41 files changed, 1970 insertions, 2296 deletions

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 42cc7ad1cc..7dfe376dce 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,13 +11,17 @@ MnesiaCore.*
 /debug/
 /doc/
 /ebin/
+/escript
+/escript.lock
 /etc/
 /logs/
 /plugins/
+/plugins.lock
 /test/ct.cover.spec
 /test/config_schema_SUITE_data/schema/**
 /xrefr
-/escript
+/sbin/
+/sbin.lock
 rabbit.d
 
 # Generated documentation.
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 19ce494387..30a2066e38 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -133,11 +133,19 @@ define PROJECT_ENV
 	  ]
 endef
 
-LOCAL_DEPS = sasl mnesia os_mon inets compiler public_key crypto ssl syntax_tools xmerl
+# With Erlang.mk default behavior, the value of `$(APPS_DIR)` is always
+# relative to the top-level executed Makefile. In our case, it could be
+# a plugin for instance. However, the rabbitmq_prelaunch application is
+# in this repository, not the plugin's. That's why we need to override
+# this value here.
+APPS_DIR := $(CURDIR)/apps
+
+LOCAL_DEPS = sasl rabbitmq_prelaunch os_mon inets compiler public_key crypto ssl syntax_tools xmerl
 BUILD_DEPS = rabbitmq_cli syslog
-DEPS = ranch lager rabbit_common ra sysmon_handler stdout_formatter recon observer_cli
+DEPS = cuttlefish ranch lager rabbit_common ra sysmon_handler stdout_formatter recon observer_cli
 TEST_DEPS = rabbitmq_ct_helpers rabbitmq_ct_client_helpers amqp_client meck proper
 
+dep_cuttlefish = hex 2.2.0
 dep_syslog = git https://github.com/schlagert/syslog 3.4.5
 
 define usage_xml_to_erl
@@ -164,6 +172,9 @@ ERLANG_MK_COMMIT = rabbitmq-tmp
 include rabbitmq-components.mk
 include erlang.mk
 
+# See above why we mess with `$(APPS_DIR)`.
+unexport APPS_DIR
+
 ifeq ($(strip $(BATS)),)
 BATS := $(ERLANG_MK_TMP)/bats/bin/bats
 endif
@@ -240,20 +251,6 @@ USE_PROPER_QC := $(shell $(ERL) -eval 'io:format({module, proper} =:= code:ensur
 RMQ_ERLC_OPTS += $(if $(filter true,$(USE_PROPER_QC)),-Duse_proper_qc)
 endif
 
-.PHONY: copy-escripts clean-extra-sources clean-escripts
-
-CLI_ESCRIPTS_DIR = escript
-
-copy-escripts:
-	$(gen_verbose) $(MAKE) -C $(DEPS_DIR)/rabbitmq_cli install \
-		PREFIX="$(abspath $(CLI_ESCRIPTS_DIR))" \
-		DESTDIR=
-
-clean:: clean-escripts
-
-clean-escripts:
-	$(gen_verbose) rm -rf "$(CLI_ESCRIPTS_DIR)"
-
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Documentation.
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -297,5 +294,3 @@ distclean:: distclean-manpages
 
