID for a Serverless instance. Important After an instance is created, the selected vSwitch cannot be changed. To modify the associated vSwitch, you need to first release the purchased instance and then purchase a new one.
   Internet Access	Off Note This procedure uses VPC access as an example, so Internet access is disabled by default. To access the service over the Internet, set Internet Access Type to Enabled.
   Intranet access type	The default is Pay-By-Data-Transfer. Serverless instances support only VPC access and do not support Internet access.
   Resource Group	Select the default resource group.
   Security Group	Select the security group that you created as part of the prerequisites.

   Subscription or pay-as-you-go

   Parameter	Example value
   Primary Edition	Standard
   Sub-category edition	Cluster High-availability Edition (Recommended for production environments)
   Message sending and receiving computing specification	rmq.s2.2xlarge
   VPC ID	vpc-bp1cg09dua6sgh0****** The ID of the VPC that you created in the prerequisites. Important Once an instance is created, the selected VPC cannot be changed. To change the associated VPC, you must first release the purchased instance and then purchase a new one.
   vSwitch ID	vsw-bp1vqb0p9nz3irz****** The ID of the vSwitch that you created in the prerequisites. Important After an instance is created, the selected vSwitch cannot be changed. To change the associated vSwitch, you must first release the purchased instance and then purchase a new one.
   Public access type	Off Note This procedure uses VPC access as an example, so Internet access is disabled by default. To access the service over the Internet, set the Internet access type to Enabled.
   Resource Group	Select the default resource group.
   Disk Encryption	Off Note Disk encryption is supported only for Platinum Edition instances.
   Disk Encryption Key	key-hzz66c8207**** Note The ID of the key that is used for disk encryption in the same region. This parameter is required only when Disk Encryption is set to Enable.

Obtain the instance endpoint

1. On the Instances page, click the name of the target instance.

2. On the Instance Details page, view the endpoint information in the TCP Endpoint section.

   • VPC endpoint: Use this endpoint to access ApsaraMQ for RocketMQ from a VPC. This endpoint is provided by default.

   • Public endpoint: Use this endpoint to access the service over the Internet. This endpoint is displayed only if public access is enabled.

Obtain the instance username and password

When a client connects to the ApsaraMQ for RocketMQ server, configure a username and password based on the access method.

• To access the server over the Internet: You must configure the instance username and password.

• To access the server from a VPC: For Serverless instances, credentials are not required if authentication-free access is enabled. For other instance types, authentication is automatic and does not require credentials.

1. On the Instances page, click the name of the target instance.

2. In the navigation pane on the left, click Access Control.

3. Click the Intelligent Authentication tab to view the Username and Password of the instance.

Create a topic

1. On the Instances page, click the name of the target instance.

2. In the navigation pane on the left, click Topics. Then, on the Topics page, click Create Topic.

3. In the Create Topic panel, enter a topic name and description, set Message Type to Normal Message, and then click OK.

Create a consumer group

1. On the Instances page, click the name of the target instance.

2. In the navigation pane on the left, click Groups. Then, on the Groups page, click Create Group.

3. In the Create Group panel, enter a Group ID, leave the other parameters at their default settings, and then click OK.