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Explain the core components of RabbitMQ architecture.

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Core components:

  • Producer: Application that sends messages
  • Exchange: Routes messages to queues based on routing rules
  • Queue: Buffer that stores messages until they're consumed
  • Consumer: Application that receives and processes messages
  • Broker: The RabbitMQ server instance
  • Virtual Host (vhost): Logical separation within a broker
  • Connection: TCP connection between application and broker
  • Channel: Virtual connection within a TCP connection
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