 distclean-manpages::
 	$(gen_verbose) rm -f $(WEB_MANPAGES)
-
-app-build: copy-escripts
diff --git a/apps/rabbitmq_prelaunch/.gitignore b/apps/rabbitmq_prelaunch/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..adca0d7655
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/rabbitmq_prelaunch/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+*~
+.sw?
+.*.sw?
+*.beam
+*.coverdata
+/ebin/
+/.erlang.mk/
+/rabbitmq_prelaunch.d
+/xrefr
+
+# Dialyzer
+*.plt
diff --git a/apps/rabbitmq_prelaunch/Makefile b/apps/rabbitmq_prelaunch/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..572f7703d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/rabbitmq_prelaunch/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+PROJECT = rabbitmq_prelaunch
+PROJECT_DESCRIPTION = RabbitMQ prelaunch setup
+PROJECT_VERSION = 1.0.0
+PROJECT_MOD = rabbit_prelaunch_app
+
+DEPS = rabbit_common lager
+
+DEP_PLUGINS = rabbit_common/mk/rabbitmq-build.mk
+
+include ../../rabbitmq-components.mk
+include ../../erlang.mk
diff --git a/apps/rabbitmq_prelaunch/src/rabbit_prelaunch.erl b/apps/rabbitmq_prelaunch/src/rabbit_prelaunch.erl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5c3d56cd50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/rabbitmq_prelaunch/src/rabbit_prelaunch.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,274 @@
+-module(rabbit_prelaunch).
+
+-include_lib("eunit/include/eunit.hrl").
+
+-export([run_prelaunch_first_phase/0,
+         assert_mnesia_is_stopped/0,
+         get_context/0,
+         get_boot_state/0,
+         set_boot_state/1,
+         is_boot_state_reached/1,
+         wait_for_boot_state/1,
+         wait_for_boot_state/2,
+         get_stop_reason/0,
+         set_stop_reason/1,
+         clear_stop_reason/0,
+         is_initial_pass/0,
+         initial_pass_finished/0,
+         shutdown_func/1]).
+
+-define(PT_KEY_CONTEXT,       {?MODULE, context}).
+-define(PT_KEY_BOOT_STATE,    {?MODULE, boot_state}).
+-define(PT_KEY_INITIAL_PASS,  {?MODULE, initial_pass_finished}).
+-define(PT_KEY_SHUTDOWN_FUNC, {?MODULE, chained_shutdown_func}).
+-define(PT_KEY_STOP_REASON,   {?MODULE, stop_reason}).
+
+run_prelaunch_first_phase() ->
+    try
+        do_run()
+    catch
+        throw:{error, _} = Error ->
+            rabbit_prelaunch_errors:log_error(Error),
+            set_stop_reason(Error),
+            set_boot_state(stopped),
+            Error;
+        Class:Exception:Stacktrace ->
+            rabbit_prelaunch_errors:log_exception(
+              Class, Exception, Stacktrace),
+            Error = {error, Exception},
+            set_stop_reason(Error),
+            set_boot_state(stopped),
+            Error
+    end.
+
+do_run() ->
+    %% Indicate RabbitMQ is booting.
+    clear_stop_reason(),
+    set_boot_state(booting),
+
+    %% Configure dbg if requested.
+    rabbit_prelaunch_early_logging:enable_quick_dbg(rabbit_env:dbg_config()),
+
+    %% We assert Mnesia is stopped before we run the prelaunch
+    %% phases.
+    %%
+    %% We need this because our cluster consistency check (in the second
+    %% phase) depends on Mnesia not being started before it has a chance
+    %% to run.
+    %%
+    %% Also, in the initial pass, we don't want Mnesia to run before
+    %% Erlang distribution is configured.
+    assert_mnesia_is_stopped(),
+
+    %% Get informations to setup logging.
+    Context0 = rabbit_env:get_context_before_logging_init(),
+    ?assertMatch(#{}, Context0),
+
+    %% Setup logging for the prelaunch phase.
+    ok = rabbit_prelaunch_early_logging:setup_early_logging(Context0, true),
+
+    IsInitialPass = is_initial_pass(),
+    case IsInitialPass of
+        true ->
+            rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug(""),
+            rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug(
+              "== Prelaunch phase [1/2] (initial pass) =="),
+            rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug("");
+        false ->
+            rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug(""),
+            rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug("== Prelaunch phase [1/2] =="),
+            rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug("")
+    end,
+    rabbit_env:log_process_env(),
+
+    %% Load rabbitmq-env.conf, redo logging setup and continue.
+    Context1 = rabbit_env:get_context_after_logging_init(Context0),
+    ?assertMatch(#{}, Context1),
+    ok = rabbit_prelaunch_early_logging:setup_early_logging(Context1, true),
+    rabbit_env:log_process_env(),
+
+    %% Complete context now that we have the final environment loaded.
+    Context2 = rabbit_env:get_context_after_reloading_env(Context1),
+    ?assertMatch(#{}, Context2),
+    store_context(Context2),
+    rabbit_env:log_context(Context2),
+    ok = setup_shutdown_func(),
+
+    Context = Context2#{initial_pass => IsInitialPass},
+
+    rabbit_env:context_to_code_path(Context),
+    rabbit_env:context_to_app_env_vars(Context),
+
+    %% 1. Erlang/OTP compatibility check.
+    ok = rabbit_prelaunch_erlang_compat:check(Context),
+
+    %% 2. Erlang distribution check + start.
+    ok = rabbit_prelaunch_dist:setup(Context),
+
+    %% 3. Write PID file.
+    rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug(""),
+    _ = write_pid_file(Context),
+    ignore.
+
+assert_mnesia_is_stopped() ->
+    ?assertNot(lists:keymember(mnesia, 1, application:which_applications())).
+
+store_context(Context) when is_map(Context) ->
+    persistent_term:put(?PT_KEY_CONTEXT, Context).
+
+get_context() ->
+    case persistent_term:get(?PT_KEY_CONTEXT, undefined) of
+        undefined -> undefined;
+        Context   -> Context#{initial_pass => is_initial_pass()}
+    end.
+
+get_boot_state() ->
+    persistent_term:get(?PT_KEY_BOOT_STATE, stopped).
+
+set_boot_state(stopped) ->
+    rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug("Change boot state to `stopped`"),
+    persistent_term:erase(?PT_KEY_BOOT_STATE);
+set_boot_state(BootState) ->
+    rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug("Change boot state to `~s`", [BootState]),
+    ?assert(is_boot_state_valid(BootState)),
+    persistent_term:put(?PT_KEY_BOOT_STATE, BootState).
+
+wait_for_boot_state(BootState) ->
+    wait_for_boot_state(BootState, infinity).
+
+wait_for_boot_state(BootState, Timeout) ->
+    ?assert(is_boot_state_valid(BootState)),
+    wait_for_boot_state1(BootState, Timeout).
+
+wait_for_boot_state1(BootState, infinity = Timeout) ->
+    case is_boot_state_reached(BootState) of
+        true  -> ok;
+        false -> wait_for_boot_state1(BootState, Timeout)
+    end;
+wait_for_boot_state1(BootState, Timeout)
+  when is_integer(Timeout) andalso Timeout >= 0 ->
+    case is_boot_state_reached(BootState) of
+        true  -> ok;
+        false -> Wait = 200,
+                 timer:sleep(Wait),
+                 wait_for_boot_state1(BootState, Timeout - Wait)
+    end;
+wait_for_boot_state1(_, _) ->
+    {error, timeout}.
+
+boot_state_idx(stopped)  -> 0;
+boot_state_idx(booting)  -> 1;
+boot_state_idx(ready)    -> 2;
+boot_state_idx(stopping) -> 3;
+boot_state_idx(_)        -> undefined.
+
+is_boot_state_valid(BootState) ->
+    is_integer(boot_state_idx(BootState)).
+
+is_boot_state_reached(TargetBootState) ->
+    is_boot_state_reached(get_boot_state(), TargetBootState).
+
+is_boot_state_reached(CurrentBootState, CurrentBootState) ->
+    true;
+is_boot_state_reached(stopping, stopped) ->
+    false;
+is_boot_state_reached(_CurrentBootState, stopped) ->
+    true;
+is_boot_state_reached(stopped, _TargetBootState) ->
+    true;
+is_boot_state_reached(CurrentBootState, TargetBootState) ->
+    boot_state_idx(TargetBootState) =< boot_state_idx(CurrentBootState).
+
+get_stop_reason() ->
+    persistent_term:get(?PT_KEY_STOP_REASON, undefined).
+
+set_stop_reason(Reason) ->
+    case get_stop_reason() of
+        undefined ->
+            rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug("Set stop reason to: ~p", [Reason]),
+            persistent_term:put(?PT_KEY_STOP_REASON, Reason);
+        _ ->
+            ok
+    end.
+
+clear_stop_reason() ->
+    persistent_term:erase(?PT_KEY_STOP_REASON).
+
+is_initial_pass() ->
+    not persistent_term:get(?PT_KEY_INITIAL_PASS, false).
+
+initial_pass_finished() ->
+    persistent_term:put(?PT_KEY_INITIAL_PASS, true).
+
+setup_shutdown_func() ->
+    ThisMod = ?MODULE,
+    ThisFunc = shutdown_func,
+    ExistingShutdownFunc = application:get_env(kernel, shutdown_func),
+    case ExistingShutdownFunc of
+        {ok, {ThisMod, ThisFunc}} ->
+            ok;
+        {ok, {ExistingMod, ExistingFunc}} ->
+            rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug(
+              "Setting up kernel shutdown function: ~s:~s/1 "
+              "(chained with ~s:~s/1)",
+              [ThisMod, ThisFunc, ExistingMod, ExistingFunc]),
+            ok = persistent_term:put(
+                   ?PT_KEY_SHUTDOWN_FUNC,
+                   ExistingShutdownFunc),
+            ok = record_kernel_shutdown_func(ThisMod, ThisFunc);
+        _ ->
+            rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug(
+              "Setting up kernel shutdown function: ~s:~s/1",
+              [ThisMod, ThisFunc]),
+            ok = record_kernel_shutdown_func(ThisMod, ThisFunc)
+    end.
+
+record_kernel_shutdown_func(Mod, Func) ->
+    application:set_env(
+      kernel, shutdown_func, {Mod, Func},
+      [{persistent, true}]).
+
+shutdown_func(Reason) ->
+    rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug(
+      "Running ~s:shutdown_func() as part of `kernel` shutdown", [?MODULE]),
+    Context = get_context(),
+    remove_pid_file(Context),
+    ChainedShutdownFunc = persistent_term:get(
+                            ?PT_KEY_SHUTDOWN_FUNC,
+                            undefined),
+    case ChainedShutdownFunc of
+        {ChainedMod, ChainedFunc} -> ChainedMod:ChainedFunc(Reason);
+        _                         -> ok
+    end.
+
+write_pid_file(#{pid_file := PidFile}) ->
+    rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug("Writing PID file: ~s", [PidFile]),
+    case filelib:ensure_dir(PidFile) of
+        ok ->
+            OSPid = os:getpid(),
+            case file:write_file(PidFile, OSPid) of
+                ok ->
+                    ok;
+                {error, Reason} = Error ->
+                    rabbit_log_prelaunch:warning(
+                      "Failed to write PID file \"~s\": ~s",
+                      [PidFile, file:format_error(Reason)]),
+                    Error
+            end;
+        {error, Reason} = Error ->
+            rabbit_log_prelaunch:warning(
+              "Failed to create PID file \"~s\" directory: ~s",
+              [PidFile, file:format_error(Reason)]),
+            Error
+    end;
+write_pid_file(_) ->
+    ok.
+
+remove_pid_file(#{pid_file := PidFile, keep_pid_file_on_exit := true}) ->
+    rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug("Keeping PID file: ~s", [PidFile]),
+    ok;
+remove_pid_file(#{pid_file := PidFile}) ->
+    rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug("Deleting PID file: ~s", [PidFile]),
+    _ = file:delete(PidFile);
+remove_pid_file(_) ->
+    ok.
diff --git a/apps/rabbitmq_prelaunch/src/rabbit_prelaunch_app.erl b/apps/rabbitmq_prelaunch/src/rabbit_prelaunch_app.erl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cef7f05e77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/rabbitmq_prelaunch/src/rabbit_prelaunch_app.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+-module(rabbit_prelaunch_app).
+-behaviour(application).
+
+-export([start/2]).
+-export([stop/1]).
+
+start(_Type, _Args) ->
+    rabbit_prelaunch_sup:start_link().
+
+stop(_State) ->
+    ok.
diff --git a/apps/rabbitmq_prelaunch/src/rabbit_prelaunch_dist.erl b/apps/rabbitmq_prelaunch/src/rabbit_prelaunch_dist.erl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..70f99feba6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/rabbitmq_prelaunch/src/rabbit_prelaunch_dist.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+-module(rabbit_prelaunch_dist).
+
+-export([setup/1]).
+
+setup(#{nodename := Node, nodename_type := NameType} = Context) ->
+    rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug(""),
+    rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug("== Erlang distribution =="),
+    rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug("Rqeuested node name: ~s (type: ~s)",
+                               [Node, NameType]),
+    case node() of
+        nonode@nohost ->
+            ok = rabbit_nodes_common:ensure_epmd(),
+            ok = dist_port_range_check(Context),
+            ok = dist_port_use_check(Context),
+            ok = duplicate_node_check(Context),
+
+            ok = do_setup(Context);
+        Node ->
+            rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug(
+              "Erlang distribution already running", []),
+            ok;
+        Unexpected ->
+            throw({error, {erlang_dist_running_with_unexpected_nodename,
+                           Unexpected, Node}})
+    end,
+    ok.
+
+do_setup(#{nodename := Node, nodename_type := NameType}) ->
+    rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug("Starting Erlang distribution", []),
+    case application:get_env(kernel, net_ticktime) of
+        {ok, Ticktime} when is_integer(Ticktime) andalso Ticktime >= 1 ->
+            %% The value passed to net_kernel:start/1 is the
+            %% "minimum transition traffic interval" as defined in
+            %% net_kernel:set_net_ticktime/1.
+            MTTI = Ticktime * 1000 div 4,
+            {ok, _} = net_kernel:start([Node, NameType, MTTI]);
+        _ ->
+            {ok, _} = net_kernel:start([Node, NameType])
+    end,
+    ok.
+
+%% Check whether a node with the same name is already running
+duplicate_node_check(#{split_nodename := {NodeName, NodeHost}}) ->
+    rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug(
+      "Checking if node name ~s is already used", [NodeName]),
+    PrelaunchName = rabbit_nodes:make(
+                      {NodeName ++ "_prelaunch_" ++ os:getpid(),
+                       "localhost"}),
+    {ok, _} = net_kernel:start([PrelaunchName, shortnames]),
+    case rabbit_nodes:names(NodeHost) of
+        {ok, NamePorts}  ->
+            case proplists:is_defined(NodeName, NamePorts) of
+                true ->
+                    throw({error, {duplicate_node_name, NodeName, NodeHost}});
+                false ->
+                    net_kernel:stop(),
+                    ok
+            end;
+        {error, EpmdReason} ->
+            throw({error, {epmd_error, NodeHost, EpmdReason}})
+    end.
+
+dist_port_range_check(#{erlang_dist_tcp_port := DistTcpPort}) ->
+    rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug(
+      "Checking if TCP port ~b is valid", [DistTcpPort]),
+    case DistTcpPort of
+        _ when DistTcpPort < 1 orelse DistTcpPort > 65535 ->
+            throw({error, {invalid_dist_port_range, DistTcpPort}});
+        _ ->
+            ok
+    end.
+
+dist_port_use_check(#{split_nodename := {_, NodeHost},
+                      erlang_dist_tcp_port := DistTcpPort}) ->
+    rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug(
+      "Checking if TCP port ~b is available", [DistTcpPort]),
+    dist_port_use_check_ipv4(NodeHost, DistTcpPort).
+
+dist_port_use_check_ipv4(NodeHost, Port) ->
+    case gen_tcp:listen(Port, [inet, {reuseaddr, true}]) of
+        {ok, Sock} -> gen_tcp:close(Sock);
+        {error, einval} -> dist_port_use_check_ipv6(NodeHost, Port);
+        {error, _} -> dist_port_use_check_fail(Port, NodeHost)
+    end.
+
+dist_port_use_check_ipv6(NodeHost, Port) ->
+    case gen_tcp:listen(Port, [inet6, {reuseaddr, true}]) of
+        {ok, Sock} -> gen_tcp:close(Sock);
+        {error, _} -> dist_port_use_check_fail(Port, NodeHost)
+    end.
+
+-spec dist_port_use_check_fail(non_neg_integer(), string()) ->
+                                         no_return().
+
+dist_port_use_check_fail(Port, Host) ->
+    {ok, Names} = rabbit_nodes:names(Host),
+    case [N || {N, P} <- Names, P =:= Port] of
+        [] ->
+            throw({error, {dist_port_already_used, Port, not_erlang, Host}});
+        [Name] ->
+            throw({error, {dist_port_already_used, Port, Name, Host}})
+    end.
diff --git a/apps/rabbitmq_prelaunch/src/rabbit_prelaunch_early_logging.erl b/apps/rabbitmq_prelaunch/src/rabbit_prelaunch_early_logging.erl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..66883e501b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/rabbitmq_prelaunch/src/rabbit_prelaunch_early_logging.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+-module(rabbit_prelaunch_early_logging).
+
+-export([setup_early_logging/2,
+         enable_quick_dbg/1,
+         use_colored_logging/0,
+         use_colored_logging/1]).
+
+-define(SINK, rabbit_log_prelaunch_lager_event).
+
+setup_early_logging(#{log_levels := undefined} = Context,
+                         LagerEventToStdout) ->
+    setup_early_logging(Context#{log_levels => get_default_log_level()},
+                             LagerEventToStdout);
+setup_early_logging(Context, LagerEventToStdout) ->
+    case lists:member(?SINK, lager:list_all_sinks()) of
+        true  -> ok;
+        false -> do_setup_early_logging(Context, LagerEventToStdout)
+    end.
+
+get_default_log_level() ->
+    #{"prelaunch" => warning}.
+
+do_setup_early_logging(#{log_levels := LogLevels} = Context,
+                       LagerEventToStdout) ->
+    LogLevel = case LogLevels of
+                   #{"prelaunch" := Level} -> Level;
+                   #{global := Level}      -> Level;
+                   _                       -> warning
+               end,
+    Colored = use_colored_logging(Context),
+    ConsoleBackend = lager_console_backend,
+    ConsoleOptions = [{level, LogLevel}],
+    application:set_env(lager, colored, Colored),
+    case LagerEventToStdout of
+        true ->
+            lager_app:start_handler(
+              lager_event, ConsoleBackend, ConsoleOptions);
+        false ->
+            ok
+    end,
+    lager_app:configure_sink(
+      ?SINK,
+      [{handlers, [{ConsoleBackend, ConsoleOptions}]}]),
+    ok.
+
+use_colored_logging() ->
+    use_colored_logging(rabbit_prelaunch:get_context()).
+
+use_colored_logging(#{log_levels := #{color := true},
+                      output_supports_colors := true}) ->
+    true;
+use_colored_logging(_) ->
+    false.
+
+enable_quick_dbg(#{dbg_output := Output, dbg_mods := Mods}) ->
+    case Output of
+        stdout -> {ok, _} = dbg:tracer();
+        _      -> {ok, _} = dbg:tracer(port, dbg:trace_port(file, Output))
+    end,
+    {ok, _} = dbg:p(all, c),
+    lists:foreach(fun(M) -> {ok, _} = dbg:tp(M, cx) end, Mods).
diff --git a/apps/rabbitmq_prelaunch/src/rabbit_prelaunch_erlang_compat.erl b/apps/rabbitmq_prelaunch/src/rabbit_prelaunch_erlang_compat.erl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1e8fe2690d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/rabbitmq_prelaunch/src/rabbit_prelaunch_erlang_compat.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+-module(rabbit_prelaunch_erlang_compat).
+
+-export([check/1]).
+
+-define(OTP_MINIMUM, "21.3").
+-define(ERTS_MINIMUM, "10.3").
+
+check(_Context) ->
+    rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug(""),
+    rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug("== Erlang/OTP compatibility check =="),
+
+    ERTSVer = erlang:system_info(version),
+    OTPRel = rabbit_misc:otp_release(),
+    rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug(
+      "Requiring: Erlang/OTP ~s (ERTS ~s)", [?OTP_MINIMUM, ?ERTS_MINIMUM]),
+    rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug(
+      "Running:   Erlang/OTP ~s (ERTS ~s)", [OTPRel, ERTSVer]),
+
+    case rabbit_misc:version_compare(?ERTS_MINIMUM, ERTSVer, lte) of
+        true when ?ERTS_MINIMUM =/= ERTSVer ->
+            rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug(
+              "Erlang/OTP version requirement satisfied"),
+            ok;
+        true when ?ERTS_MINIMUM =:= ERTSVer andalso ?OTP_MINIMUM =< OTPRel ->
+            %% When a critical regression or bug is found, a new OTP
+            %% release can be published without changing the ERTS
+            %% version. For instance, this is the case with R16B03 and
+            %% R16B03-1.
+            %%
+            %% In this case, we compare the release versions
+            %% alphabetically.
+            ok;
+        _ ->
+            Msg =
+            "This RabbitMQ version cannot run on Erlang ~s (erts ~s): "
+            "minimum required version is ~s (erts ~s)",
+            Args = [OTPRel, ERTSVer, ?OTP_MINIMUM, ?ERTS_MINIMUM],
+            rabbit_log_prelaunch:error(Msg, Args),
+
+            %% Also print to stderr to make this more visible
+            io:format(standard_error, "Error: " ++ Msg ++ "~n", Args),
+
+            Msg2 = rabbit_misc:format(
+                     "Erlang ~s or later is required, started on ~s",
+                     [?OTP_MINIMUM, OTPRel]),
+            throw({error, {erlang_version_too_old, Msg2}})
+    end.
diff --git a/apps/rabbitmq_prelaunch/src/rabbit_prelaunch_errors.erl b/apps/rabbitmq_prelaunch/src/rabbit_prelaunch_errors.erl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..46392ea499
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/rabbitmq_prelaunch/src/rabbit_prelaunch_errors.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+-module(rabbit_prelaunch_errors).
+
+-export([format_error/1,
+         format_exception/3,
+         log_error/1,
+         log_exception/3]).
+
+-define(BOOT_FAILED_HEADER,
+        "\n"
+        "BOOT FAILED\n"
+        "===========\n").
+
+-define(BOOT_FAILED_FOOTER,
+        "\n").
+
+log_error(Error) ->
+    Message = format_error(Error),
+    log_message(Message).
+
+format_error({error, {duplicate_node_name, NodeName, NodeHost}}) ->
+    rabbit_misc:format(
+      "ERROR: node with name ~p already running on ~p",
+      [NodeName, NodeHost]);
+format_error({error, {epmd_error, NodeHost, EpmdReason}}) ->
+    rabbit_misc:format(
+      "ERROR: epmd error for host ~s: ~s",
+      [NodeHost, rabbit_misc:format_inet_error(EpmdReason)]);
+format_error({error, {invalid_dist_port_range, DistTcpPort}}) ->
+    rabbit_misc:format(
+      "Invalid Erlang distribution TCP port: ~b", [DistTcpPort]);
+format_error({error, {dist_port_already_used, Port, not_erlang, Host}}) ->
+    rabbit_misc:format(
+      "ERROR: distribution port ~b in use on ~s "
+      "(by non-Erlang process?)", [Port, Host]);
+format_error({error, {dist_port_already_used, Port, Name, Host}}) ->
+    rabbit_misc:format(
+      "ERROR: distribution port ~b in use by ~s@~s", [Port, Name, Host]);
+format_error({error, {erlang_dist_running_with_unexpected_nodename,
+                      Unexpected, Node}}) ->
+    rabbit_misc:format(
+      "Erlang distribution running with another node name (~s) "
+      "than the configured one (~s)",
+      [Unexpected, Node]);
+format_error({bad_config_entry_decoder, missing_passphrase}) ->
+    rabbit_misc:format(
+      "Missing passphrase or missing passphrase read method in "
+      "`config_entry_decoder`");
+format_error({config_decryption_error, {key, Key}, _Msg}) ->
+    rabbit_misc:format(
+      "Error while decrypting key '~p'. Please check encrypted value, "
+      "passphrase, and encryption configuration~n",
+      [Key]);
+format_error({error, {timeout_waiting_for_tables, AllNodes, _}}) ->
+    Suffix =
+    "~nBACKGROUND~n==========~n~n"
+    "This cluster node was shut down while other nodes were still running.~n"
+    "To avoid losing data, you should start the other nodes first, then~n"
+    "start this one. To force this node to start, first invoke~n"
+    "\"rabbitmqctl force_boot\". If you do so, any changes made on other~n"
+    "cluster nodes after this one was shut down may be lost.",
+    {Message, Nodes} =
+    case AllNodes -- [node()] of
+        [] -> {rabbit_misc:format(
+                 "Timeout contacting cluster nodes. Since RabbitMQ was"
+                 " shut down forcefully~nit cannot determine which nodes"
+                 " are timing out.~n" ++ Suffix, []),
+               []};
+        Ns -> {rabbit_misc:format(
+                 "Timeout contacting cluster nodes: ~p.~n" ++ Suffix,
+                 [Ns]),
+               Ns}
+    end,
+    Message ++ "\n" ++ rabbit_nodes_common:diagnostics(Nodes);
+format_error({error, {cannot_log_to_file, unknown, Reason}}) ->
+    rabbit_misc:format(
+      "failed to initialised logger: ~p~n",
+      [Reason]);
+format_error({error, {cannot_log_to_file, LogFile,
+                      {cannot_create_parent_dirs, _, Reason}}}) ->
+    rabbit_misc:format(
+      "failed to create parent directory for log file at '~s', reason: ~s~n",
+      [LogFile, file:format_error(Reason)]);
+format_error({error, {cannot_log_to_file, LogFile, Reason}}) ->
+    rabbit_misc:format(
+      "failed to open log file at '~s', reason: ~s",
+      [LogFile, file:format_error(Reason)]);
+format_error(Error) ->
+    rabbit_misc:format("Error during startup: ~p", [Error]).
+
+log_exception(Class, Exception, Stacktrace) ->
+    Message = format_exception(Class, Exception, Stacktrace),
+    log_message(Message).
+
+format_exception(Class, Exception, Stacktrace) ->
+    rabbit_misc:format(
+      "Exception during startup:~n~s",
+      [lager:pr_stacktrace(Stacktrace, {Class, Exception})]).
+
+log_message(Message) ->
+    Lines = string:split(
+              ?BOOT_FAILED_HEADER ++
+              Message ++
+              ?BOOT_FAILED_FOOTER,
+              [$\n],
+              all),
+    [rabbit_log_prelaunch:error("~s", [Line]) || Line <- Lines],
+    [io:format(standard_error, "~s~n", [Line]) || Line <- Lines],
+    timer:sleep(1000),
+    ok.
diff --git a/apps/rabbitmq_prelaunch/src/rabbit_prelaunch_sup.erl b/apps/rabbitmq_prelaunch/src/rabbit_prelaunch_sup.erl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ec51989fb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/rabbitmq_prelaunch/src/rabbit_prelaunch_sup.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+-module(rabbit_prelaunch_sup).
+-behaviour(supervisor).
+
+-export([start_link/0]).
+-export([init/1]).
+
+start_link() ->
+    supervisor:start_link({local, ?MODULE}, ?MODULE, []).
+
+init([]) ->
+    %% `rabbit_prelaunch` does not start a process, it only configures
+    %% the node.
+    Prelaunch = #{id => prelaunch,
+                  start => {rabbit_prelaunch, run_prelaunch_first_phase, []},
+                  restart => transient},
+    Procs = [Prelaunch],
+    {ok, {{one_for_one, 1, 5}, Procs}}.
diff --git a/scripts/cuttlefish b/scripts/cuttlefish
deleted file mode 100755
index e63ac1c1b3..0000000000
--- a/scripts/cuttlefish
+++ /dev/null
diff --git a/scripts/rabbitmq-defaults b/scripts/rabbitmq-defaults
index ba09c7ce62..eca44d8af4 100755
--- a/scripts/rabbitmq-defaults
+++ b/scripts/rabbitmq-defaults
@@ -18,41 +18,10 @@
 ### next line potentially updated in package install steps
 SYS_PREFIX=
 
-### next line will be updated when generating a standalone release
-ERL_DIR=
-
 CLEAN_BOOT_FILE=start_clean
 SASL_BOOT_FILE=start_sasl
-
-if [ -f "${RABBITMQ_HOME}/erlang.mk" ]; then
-    # RabbitMQ is executed from its source directory. The plugins
-    # directory and ERL_LIBS are tuned based on this.
-    RABBITMQ_DEV_ENV=1
-fi
-
-## Set default values
-
 BOOT_MODULE="rabbit"
 
-CONFIG_FILE=${SYS_PREFIX}/etc/rabbitmq/rabbitmq
-LOG_BASE=${SYS_PREFIX}/var/log/rabbitmq
-MNESIA_BASE=${SYS_PREFIX}/var/lib/rabbitmq/mnesia
-ENABLED_PLUGINS_FILE=${SYS_PREFIX}/etc/rabbitmq/enabled_plugins
-GENERATED_CONFIG_DIR=${SYS_PREFIX}/var/lib/rabbitmq/config
-ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE=${SYS_PREFIX}/etc/rabbitmq/advanced.config
-SCHEMA_DIR=${SYS_PREFIX}/var/lib/rabbitmq/schema
-
-PLUGINS_DIR="${RABBITMQ_HOME}/plugins"
-
-# RABBIT_HOME can contain a version number, so default plugins
-# directory can be hard to find if we want to package some plugin
-# separately. When RABBITMQ_HOME points to a standard location where
-# it's usually being installed by package managers, we add
-# "/usr/lib/rabbitmq/plugins" to plugin search path.
-case "$RABBITMQ_HOME" in
-    /usr/lib/rabbitmq/*)
-        PLUGINS_DIR="/usr/lib/rabbitmq/plugins:$PLUGINS_DIR"
-        ;;
-esac
-
-CONF_ENV_FILE=${SYS_PREFIX}/etc/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-env.conf
+if test -z "$CONF_ENV_FILE" && test -z "$RABBITMQ_CONF_ENV_FILE"; then
+    CONF_ENV_FILE=${SYS_PREFIX}/etc/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-env.conf
+fi
diff --git a/scripts/rabbitmq-defaults.bat b/scripts/rabbitmq-defaults.bat
index 18d4f46943..0da11f2a0c 100644
--- a/scripts/rabbitmq-defaults.bat
+++ b/scripts/rabbitmq-defaults.bat
@@ -1,23 +1,8 @@
 @echo off

 

-REM ### next line potentially updated in package install steps

-REM set SYS_PREFIX=

-

-REM ### next line will be updated when generating a standalone release

-REM ERL_DIR=

-set ERL_DIR=

-

-REM This boot files isn't referenced in the batch scripts

-REM set SASL_BOOT_FILE=start_sasl

+set SASL_BOOT_FILE=start_sasl

 set CLEAN_BOOT_FILE=start_clean

-

-if exist "%RABBITMQ_HOME%\erlang.mk" (

-    REM RabbitMQ is executed from its source directory. The plugins

-    REM directory and ERL_LIBS are tuned based on this.

-    set RABBITMQ_DEV_ENV=1

-)

-

-REM ## Set default values

+set BOOT_MODULE=rabbit

 

 if "!RABBITMQ_BASE!"=="" (

     set RABBITMQ_BASE=!APPDATA!\RabbitMQ

@@ -29,22 +14,4 @@ if not exist "!RABBITMQ_BASE!" (
     mkdir "!RABBITMQ_BASE!"

 )

 

-REM BOOT_MODULE="rabbit"

-REM CONFIG_FILE=${SYS_PREFIX}/etc/rabbitmq/rabbitmq

-REM LOG_BASE=${SYS_PREFIX}/var/log/rabbitmq

-REM MNESIA_BASE=${SYS_PREFIX}/var/lib/rabbitmq/mnesia

-REM ENABLED_PLUGINS_FILE=${SYS_PREFIX}/etc/rabbitmq/enabled_plugins

-set BOOT_MODULE=rabbit

-set CONFIG_FILE=!RABBITMQ_BASE!\rabbitmq

-set LOG_BASE=!RABBITMQ_BASE!\log

-set MNESIA_BASE=!RABBITMQ_BASE!\db

-set ENABLED_PLUGINS_FILE=!RABBITMQ_BASE!\enabled_plugins

-set GENERATED_CONFIG_DIR=!RABBITMQ_BASE!\config

-set ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE=!RABBITMQ_BASE!\advanced.config

-set SCHEMA_DIR=!RABBITMQ_BASE!\schema

-

-REM PLUGINS_DIR="${RABBITMQ_HOME}/plugins"

-for /f "delims=" %%F in ("!TDP0!..\plugins") do set PLUGINS_DIR=%%~dpF%%~nF%%~xF

-

-REM CONF_ENV_FILE=${SYS_PREFIX}/etc/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-env.conf

 set CONF_ENV_FILE=!RABBITMQ_BASE!\rabbitmq-env-conf.bat

diff --git a/scripts/rabbitmq-diagnostics.bat b/scripts/rabbitmq-diagnostics.bat
index 77078389b0..3a94c7520f 100644
--- a/scripts/rabbitmq-diagnostics.bat
+++ b/scripts/rabbitmq-diagnostics.bat
@@ -49,10 +49,6 @@ if not defined ERL_CRASH_DUMP_SECONDS (
 -boot !CLEAN_BOOT_FILE! ^

 -noinput -noshell -hidden -smp enable ^

 !RABBITMQ_CTL_ERL_ARGS! ^

--kernel inet_dist_listen_min !RABBITMQ_CTL_DIST_PORT_MIN! ^

--kernel inet_dist_listen_max !RABBITMQ_CTL_DIST_PORT_MAX! ^

--sasl errlog_type error ^

--mnesia dir \""!RABBITMQ_MNESIA_DIR:\=/!"\" ^

 -run escript start ^

 -escript main rabbitmqctl_escript ^

 -extra "%RABBITMQ_HOME%\escript\rabbitmq-diagnostics" !STAR!

@@ -61,4 +57,6 @@ if ERRORLEVEL 1 (
     exit /B %ERRORLEVEL%

 )

 

+EXIT /B 0

+

 endlocal

diff --git a/scripts/rabbitmq-env b/scripts/rabbitmq-env
index 2430e76b5d..26c1db9026 100755
--- a/scripts/rabbitmq-env
+++ b/scripts/rabbitmq-env
@@ -91,20 +91,6 @@ rmq_realpath() {
     fi
 }
 
-path_contains_existing_directory() {
-    local path="${1:?}"
-    local dir
-    local rc
-    local IFS="
-    "
-    for dir in $(echo "$path" | tr ':' '\n'); do
-        if [ -d "$dir" ]; then
-            return 0
-        fi
-    done
-    return 1
-}
-
 RABBITMQ_HOME="$(rmq_realpath "${RABBITMQ_SCRIPTS_DIR}/..")"
 ESCRIPT_DIR="${RABBITMQ_HOME}/escript"
 
@@ -118,7 +104,10 @@ saved_RABBITMQ_PID_FILE="$RABBITMQ_PID_FILE"
 
 ## Get configuration variables from the configure environment file
 [ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_CONF_ENV_FILE" ] && RABBITMQ_CONF_ENV_FILE=${CONF_ENV_FILE}
-[ -f ${RABBITMQ_CONF_ENV_FILE} ] && . ${RABBITMQ_CONF_ENV_FILE} || true
+if [ -f "${RABBITMQ_CONF_ENV_FILE}" ]; then
+	CONF_ENV_FILE_PHASE=rabbitmq-env
+	. ${RABBITMQ_CONF_ENV_FILE} || true
+fi
 
 [ -n "$ERL_EPMD_PORT" ] && export ERL_EPMD_PORT
 [ -n "$ERL_EPMD_ADDRESS" ] && export ERL_EPMD_ADDRESS
@@ -142,125 +131,17 @@ DEFAULT_MAX_NUMBER_OF_ATOMS=5000000
 ## Common server defaults
 SERVER_ERL_ARGS=" +P $RABBITMQ_MAX_NUMBER_OF_PROCESSES +t $RABBITMQ_MAX_NUMBER_OF_ATOMS +stbt $RABBITMQ_SCHEDULER_BIND_TYPE +zdbbl $RABBITMQ_DISTRIBUTION_BUFFER_SIZE "
 
-[ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_USE_LONGNAME" ] && RABBITMQ_USE_LONGNAME=${USE_LONGNAME}
-if [ "xtrue" = "x$RABBITMQ_USE_LONGNAME" ] ; then
-    RABBITMQ_NAME_TYPE=-name
-    [ "x" = "x$HOSTNAME" ] && HOSTNAME=`env hostname -f`
-    [ "x" = "x$NODENAME" ] && NODENAME=rabbit@${HOSTNAME}
-else
-    RABBITMQ_NAME_TYPE=-sname
-    [ "x" = "x$HOSTNAME" ] && HOSTNAME=`env hostname`
-    [ "x" = "x$NODENAME" ] && NODENAME=rabbit@${HOSTNAME%%.*}
-fi
-
 ##--- Set environment vars RABBITMQ_<var_name> to defaults if not set
 
-rmq_normalize_path() {
-    local path=$1
-
-    # Remove redundant slashes and strip a trailing slash for a
-    # PATH-like vars - ':' is the delimiter
-    echo "$path" | sed -e 's#/\{2,\}#/#g' -e 's#/$##' -e 's#/:#:#g'
-}
-
-rmq_normalize_path_var() {
-    local var warning
-
-    local prefix="WARNING:"
-
-    for var in "$@"; do
-        local path=$(eval "echo \"\$$var\"")
-        case "$path" in
-        */)
-            warning=1
-            echo "$prefix Removing trailing slash from $var" 1>&2
-            ;;
-        esac
-
-        eval "$var=$(rmq_normalize_path "$path")"
-
-        if [ "x$warning" = "x1" ]; then
-            prefix="        "
-        fi
-    done
-}
-
-rmq_check_if_shared_with_mnesia() {
-    local var warning
-
-    local mnesia_dir=$(rmq_realpath "${RABBITMQ_MNESIA_DIR}")
-    local prefix="WARNING:"
-
-    for var in "$@"; do
-        local dir=$(eval "echo \"\$$var\"")
-
-        case $(rmq_realpath "$dir") in
-        ${mnesia_dir})
-            warning=1
-            echo "$prefix $var is equal to RABBITMQ_MNESIA_DIR" 1>&2
-            ;;
-        ${mnesia_dir}/*)
-            warning=1
-            echo "$prefix $var is located inside RABBITMQ_MNESIA_DIR" 1>&2
-            ;;
-        esac
-
-        if [ "x$warning" = "x1" ]; then
-            prefix="        "
-        fi
-    done
-
-    if [ "x$warning" = "x1" ]; then
-        echo "$prefix => Auto-clustering will not work ('cluster_nodes' in rabbitmq.config)" 1>&2
-    fi
-}
-
-DEFAULT_NODE_IP_ADDRESS=auto
-DEFAULT_NODE_PORT=5672
-
-[ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_NODE_IP_ADDRESS" ] && RABBITMQ_NODE_IP_ADDRESS=${NODE_IP_ADDRESS}
-[ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_NODE_PORT" ] && RABBITMQ_NODE_PORT=${NODE_PORT}
-
-[ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_NODE_IP_ADDRESS" ] && [ "x" != "x$RABBITMQ_NODE_PORT" ] && RABBITMQ_NODE_IP_ADDRESS=${DEFAULT_NODE_IP_ADDRESS}
-[ "x" != "x$RABBITMQ_NODE_IP_ADDRESS" ] && [ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_NODE_PORT" ] && RABBITMQ_NODE_PORT=${DEFAULT_NODE_PORT}
-
-[ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_DIST_PORT" ] && RABBITMQ_DIST_PORT=${DIST_PORT}
-[ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_DIST_PORT" ] && [ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_NODE_PORT" ] && RABBITMQ_DIST_PORT=$((${DEFAULT_NODE_PORT} + 20000))
-[ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_DIST_PORT" ] && [ "x" != "x$RABBITMQ_NODE_PORT" ] && RABBITMQ_DIST_PORT=$((${RABBITMQ_NODE_PORT} + 20000))
-
-[ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_CTL_ERL_ARGS" ] && RABBITMQ_CTL_ERL_ARGS=${CTL_ERL_ARGS}
-[ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_CTL_DIST_PORT_MIN" ] && RABBITMQ_CTL_DIST_PORT_MIN=${CTL_DIST_PORT_MIN}
-[ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_CTL_DIST_PORT_MAX" ] && RABBITMQ_CTL_DIST_PORT_MAX=${CTL_DIST_PORT_MAX}
-[ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_CTL_DIST_PORT_MIN" ] && RABBITMQ_CTL_DIST_PORT_MIN=$((${RABBITMQ_DIST_PORT} + 10000))
-[ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_CTL_DIST_PORT_MAX" ] && RABBITMQ_CTL_DIST_PORT_MAX=$((${RABBITMQ_DIST_PORT} + 10010))
-
-[ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_NODENAME" ] && RABBITMQ_NODENAME=${NODENAME}
+# FIXME
 [ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_IO_THREAD_POOL_SIZE" ] && RABBITMQ_IO_THREAD_POOL_SIZE=${IO_THREAD_POOL_SIZE}
 [ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_SERVER_ERL_ARGS" ] && RABBITMQ_SERVER_ERL_ARGS=${SERVER_ERL_ARGS}
-[ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE" ] && RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE=${CONFIG_FILE}
-[ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_LOG_BASE" ] && RABBITMQ_LOG_BASE=${LOG_BASE}
-[ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_MNESIA_BASE" ] && RABBITMQ_MNESIA_BASE=${MNESIA_BASE}
 [ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_SERVER_START_ARGS" ] && RABBITMQ_SERVER_START_ARGS=${SERVER_START_ARGS}
 [ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_SERVER_ADDITIONAL_ERL_ARGS" ] && RABBITMQ_SERVER_ADDITIONAL_ERL_ARGS=${SERVER_ADDITIONAL_ERL_ARGS}
 [ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_SERVER_CODE_PATH" ] && RABBITMQ_SERVER_CODE_PATH=${SERVER_CODE_PATH}
-[ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_MNESIA_DIR" ] && RABBITMQ_MNESIA_DIR=${MNESIA_DIR}
-[ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_MNESIA_DIR" ] && RABBITMQ_MNESIA_DIR=${RABBITMQ_MNESIA_BASE}/${RABBITMQ_NODENAME}
-[ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_QUORUM_DIR" ] && RABBITMQ_QUORUM_DIR=${RABBITMQ_MNESIA_DIR}/quorum
-[ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_GENERATED_CONFIG_DIR" ] && RABBITMQ_GENERATED_CONFIG_DIR=${GENERATED_CONFIG_DIR}
-[ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE" ] && RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE=${ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE}
-[ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_SCHEMA_DIR" ] && RABBITMQ_SCHEMA_DIR=${SCHEMA_DIR}
 [ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_IGNORE_SIGINT" ] && RABBITMQ_IGNORE_SIGINT="true"
 [ "xtrue" = "x$RABBITMQ_IGNORE_SIGINT" ] && RABBITMQ_IGNORE_SIGINT_FLAG="+B i"
 
-rmq_normalize_path_var \
-    RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE \
-    RABBITMQ_LOG_BASE \
-    RABBITMQ_MNESIA_BASE \
-    RABBITMQ_MNESIA_DIR \
-    RABBITMQ_QUORUM_DIR
-
-[ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_PID_FILE" ] && RABBITMQ_PID_FILE="$PID_FILE"
-
 if [ -n "$saved_RABBITMQ_PID_FILE" ] && \
     [ "$saved_RABBITMQ_PID_FILE" != "$RABBITMQ_PID_FILE" ]
 then
@@ -271,155 +152,19 @@ then
     RABBITMQ_PID_FILE="$saved_RABBITMQ_PID_FILE"
 fi
 
-# Note: at this point, no RABBITMQ_PID_FILE is set so we use the mnesia dir value
-[ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_PID_FILE" ] && RABBITMQ_PID_FILE="${RABBITMQ_MNESIA_DIR}.pid"
-
-rmq_normalize_path_var RABBITMQ_PID_FILE
-
 [ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_BOOT_MODULE" ] && RABBITMQ_BOOT_MODULE=${BOOT_MODULE}
 
-[ "x" != "x$RABBITMQ_FEATURE_FLAGS_FILE" ] && RABBITMQ_FEATURE_FLAGS_FILE_source=environment
-[ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_FEATURE_FLAGS_FILE" ] && RABBITMQ_FEATURE_FLAGS_FILE=${RABBITMQ_MNESIA_BASE}/${RABBITMQ_NODENAME}-feature_flags
-rmq_normalize_path_var RABBITMQ_FEATURE_FLAGS_FILE
-
-[ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_EXPAND_DIR" ] && RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_EXPAND_DIR=${PLUGINS_EXPAND_DIR}
-[ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_EXPAND_DIR" ] && RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_EXPAND_DIR=${RABBITMQ_MNESIA_BASE}/${RABBITMQ_NODENAME}-plugins-expand
-rmq_normalize_path_var RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_EXPAND_DIR
-
-[ "x" != "x$RABBITMQ_ENABLED_PLUGINS_FILE" ] && RABBITMQ_ENABLED_PLUGINS_FILE_source=environment
-[ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_ENABLED_PLUGINS_FILE" ] && RABBITMQ_ENABLED_PLUGINS_FILE=${ENABLED_PLUGINS_FILE}
-rmq_normalize_path_var RABBITMQ_ENABLED_PLUGINS_FILE
-
-[ "x" != "x$RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_DIR" ] && RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_DIR_source=environment
-[ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_DIR" ] && RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_DIR=${PLUGINS_DIR}
-rmq_normalize_path_var RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_DIR
-
-## Log rotation
-[ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_LOGS" ] && RABBITMQ_LOGS=${LOGS}
-[ "x" != "x$RABBITMQ_LOGS" ] && export RABBITMQ_LOGS_source=environment
-[ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_LOGS" ] && RABBITMQ_LOGS="${RABBITMQ_LOG_BASE}/${RABBITMQ_NODENAME}.log"
-[ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_UPGRADE_LOG" ] && RABBITMQ_UPGRADE_LOG="${RABBITMQ_LOG_BASE}/${RABBITMQ_NODENAME}_upgrade.log"
-[ "x" = "x$ERL_CRASH_DUMP" ] && ERL_CRASH_DUMP="${RABBITMQ_LOG_BASE}/erl_crash.dump"
-
-rmq_normalize_path_var RABBITMQ_LOGS
-
-rmq_normalize_path_var RABBITMQ_UPGRADE_LOG
-
-# Check if files and directories non-related to Mnesia are configured
-# to be in $RABBITMQ_MNESIA_DIR. If this is the case, issue a warning
-# because it will prevent auto-clustering from working (the node will be
-# considered non-virgin).
-
-rmq_check_if_shared_with_mnesia \
-    RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE \
-    RABBITMQ_LOG_BASE \
-    RABBITMQ_PID_FILE \
-    RABBITMQ_FEATURE_FLAGS_FILE \
-    RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_EXPAND_DIR \
-    RABBITMQ_ENABLED_PLUGINS_FILE \
-    RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_DIR \
-    RABBITMQ_LOGS \
-    RABBITMQ_UPGRADE_LOG
-
 ##--- End of overridden <var_name> variables
 
-## Development-specific environment.
-if [ "${RABBITMQ_DEV_ENV}" ]; then
-    if [ "$RABBITMQ_FEATURE_FLAGS_FILE_source" != 'environment' -o \
-         "$RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_DIR_source" != 'environment' -o \
-         "$RABBITMQ_ENABLED_PLUGINS_FILE_source" != 'environment' ]; then
-        # We need to query the running node for the plugins directory
-        # and the "enabled plugins" file.
-        for arg in "$@"; do
-          case "$arg" in
-            -n)
-              next_is_node=1
-              ;;
-            *)
-              if test "$next_is_node"; then
-                # If the executed script is being passed a remote node
-                # name, use it here to query the remote node.
-                node_arg="-n $arg"
-                break
-              fi
-              ;;
-          esac
-        done
-        eval $( (${RABBITMQ_SCRIPTS_DIR}/rabbitmqctl $node_arg eval \
-            '{ok, F} = application:get_env(rabbit, feature_flags_file),
-             {ok, P} = application:get_env(rabbit, plugins_dir),
-             {ok, E} = application:get_env(rabbit, enabled_plugins_file),
-             B = os:getenv("RABBITMQ_MNESIA_BASE"),
-             M = os:getenv("RABBITMQ_MNESIA_DIR"),
-             io:format(
-               "feature_flags_file=\"~s\"~n"
-               "plugins_dir=\"~s\"~n"
-               "enabled_plugins_file=\"~s\"~n"
-               "mnesia_base=\"~s\"~n"
-               "mnesia_dir=\"~s\"~n", [F, P, E, B, M]).' \
-            2>/dev/null | grep -E '^(feature_flags_file|plugins_dir|enabled_plugins_file|mnesia_base|mnesia_dir)=') || :)
-
-        if [ "${feature_flags_file}" -a \
-             "$RABBITMQ_FEATURE_FLAGS_FILE_source" != 'environment' ]; then
-            RABBITMQ_FEATURE_FLAGS_FILE="${feature_flags_file}"
-        fi
-        if [ "${plugins_dir}" -a \
-             "$RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_DIR_source" != 'environment' ]; then
-            RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_DIR="${plugins_dir}"
-        fi
-        if [ "${enabled_plugins_file}" -a \
-             "$RABBITMQ_ENABLED_PLUGINS_FILE_source" != 'environment' ]; then
-            RABBITMQ_ENABLED_PLUGINS_FILE="${enabled_plugins_file}"
-        fi
-        if [ "${mnesia_base}" -a \
-             "$RABBITMQ_MNESIA_BASE_source" != 'environment' ]; then
-            RABBITMQ_MNESIA_BASE="${mnesia_base}"
-        fi
-        if [ "${mnesia_dir}" -a \
-             "$RABBITMQ_MNESIA_DIR_source" != 'environment' ]; then
-            RABBITMQ_MNESIA_DIR="${mnesia_dir}"
-        fi
-        if [ "${mnesia_dir}" -a \
-             "$RABBITMQ_QUORUM_DIR_source" != 'environment' ]; then
-            RABBITMQ_QUORUM_DIR="${mnesia_dir}/quorum"
-        fi
-    fi
-
-    if path_contains_existing_directory "${RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_DIR}" ; then
-        # RabbitMQ was started with "make run-broker" from its own
-        # source tree. Take rabbit_common from the plugins directory.
-        ERL_LIBS="${RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_DIR}:${ERL_LIBS}"
+_rmq_env_set_erl_libs()
+{
+    if [ -n "$ERL_LIBS" ]
+    then
+        export ERL_LIBS="$RABBITMQ_HOME/plugins:$ERL_LIBS"
     else
-        # RabbitMQ runs from a testsuite or a plugin. The .ez files are
-        # not available under RabbitMQ source tree. We need to look at
-        # $DEPS_DIR and default locations.
-
-        if [ "${DEPS_DIR}" -a -d "${DEPS_DIR}/rabbit_common/ebin" ]; then
-            # $DEPS_DIR is set, and it contains rabbitmq-common, use
-            # this.
-            DEPS_DIR_norm="${DEPS_DIR}"
-        elif [ -f "${RABBITMQ_SCRIPTS_DIR}/../../../erlang.mk" -a \
-               -d "${RABBITMQ_SCRIPTS_DIR}/../../rabbit_common/ebin" ]; then
-            # Look at default locations: "deps" subdirectory inside a
-            # plugin or the Umbrella.
-            DEPS_DIR_norm="${RABBITMQ_SCRIPTS_DIR}/../.."
-        fi
-        DEPS_DIR_norm=$(rmq_realpath "${DEPS_DIR_norm}")
-
-        ERL_LIBS="${DEPS_DIR_norm}:${ERL_LIBS}"
+        export ERL_LIBS="$RABBITMQ_HOME/plugins"
     fi
-else
-    if path_contains_existing_directory "${RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_DIR}" ; then
-        # RabbitMQ was started from its install directory. Take
-        # rabbit_common from the plugins directory.
-        ERL_LIBS="${RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_DIR}:${ERL_LIBS}"
-    fi
-fi
-
-ERL_LIBS=${ERL_LIBS%:}
-if [ "$ERL_LIBS" ]; then
-    export ERL_LIBS
-fi
+}
 
 run_escript()
 {
@@ -428,17 +173,15 @@ run_escript()
     escript="${1:?escript must be defined}"
     shift
 
+    _rmq_env_set_erl_libs
+
     # Important: do not quote RABBITMQ_CTL_ERL_ARGS as they must be
     # word-split
     # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-    exec "${ERL_DIR}erl" +B \
+    exec erl +B \
         -boot "$CLEAN_BOOT_FILE" \
         -noinput -noshell -hidden -smp enable \
         $RABBITMQ_CTL_ERL_ARGS \
-        -kernel inet_dist_listen_min "$RABBITMQ_CTL_DIST_PORT_MIN" \
-        -kernel inet_dist_listen_max "$RABBITMQ_CTL_DIST_PORT_MAX" \
-        -sasl errlog_type error \
-        -mnesia dir "\"$RABBITMQ_MNESIA_DIR\"" \
         -run escript start \
         -escript main "$escript_main" \
         -extra "$escript" "$@"
diff --git a/scripts/rabbitmq-env.bat b/scripts/rabbitmq-env.bat
index e178deb48c..92853a2362 100644
--- a/scripts/rabbitmq-env.bat
+++ b/scripts/rabbitmq-env.bat
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ set SCRIPT_DIR=%TDP0%
 set SCRIPT_NAME=%1

 for /f "delims=" %%F in ("%SCRIPT_DIR%..") do set RABBITMQ_HOME=%%~dpF%%~nF%%~xF

 

+if defined ERL_LIBS (

+    set ERL_LIBS=%RABBITMQ_HOME%\plugins;%ERL_LIBS%

+) else (

+    set ERL_LIBS=%RABBITMQ_HOME%\plugins

+)

+

 REM If ERLANG_HOME is not defined, check if "erl.exe" is available in

 REM the path and use that.

 if not defined ERLANG_HOME (

@@ -82,163 +88,16 @@ if "!RABBITMQ_MAX_NUMBER_OF_ATOMS!"=="" (
     set RABBITMQ_MAX_NUMBER_OF_ATOMS=!DEFAULT_MAX_NUMBER_OF_ATOMS!

 )

 

-REM Common defaults

+REM Common server defaults

 set SERVER_ERL_ARGS=+P !RABBITMQ_MAX_NUMBER_OF_PROCESSES! +t !RABBITMQ_MAX_NUMBER_OF_ATOMS! +stbt !RABBITMQ_SCHEDULER_BIND_TYPE! +zdbbl !RABBITMQ_DISTRIBUTION_BUFFER_SIZE!

 

-REM Check for the short names here too

-if "!RABBITMQ_USE_LONGNAME!"=="true" (

-    set RABBITMQ_NAME_TYPE=-name

-    set NAMETYPE=longnames

-) else (

-    if "!USE_LONGNAME!"=="true" (

-        set RABBITMQ_USE_LONGNAME=true

-        set RABBITMQ_NAME_TYPE=-name

-        set NAMETYPE=longnames

-    ) else (

-        set RABBITMQ_USE_LONGNAME=false

-        set RABBITMQ_NAME_TYPE=-sname

-        set NAMETYPE=shortnames

-    )

-)

-

-REM [ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_NODENAME" ] && RABBITMQ_NODENAME=${NODENAME}

-if "!RABBITMQ_NODENAME!"=="" (

-    if "!NODENAME!"=="" (

-        REM We use Erlang to query the local hostname because

-        REM !COMPUTERNAME! and Erlang may return different results.

-        REM Start erl with -sname to make sure epmd is started.

-        call "%ERLANG_HOME%\bin\erl.exe" -A0 -noinput -boot start_clean -sname rabbit-prelaunch-epmd -eval "init:stop()." >nul 2>&1

-        for /f "delims=" %%F in ('call "%ERLANG_HOME%\bin\erl.exe" -A0 -noinput -boot start_clean -eval "net_kernel:start([list_to_atom(""rabbit-gethostname-"" ++ os:getpid()), %NAMETYPE%]), [_, H] = string:tokens(atom_to_list(node()), ""@""), io:format(""~s~n"", [H]), init:stop()."') do @set HOSTNAME=%%F

-        set RABBITMQ_NODENAME=rabbit@!HOSTNAME!

-        set HOSTNAME=

-    ) else (

-        set RABBITMQ_NODENAME=!NODENAME!

-    )

-)

-set NAMETYPE=

-

-REM

 REM ##--- Set environment vars RABBITMQ_<var_name> to defaults if not set

-REM

-REM DEFAULT_NODE_IP_ADDRESS=auto

-REM DEFAULT_NODE_PORT=5672

-REM [ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_NODE_IP_ADDRESS" ] && RABBITMQ_NODE_IP_ADDRESS=${NODE_IP_ADDRESS}

-REM [ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_NODE_PORT" ] && RABBITMQ_NODE_PORT=${NODE_PORT}

-REM [ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_NODE_IP_ADDRESS" ] && [ "x" != "x$RABBITMQ_NODE_PORT" ] && RABBITMQ_NODE_IP_ADDRESS=${DEFAULT_NODE_IP_ADDRESS}

-REM [ "x" != "x$RABBITMQ_NODE_IP_ADDRESS" ] && [ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_NODE_PORT" ] && RABBITMQ_NODE_PORT=${DEFAULT_NODE_PORT}

-

-if "!RABBITMQ_NODE_IP_ADDRESS!"=="" (

-    if not "!NODE_IP_ADDRESS!"=="" (

-        set RABBITMQ_NODE_IP_ADDRESS=!NODE_IP_ADDRESS!

-    )

-)

-

-if "!RABBITMQ_NODE_PORT!"=="" (

-    if not "!NODE_PORT!"=="" (

-        set RABBITMQ_NODE_PORT=!NODE_PORT!

-    )

-)

-

-if "!RABBITMQ_NODE_IP_ADDRESS!"=="" (

-    if not "!RABBITMQ_NODE_PORT!"=="" (

-       set RABBITMQ_NODE_IP_ADDRESS=auto

-    )

-) else (

-    if "!RABBITMQ_NODE_PORT!"=="" (

-       set RABBITMQ_NODE_PORT=5672

-    )

-)

-

-REM [ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_DIST_PORT" ] && RABBITMQ_DIST_PORT=${DIST_PORT}

-REM [ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_DIST_PORT" ] && [ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_NODE_PORT" ] && RABBITMQ_DIST_PORT=$((${DEFAULT_NODE_PORT} + 20000))

-REM [ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_DIST_PORT" ] && [ "x" != "x$RABBITMQ_NODE_PORT" ] && RABBITMQ_DIST_PORT=$((${RABBITMQ_NODE_PORT} + 20000))

-

-if "!RABBITMQ_DIST_PORT!"=="" (

-    if "!DIST_PORT!"=="" (

-        if "!RABBITMQ_NODE_PORT!"=="" (

-            set RABBITMQ_DIST_PORT=25672

-        ) else (

-            set /a RABBITMQ_DIST_PORT=20000+!RABBITMQ_NODE_PORT!

-        )

-    ) else (

-        set RABBITMQ_DIST_PORT=!DIST_PORT!

-    )

-)

 

 REM [ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_SERVER_ERL_ARGS" ] && RABBITMQ_SERVER_ERL_ARGS=${SERVER_ERL_ARGS}

 if "!RABBITMQ_SERVER_ERL_ARGS!"=="" (

     set RABBITMQ_SERVER_ERL_ARGS=!SERVER_ERL_ARGS!

 )

 

-REM [ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE" ] && RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE=${CONFIG_FILE}

-if "!RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE!"=="" (

-    if "!CONFIG_FILE!"=="" (

-        set RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE=!RABBITMQ_BASE!\rabbitmq

-    ) else (

-        set RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE=!CONFIG_FILE:"=!

-    )

-) else (

-    set RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE=!RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE:"=!

-)

-

-if "!RABBITMQ_GENERATED_CONFIG_DIR!"=="" (

-    if "!GENERATED_CONFIG_DIR!"=="" (

-        set RABBITMQ_GENERATED_CONFIG_DIR=!RABBITMQ_BASE!\config

-    ) else (

-        set RABBITMQ_GENERATED_CONFIG_DIR=!GENERATED_CONFIG_DIR:"=!

-    )

-) else (

-    set RABBITMQ_GENERATED_CONFIG_DIR=!RABBITMQ_GENERATED_CONFIG_DIR:"=!

-)

-

-if "!RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE!"=="" (

-    if "!ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE!"=="" (

-        set RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE=!RABBITMQ_BASE!\advanced.config

-    ) else (

-        set RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE=!ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE:"=!

-    )

-) else (

-    set RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE=!RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE:"=!

-)

-

-if "!RABBITMQ_SCHEMA_DIR!" == "" (

-    if "!SCHEMA_DIR!"=="" (

-        set RABBITMQ_SCHEMA_DIR=!RABBITMQ_HOME!\priv\schema

-    ) else (

-        set RABBITMQ_SCHEMA_DIR=!SCHEMA_DIR:"=!

-    )

-) else (

-    set RABBITMQ_SCHEMA_DIR=!RABBITMQ_SCHEMA_DIR:"=!

-)

-

-REM [ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_LOG_BASE" ] && RABBITMQ_LOG_BASE=${LOG_BASE}

-if "!RABBITMQ_LOG_BASE!"=="" (

-    if "!LOG_BASE!"=="" (

-        set RABBITMQ_LOG_BASE=!RABBITMQ_BASE!\log

-    ) else (

-        set RABBITMQ_LOG_BASE=!LOG_BASE:"=!

-    )

-) else (

-    set RABBITMQ_LOG_BASE=!RABBITMQ_LOG_BASE:"=!

-)

-if not exist "!RABBITMQ_LOG_BASE!" (

-    mkdir "!RABBITMQ_LOG_BASE!"

-)

-

-REM [ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_MNESIA_BASE" ] && RABBITMQ_MNESIA_BASE=${MNESIA_BASE}

-if "!RABBITMQ_MNESIA_BASE!"=="" (

-    if "!MNESIA_BASE!"=="" (

-        set RABBITMQ_MNESIA_BASE=!RABBITMQ_BASE!\db

-    ) else (

-        set RABBITMQ_MNESIA_BASE=!MNESIA_BASE:"=!

-    )

-) else (

-    set RABBITMQ_MNESIA_BASE=!RABBITMQ_MNESIA_BASE:"=!

-)

-if not exist "!RABBITMQ_MNESIA_BASE!" (

-    mkdir "!RABBITMQ_MNESIA_BASE!"

-)

-

 REM [ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_SERVER_START_ARGS" ] && RABBITMQ_SERVER_START_ARGS=${SERVER_START_ARGS}

 if "!RABBITMQ_SERVER_START_ARGS!"=="" (

     if not "!SERVER_START_ARGS!"=="" (

@@ -253,34 +112,6 @@ if "!RABBITMQ_SERVER_ADDITIONAL_ERL_ARGS!"=="" (
     )

 )

 

-REM [ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_MNESIA_DIR" ] && RABBITMQ_MNESIA_DIR=${MNESIA_DIR}

-REM [ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_MNESIA_DIR" ] && RABBITMQ_MNESIA_DIR=${RABBITMQ_MNESIA_BASE}/${RABBITMQ_NODENAME}

-if "!RABBITMQ_MNESIA_DIR!"=="" (

-    if "!MNESIA_DIR!"=="" (

-        set RABBITMQ_MNESIA_DIR=!RABBITMQ_MNESIA_BASE!\!RABBITMQ_NODENAME!-mnesia

-    ) else (

-        set RABBITMQ_MNESIA_DIR=!MNESIA_DIR:"=!

-    )

-) else (

-    set RABBITMQ_MNESIA_DIR=!RABBITMQ_MNESIA_DIR:"=!

-)

-if not exist "!RABBITMQ_MNESIA_DIR!" (

-    mkdir "!RABBITMQ_MNESIA_DIR!"

-)

-

-REM [ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_QUORUM_DIR" ] && RABBITMQ_QUORUM_DIR=${RABBITMQ_MNESIA_DIR}/quorum

-if "!RABBITMQ_QUORUM_DIR!"=="" (

-    set RABBITMQ_QUORUM_DIR=!RABBITMQ_MNESIA_DIR!\quorum

-)

-if not exist "!RABBITMQ_QUORUM_DIR!" (

-    mkdir "!RABBITMQ_QUORUM_DIR!"

-)

-for /f "delims=" %%F in ("!RABBITMQ_QUORUM_DIR!") do set RABBITMQ_QUORUM_DIR=%%~sF

-

-REM [ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_PID_FILE" ] && RABBITMQ_PID_FILE=${PID_FILE}

-REM [ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_PID_FILE" ] && RABBITMQ_PID_FILE=${RABBITMQ_MNESIA_DIR}.pid

-REM No Windows equivalent

-

 REM [ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_BOOT_MODULE" ] && RABBITMQ_BOOT_MODULE=${BOOT_MODULE}

 if "!RABBITMQ_BOOT_MODULE!"=="" (

     if "!BOOT_MODULE!"=="" (

@@ -290,114 +121,12 @@ if "!RABBITMQ_BOOT_MODULE!"=="" (
     )

 )

 

-REM [ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_FEATURE_FLAGS_FILE" ] && RABBITMQ_FEATURE_FLAGS_FILE=${RABBITMQ_MNESIA_BASE}/${RABBITMQ_NODENAME}-feature_flags

-if "!RABBITMQ_FEATURE_FLAGS_FILE!"=="" (

-    if "!FEATURE_FLAGS_FILE!"=="" (

-        set RABBITMQ_FEATURE_FLAGS_FILE=!RABBITMQ_MNESIA_BASE!\!RABBITMQ_NODENAME!-feature_flags

-    ) else (

-        set RABBITMQ_FEATURE_FLAGS_FILE=!FEATURE_FLAGS_FILE:"=!

-    )

-) else (

-    set RABBITMQ_FEATURE_FLAGS_FILE=!RABBITMQ_FEATURE_FLAGS_FILE:"=!

-    set RABBITMQ_FEATURE_FLAGS_FILE_source=environment

-)

-

-REM [ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_EXPAND_DIR" ] && RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_EXPAND_DIR=${PLUGINS_EXPAND_DIR}

-REM [ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_EXPAND_DIR" ] && RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_EXPAND_DIR=${RABBITMQ_MNESIA_BASE}/${RABBITMQ_NODENAME}-plugins-expand

-if "!RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_EXPAND_DIR!"=="" (

-    if "!PLUGINS_EXPAND_DIR!"=="" (

-        set RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_EXPAND_DIR=!RABBITMQ_MNESIA_BASE!\!RABBITMQ_NODENAME!-plugins-expand

-    ) else (

-        set RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_EXPAND_DIR=!PLUGINS_EXPAND_DIR:"=!

-    )

-) else (

-    set RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_EXPAND_DIR=!RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_EXPAND_DIR:"=!

-)

-

-REM [ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_ENABLED_PLUGINS_FILE" ] && RABBITMQ_ENABLED_PLUGINS_FILE=${ENABLED_PLUGINS_FILE}

-if "!RABBITMQ_ENABLED_PLUGINS_FILE!"=="" (

-    if "!ENABLED_PLUGINS_FILE!"=="" (

-        set RABBITMQ_ENABLED_PLUGINS_FILE=!RABBITMQ_BASE!\enabled_plugins

-    ) else (

-        set RABBITMQ_ENABLED_PLUGINS_FILE=!ENABLED_PLUGINS_FILE:"=!

-    )

-) else (

-    set RABBITMQ_ENABLED_PLUGINS_FILE=!RABBITMQ_ENABLED_PLUGINS_FILE:"=!

-    set RABBITMQ_ENABLED_PLUGINS_FILE_source=environment

-)

-if not exist "!RABBITMQ_ENABLED_PLUGINS_FILE!" (

-    for /f "delims=" %%F in ("!RABBITMQ_ENABLED_PLUGINS_FILE!") do mkdir "%%~dpF" 2>NUL

-    copy /y NUL "!RABBITMQ_ENABLED_PLUGINS_FILE!" >NUL

-)

-

-REM [ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_DIR" ] && RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_DIR=${PLUGINS_DIR}

-if "!RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_DIR!"=="" (

-    if "!PLUGINS_DIR!"=="" (

-        set RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_DIR=!RABBITMQ_HOME!\plugins

-    ) else (

-        set RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_DIR=!PLUGINS_DIR:"=!

-    )

-) else (

-    set RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_DIR=!RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_DIR:"=!

-    set RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_DIR_source=environment

-)

-if not exist "!RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_DIR!" (

-    mkdir "!RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_DIR!"

-)

-

-REM ## Log rotation

-REM [ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_LOGS" ] && RABBITMQ_LOGS=${LOGS}

-REM [ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_LOGS" ] && RABBITMQ_LOGS="${RABBITMQ_LOG_BASE}/${RABBITMQ_NODENAME}.log"

-if "!RABBITMQ_LOGS!"=="" (

-    if "!LOGS!"=="" (

-        set RABBITMQ_LOGS=!RABBITMQ_LOG_BASE!\!RABBITMQ_NODENAME!.log

-    ) else (

-        set RABBITMQ_LOGS=!LOGS:"=!

-    )

-) else (

-    set RABBITMQ_LOGS=!RABBITMQ_LOGS:"=!

-)

-if not "!RABBITMQ_LOGS!" == "-" (

-    if not exist "!RABBITMQ_LOGS!" (

-        for /f "delims=" %%F in ("!RABBITMQ_LOGS!") do mkdir "%%~dpF" 2>NUL

-        copy /y NUL "!RABBITMQ_LOGS!" >NUL

-    )

-)

-rem [ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_UPGRADE_LOG" ] && RABBITMQ_UPGRADE_LOG="${RABBITMQ_LOG_BASE}/${RABBITMQ_NODENAME}_upgrade.log"

-if "!RABBITMQ_UPGRADE_LOG!" == "" (

-    set RABBITMQ_UPGRADE_LOG=!RABBITMQ_LOG_BASE!\!RABBITMQ_NODENAME!_upgrade.log

-) else (

-    set RABBITMQ_UPGRADE_LOG=!RABBITMQ_UPGRADE_LOG:"=!

-)

-REM [ "x" = "x$ERL_CRASH_DUMP"] && ERL_CRASH_DUMP="${RABBITMQ_LOG_BASE}/erl_crash.dump"

-if "!ERL_CRASH_DUMP!"=="" (

-    set ERL_CRASH_DUMP=!RABBITMQ_LOG_BASE!\erl_crash.dump

-) else (

-    set ERL_CRASH_DUMP=!ERL_CRASH_DUMP:"=!

-)

-

 REM [ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_CTL_ERL_ARGS" ] && RABBITMQ_CTL_ERL_ARGS=${CTL_ERL_ARGS}

 if "!RABBITMQ_CTL_ERL_ARGS!"=="" (

     if not "!CTL_ERL_ARGS!"=="" (

         set RABBITMQ_CTL_ERL_ARGS=!CTL_ERL_ARGS!

     )

 )

-if "!RABBITMQ_CTL_DIST_PORT_MIN!"=="" (

-    if not "!CTL_DIST_PORT_MIN!"=="" (

-        set RABBITMQ_CTL_DIST_PORT_MIN=!CTL_DIST_PORT_MIN!

-    )

-)

-if "!RABBITMQ_CTL_DIST_PORT_MAX!"=="" (

-    if not "!CTL_DIST_PORT_MAX!"=="" (

-        set RABBITMQ_CTL_DIST_PORT_MAX=!CTL_DIST_PORT_MAX!

-    )

-)

-if "!RABBITMQ_CTL_DIST_PORT_MIN!"=="" (

-    set /a RABBITMQ_CTL_DIST_PORT_MIN=10000+!RABBITMQ_DIST_PORT!

-)

-if "!RABBITMQ_CTL_DIST_PORT_MAX!"=="" (

-    set /a RABBITMQ_CTL_DIST_PORT_MAX=10010+!RABBITMQ_DIST_PORT!

-)

 

 REM ADDITIONAL WINDOWS ONLY CONFIG ITEMS

 

@@ -409,93 +138,6 @@ if "!RABBITMQ_SERVICENAME!"=="" (
     )

 )

 

-REM Development-specific environment.

-if defined RABBITMQ_DEV_ENV (

-    if "!SCRIPT_NAME!" == "rabbitmq-plugins" (

-        REM We may need to query the running node for the plugins directory

-        REM and the "enabled plugins" file.

-        if not "%RABBITMQ_FEATURE_FLAGS_FILE_source%" == "environment" (

-            for /f "delims=" %%F in ('!SCRIPT_DIR!\rabbitmqctl.bat eval "{ok, P} = application:get_env(rabbit, feature_flags_file), io:format(""~s~n"", [P])."') do @set feature_flags_file=%%F

-            if exist "!feature_flags_file!" (

-                set RABBITMQ_FEATURE_FLAGS_FILE=!feature_flags_file:"=!

-            )

-            REM set feature_flags_file=

-        )

-        if not "%RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_DIR_source%" == "environment" (

-            for /f "delims=" %%F in ('!SCRIPT_DIR!\rabbitmqctl.bat eval "{ok, P} = application:get_env(rabbit, plugins_dir), io:format(""~s~n"", [P])."') do @set plugins_dir=%%F

-            if exist "!plugins_dir!" (

-                set RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_DIR=!plugins_dir:"=!

-            )

-            REM set plugins_dir=

-        )

-        if not "%RABBITMQ_ENABLED_PLUGINS_FILE_source%" == "environment" (

-            for /f "delims=" %%F in ('!SCRIPT_DIR!\rabbitmqctl.bat eval "{ok, P} = application:get_env(rabbit, enabled_plugins_file), io:format(""~s~n"", [P])."') do @set enabled_plugins_file=%%F

-            if exist "!enabled_plugins_file!" (

-                set RABBITMQ_ENABLED_PLUGINS_FILE=!enabled_plugins_file:"=!

-            )

-            REM set enabled_plugins_file=

-        )

-    )

-

-    if exist "!RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_DIR!" (

-        REM RabbitMQ was started with "make run-broker" from its own

-        REM source tree. Take rabbit_common from the plugins directory.

-        set ERL_LIBS=!RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_DIR!;!ERL_LIBS!

-    ) else (

-        REM RabbitMQ runs from a testsuite or a plugin. The .ez files are

-        REM not available under RabbitMQ source tree. We need to look at

-        REM $DEPS_DIR and default locations.

-

-        if "!DEPS_DIR!" == "" (

-            if exist "!RABBITMQ_HOME!\..\..\deps\rabbit_common\erlang.mk" (

-                REM Dependencies in the Umbrella or a plugin.

-                set DEPS_DIR_norm=!RABBITMQ_HOME!\..\..\deps

-            ) else (

-                if exist "!RABBITMQ_HOME!\deps\rabbit_common\erlang.mk" (

-                    REM Dependencies in the broker.

-                    set DEPS_DIR_norm=!RABBITMQ_HOME!\deps

-                )

-            )

-        ) else (

-            for /f "delims=" %%F in ("!DEPS_DIR!") do @set DEPS_DIR_norm=%%~dpF%%~nF%%~xF

-        )

-

-        set ERL_LIBS=!DEPS_DIR_norm!;!ERL_LIBS!

-    )

-) else (

-    if exist "!RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_DIR!" (

-        REM RabbitMQ was started from its install directory. Take

-        REM rabbit_common from the plugins directory.

-        set ERL_LIBS=!RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_DIR:"=!;!ERL_LIBS:"=!

-    )

-)

-

-REM Ensure ERL_LIBS begins with valid path

-set ERL_LIBS_orig=%ERL_LIBS:"=%

-set ERL_LIBS=

-call :filter_paths "%ERL_LIBS_orig%"

-goto :filter_paths_done

-

-:filter_paths

-set paths=%1

-set paths=%paths:"=%

-for /f "tokens=1* delims=;" %%a in ("%paths%") do (

-    if not "%%a" == "" call :filter_path "%%a"

-    if not "%%b" == "" call :filter_paths "%%b"

-)

-set paths=

-goto :eof

-

-:filter_path

-IF "%ERL_LIBS%"=="" (

-    set "ERL_LIBS=%~dp1%~n1%~x1"

-) else (

-    set "ERL_LIBS=!ERL_LIBS!;%~dp1%~n1%~x1"

-)

-goto :eof

-

-:filter_paths_done

-

 REM Environment cleanup

 set BOOT_MODULE=

 set CONFIG_FILE=

@@ -509,6 +151,6 @@ set SCRIPT_NAME=
 set TDP0=

 

 REM ##--- End of overridden <var_name> variables

-REM

+

 REM # Since we source this elsewhere, don't accidentally stop execution

 REM true

diff --git a/scripts/rabbitmq-plugins.bat b/scripts/rabbitmq-plugins.bat
index e985151e56..e45e810c53 100644
--- a/scripts/rabbitmq-plugins.bat
+++ b/scripts/rabbitmq-plugins.bat
@@ -49,10 +49,6 @@ if not defined ERL_CRASH_DUMP_SECONDS (
 -boot !CLEAN_BOOT_FILE! ^

 -noinput -noshell -hidden -smp enable ^

 !RABBITMQ_CTL_ERL_ARGS! ^

--kernel inet_dist_listen_min !RABBITMQ_CTL_DIST_PORT_MIN! ^

--kernel inet_dist_listen_max !RABBITMQ_CTL_DIST_PORT_MAX! ^

--sasl errlog_type error ^

--mnesia dir \""!RABBITMQ_MNESIA_DIR:\=/!"\" ^

 -run escript start ^

 -escript main rabbitmqctl_escript ^

 -extra "%RABBITMQ_HOME%\escript\rabbitmq-plugins" !STAR!

@@ -61,5 +57,7 @@ if ERRORLEVEL 1 (
     exit /B %ERRORLEVEL%

 )

 

+EXIT /B 0

+

 endlocal

 endlocal

diff --git a/scripts/rabbitmq-queues.bat b/scripts/rabbitmq-queues.bat
index c90a696806..028e2664c9 100644
--- a/scripts/rabbitmq-queues.bat
+++ b/scripts/rabbitmq-queues.bat
@@ -49,11 +49,6 @@ if not defined ERL_CRASH_DUMP_SECONDS (
 -boot !CLEAN_BOOT_FILE! ^

 -noinput -noshell -hidden -smp enable ^

 !RABBITMQ_CTL_ERL_ARGS! ^

--kernel inet_dist_listen_min !RABBITMQ_CTL_DIST_PORT_MIN! ^

--kernel inet_dist_listen_max !RABBITMQ_CTL_DIST_PORT_MAX! ^

--sasl errlog_type error ^

--mnesia dir \""!RABBITMQ_MNESIA_DIR:\=/!"\" ^

--nodename !RABBITMQ_NODENAME! ^

 -run escript start ^

 -escript main rabbitmqctl_escript ^

 -extra "%RABBITMQ_HOME%\escript\rabbitmq-queues" !STAR!

@@ -62,5 +57,7 @@ if ERRORLEVEL 1 (
     exit /B %ERRORLEVEL%

 )

 

+EXIT /B 0

+

 endlocal

 endlocal

diff --git a/scripts/rabbitmq-rel b/scripts/rabbitmq-rel
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..a96ec78764
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/rabbitmq-rel
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env escript
+%% vim:ft=erlang:sw=2:et:
+
+main(["show-rel"]) ->
+  Rel = get_rel(),
+  io:format("~p.~n", [Rel]);
+main(["gen-boot"]) ->
+  generate_rel(),
+  generate_boot().
+
+get_rel() ->
+  ok = application:load(rabbit),
+  Apps0 = get_apps(rabbit),
+  Apps1 = lists:sort(
+            fun
+              (_, rabbitmq_prelaunch) -> false;
+              (rabbitmq_prelaunch, _) -> true;
+              (_, mnesia)             -> true;
+              (mnesia, _)             -> false;
+              (A, B)                  -> A =< B
+            end, Apps0),
+  Apps = [{App, get_vsn(App)} || App <- Apps1],
+
+  ERTSVersion = erlang:system_info(version),
+  RabbitVersion = get_vsn(rabbit),
+
+  {release,
+   {"RabbitMQ", RabbitVersion},
+   {erts, ERTSVersion},
+   Apps}.
+
+get_apps(App) ->
+  ok = load_app(App),
+  {ok, DirectDeps} = application:get_key(App, applications),
+  lists:umerge(
+    [lists:usort(get_apps(Dep)) || Dep <- DirectDeps] ++
+    [lists:usort([kernel, stdlib, sasl, App, mnesia])]).
+
+load_app(App) ->
+  case application:load(App) of
+    ok                             -> ok;
+    {error, {already_loaded, App}} -> ok
+  end.
+
+generate_rel() ->
+  Rel = get_rel(),
+  io:format("~p.~n", [Rel]),
+  Output = io_lib:format("~p.~n", [Rel]),
+  ok = file:write_file("rabbit.rel", Output).
+
+generate_boot() ->
+  Options = [local, {path, code:get_path()}],
+  ok = systools:make_script("rabbit", Options).
+
+get_vsn(App) ->
+  load_app(App),
+  {ok, Vsn} = application:get_key(App, vsn),
+  Vsn.
diff --git a/scripts/rabbitmq-server b/scripts/rabbitmq-server
index 4a2737a5e3..c28755f9ce 100755
--- a/scripts/rabbitmq-server
+++ b/scripts/rabbitmq-server
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+# vim:sw=4:et:
 ##  The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License
 ##  Version 1.1 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
 ##  compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License
@@ -19,247 +20,18 @@ set -e
 
 # Get default settings with user overrides for (RABBITMQ_)<var_name>
 # Non-empty defaults should be set in rabbitmq-env
-. `dirname $0`/rabbitmq-env
-
-RABBITMQ_START_RABBIT=
-[ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_ALLOW_INPUT" ] && RABBITMQ_START_RABBIT=" -noinput"
-[ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_NODE_ONLY" ] && RABBITMQ_START_RABBIT="$RABBITMQ_START_RABBIT -s $RABBITMQ_BOOT_MODULE boot "
-
-case "$(uname -s)" in
-  CYGWIN*) # we make no attempt to record the cygwin pid; rabbitmqctl wait
-           # will not be able to make sense of it anyway
-           ;;
-  *)       # When -detached is passed, we don't write the pid, since it'd be the
-           # wrong one
-           detached=""
-           for opt in "$@"; do
-               if [ "$opt" = "-detached" ]; then
-                   detached="true"
-               fi
-           done
-           if [ $detached ]; then
-               echo "Warning: PID file not written; -detached was passed." 1>&2
-           else
-               RABBITMQ_PID_DIR="$(dirname ${RABBITMQ_PID_FILE})"
-               EX_CANTCREAT=73 # Standard exit code from sysexits(2)
-               if ! mkdir -p "$RABBITMQ_PID_DIR"; then
-                   # Better diagnostics - 'mkdir -p' reports only the first directory in chain that
-                   # it fails to create
-                   echo "Failed to create directory: $RABBITMQ_PID_DIR"
-                   exit $EX_CANTCREAT
-               fi
-               if ! echo $$ > ${RABBITMQ_PID_FILE}; then
-                   # Better diagnostics - otherwise the only report in logs is about failed 'echo'
-                   # command, but without any other details: neither what script has failed nor what
-                   # file output was redirected to.
-                   echo "Failed to write pid file: ${RABBITMQ_PID_FILE}"
-                   exit $EX_CANTCREAT
-               fi
-           fi
-esac
-
-RABBITMQ_EBIN_ROOT="${RABBITMQ_HOME}/ebin"
+SCRIPTS_DIR=$(dirname "$0")
+. "$SCRIPTS_DIR/rabbitmq-env"
 
 [ "$NOTIFY_SOCKET" ] && RUNNING_UNDER_SYSTEMD=true
 
-get_noex() {
-    if [ "x" = "x${1}" ]; then
-        echo ""
-    else
-        local BASENAME=$(basename $1)
-        local DIRNAME=$(dirname $1)
-        if [ "x." = "x${DIRNAME}" ]; then
-            echo "${BASENAME%.*}"
-        else
-            echo "${DIRNAME}/${BASENAME%.*}"
-        fi
-    fi
-}
-
-# Check that advanced config file has the .config extension
-# Add .config extension if it's empty
-
-RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE_NOEX=$(get_noex ${RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE})
-if [ "${RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE_NOEX}.config" = "${RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE}" \
-     -o "${RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE_NOEX}" = "${RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE}" ]; then
-    RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE="${RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE_NOEX}.config"
-fi
-
-
-RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE_NOEX=$(get_noex ${RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE})
-# Extension is not specified.
-# Determine config type from file
-
-if [ "${RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE_NOEX}" = "${RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE}" ]; then
-    if [ -f "${RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE_NOEX}.config" ]; then
-        if [ -f "${RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE_NOEX}.conf" ]; then
-            # Both files exist. Print a warning.
-            _rmq_env_pwarn 'Both old (.config) and new (.conf) format config files exist.' \
-                "Using the old format config file: ${RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE_NOEX}.config" \
-                'Please update your config files to the new format and remove the old file.'
-        fi
-        RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE="${RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE_NOEX}.config"
-    elif [ -f "${RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE_NOEX}.conf" ]; then
-        RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE="${RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE_NOEX}.conf"
-    else
-        if [ -f ${RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE} ]; then
-            _rmq_env_pwarn "Using RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE: ${RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE}"
-        fi
-        # No config file exist. Use advanced config for -config arg.
-        RABBITMQ_CONFIG_ARG_FILE="${RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE}"
-        RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE=""
-    fi
-fi
-
-# Set the -config argument.
-# The -config argument should not have extension.
-# the file should exist
-# the file should be a valid erlang term file
-
-# Config file extension is .config
-if [ "${RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE_NOEX}.config" = "${RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE}" ]; then
-    RABBITMQ_CONFIG_ARG_FILE="${RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE}"
-# Config file extension is .conf
-elif [ "${RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE_NOEX}.conf" = "${RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE}" ]; then
-    RABBITMQ_CONFIG_ARG_FILE="${RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE}"
-elif [ "x" != "x${RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE}" \
-       -a  "${RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE_NOEX}" != "${RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE}" ]; then
-    # Config file has an extension, but it's neither .conf or .config
-    _rmq_env_perr "Wrong extension for RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE: ${RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE}" \
-        'The extension should be either .conf or .config'
-    exit 64 # EX_USAGE
-fi
-
-RABBITMQ_CONFIG_ARG_FILE_NOEX=$(get_noex ${RABBITMQ_CONFIG_ARG_FILE})
-
-if [ "${RABBITMQ_CONFIG_ARG_FILE_NOEX}.config" != "${RABBITMQ_CONFIG_ARG_FILE}" ]; then
-    if [ "${RABBITMQ_CONFIG_ARG_FILE}" = "${RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE}" ]; then
-        _rmq_env_perr "Wrong extension for RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE: ${RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE}" \
-            'The extension should be .config'
-        exit 64 # EX_USAGE
-    else
-        # We should never got here, but still there should be some explanation
-        _rmq_env_perr "Wrong extension for ${RABBITMQ_CONFIG_ARG_FILE}"
-            'The extension should be .config'
-        exit 64 # EX_USAGE
-    fi
-fi
-
-# Set -config if the file exists
-if [ -f "${RABBITMQ_CONFIG_ARG_FILE}" ]; then
-    RABBITMQ_CONFIG_ARG="-config ${RABBITMQ_CONFIG_ARG_FILE_NOEX}"
-fi
-
-# Set -conf and other generated config parameters
-if [ "${RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE_NOEX}.conf" = "${RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE}" ]; then
-    if [ ! -d ${RABBITMQ_SCHEMA_DIR} ]; then
-        mkdir -p "${RABBITMQ_SCHEMA_DIR}"
-    fi
-
-    if [ ! -d ${RABBITMQ_GENERATED_CONFIG_DIR} ]; then
-        mkdir -p "${RABBITMQ_GENERATED_CONFIG_DIR}"
-    fi
-
-    cp -f "${RABBITMQ_HOME}/priv/schema/rabbit.schema" "${RABBITMQ_SCHEMA_DIR}"
-
-    RABBITMQ_GENERATED_CONFIG_ARG="-conf ${RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE} \
-                                   -conf_dir ${RABBITMQ_GENERATED_CONFIG_DIR} \
-                                   -conf_script_dir `dirname $0` \
-                                   -conf_schema_dir ${RABBITMQ_SCHEMA_DIR}
-                                   -conf_advanced ${RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE}"
-fi
-
-set +e
-
-# `net_kernel:start/1` will fail in `longnames` mode when erlang is
-# unable to determine FQDN of a node (with a dot in it). But `erl`
-# itself has some magic that still allow it to start when you
-# explicitly specify host (a.la `erl -name test@localhost`).
-#
-# It's not possible to communicate with this node, unless it's a
-# connection initiator. But as prelaunch IS an initiator, it doesn't
-# matter what we actually put here. But `localhost` sounds good
-# enough.
-RABBITMQ_PRELAUNCH_NODENAME="rabbitmqprelaunch${$}@localhost"
-
-# NOTIFY_SOCKET is needed here to prevent epmd from impersonating the
-# success of our startup sequence to systemd.
-NOTIFY_SOCKET= \
-RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE=$RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE \
-ERL_CRASH_DUMP=$ERL_CRASH_DUMP \
-RABBITMQ_CONFIG_ARG_FILE=$RABBITMQ_CONFIG_ARG_FILE \
-RABBITMQ_DIST_PORT=$RABBITMQ_DIST_PORT \
-    ${ERL_DIR}erl -pa "$RABBITMQ_EBIN_ROOT" \
-    -boot "${CLEAN_BOOT_FILE}" \
-    -noinput \
-    -hidden \
-    -s rabbit_prelaunch \
-    ${RABBITMQ_SERVER_ADDITIONAL_ERL_ARGS} \
-    ${RABBITMQ_NAME_TYPE} ${RABBITMQ_PRELAUNCH_NODENAME} \
-    -conf_advanced "${RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE}" \
-    -rabbit feature_flags_file "\"$RABBITMQ_FEATURE_FLAGS_FILE\"" \
-    -rabbit enabled_plugins_file "\"$RABBITMQ_ENABLED_PLUGINS_FILE\"" \
-    -rabbit plugins_dir "\"$RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_DIR\"" \
-    -extra "${RABBITMQ_NODENAME}"
-
-PRELAUNCH_RESULT=$?
-if [ ${PRELAUNCH_RESULT} = 2 ] ; then
-    # dist port is mentioned in config, so do not set it
-    true
-elif [ ${PRELAUNCH_RESULT} = 0 ] ; then
-    # dist port is not mentioned in the config file, we can set it
-    RABBITMQ_DIST_ARG="-kernel inet_dist_listen_min ${RABBITMQ_DIST_PORT} -kernel inet_dist_listen_max ${RABBITMQ_DIST_PORT}"
-else
-    exit ${PRELAUNCH_RESULT}
-fi
-
-# The default allocation strategy RabbitMQ is using was introduced
-# in Erlang/OTP 20.2.3. Earlier Erlang versions fail to start with
-# this configuration. We therefore need to ensure that erl accepts
-# these values before we can use them.
-#
-# The defaults are meant to reduce RabbitMQ's memory usage and help
-# it reclaim memory at the cost of a slight decrease in performance
-# (due to an increase in memory operations). These defaults can be
-# overridden using the RABBITMQ_SERVER_ERL_ARGS variable.
 RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_ALLOC_ARGS="+MBas ageffcbf +MHas ageffcbf +MBlmbcs 512 +MHlmbcs 512 +MMmcs 30"
 
-${ERL_DIR}erl ${RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_ALLOC_ARGS} \
-    -boot "${CLEAN_BOOT_FILE}" \
-    -noinput -eval 'halt(0)' 2>/dev/null
-
-if [ $? != 0 ] ; then
-    RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_ALLOC_ARGS=
-fi
-
-set -e
-
-RABBITMQ_LISTEN_ARG=
-[ "x" != "x$RABBITMQ_NODE_PORT" ] && [ "x" != "x$RABBITMQ_NODE_IP_ADDRESS" ] && RABBITMQ_LISTEN_ARG="-rabbit tcp_listeners [{\""${RABBITMQ_NODE_IP_ADDRESS}"\","${RABBITMQ_NODE_PORT}"}]"
-
-# If $RABBITMQ_LOGS is '-', send all log messages to stdout. This is
-# particularly useful for Docker images.
-
-if [ "$RABBITMQ_LOGS" = '-' ]; then
-    SASL_ERROR_LOGGER=tty
-    RABBIT_LAGER_HANDLER=tty
-    RABBITMQ_LAGER_HANDLER_UPGRADE=tty
-else
-    SASL_ERROR_LOGGER=false
-    RABBIT_LAGER_HANDLER='"'${RABBITMQ_LOGS}'"'
-    RABBITMQ_LAGER_HANDLER_UPGRADE='"'${RABBITMQ_UPGRADE_LOG}'"'
-fi
-
 # Bump ETS table limit to 50000
 if [ "x" = "x$ERL_MAX_ETS_TABLES" ]; then
     ERL_MAX_ETS_TABLES=50000
 fi
 
-# we need to turn off path expansion because some of the vars, notably
-# RABBITMQ_SERVER_ERL_ARGS, contain terms that look like globs and
-# there is no other way of preventing their expansion.
-set -f
-
 # Lazy initialization of threed pool size - if it wasn't set
 # explicitly. This parameter is only needed when server is starting,
 # so it makes no sense to do this calculations in rabbitmq-env or
@@ -267,70 +39,16 @@ set -f
 ensure_thread_pool_size() {
     if [ -z "${RABBITMQ_IO_THREAD_POOL_SIZE}" ]; then
         RABBITMQ_IO_THREAD_POOL_SIZE=$(
-            ${ERL_DIR}erl -pa "$RABBITMQ_EBIN_ROOT" \
-                      -boot "${CLEAN_BOOT_FILE}" \
-                      -noinput \
-                      -s rabbit_misc report_default_thread_pool_size
+            erl \
+                -noinput \
+                -boot "${CLEAN_BOOT_FILE}" \
+                -s rabbit_misc report_default_thread_pool_size
         )
     fi
 }
 
-start_rabbitmq_server() {
-    # The arguments to -pa are in this order because they are *pre*-pended
-    # to the code path. Since we want RABBITMQ_SERVER_CODE_PATH to precede
-    # RABBITMQ_EBIN_ROOT, it must come as the second argument here.
-    # https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/issues/1777
-    ensure_thread_pool_size
-    check_start_params &&
-    RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE=$RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE \
-    ERL_MAX_ETS_TABLES=$ERL_MAX_ETS_TABLES \
-    ERL_CRASH_DUMP=$ERL_CRASH_DUMP \
-    exec ${ERL_DIR}erl \
-        -pa "$RABBITMQ_EBIN_ROOT" "$RABBITMQ_SERVER_CODE_PATH" \
-        ${RABBITMQ_START_RABBIT} \
-        ${RABBITMQ_NAME_TYPE} ${RABBITMQ_NODENAME} \
-        -boot "${SASL_BOOT_FILE}" \
-        ${RABBITMQ_CONFIG_ARG} \
-        ${RABBITMQ_GENERATED_CONFIG_ARG} \
-        +W w \
-        +A ${RABBITMQ_IO_THREAD_POOL_SIZE} \
-        ${RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_ALLOC_ARGS} \
-        ${RABBITMQ_SERVER_ERL_ARGS} \
-        +K true \
-        -kernel inet_default_connect_options "[{nodelay,true}]" \
-        ${RABBITMQ_SERVER_ADDITIONAL_ERL_ARGS} \
-        ${RABBITMQ_LISTEN_ARG} \
-        -sasl errlog_type error \
-        -sasl sasl_error_logger "$SASL_ERROR_LOGGER" \
-        -rabbit lager_log_root "\"$RABBITMQ_LOG_BASE\"" \
-        -rabbit lager_default_file "$RABBIT_LAGER_HANDLER" \
-        -rabbit lager_upgrade_file "$RABBITMQ_LAGER_HANDLER_UPGRADE" \
-        -rabbit feature_flags_file "\"$RABBITMQ_FEATURE_FLAGS_FILE\"" \
-        -rabbit enabled_plugins_file "\"$RABBITMQ_ENABLED_PLUGINS_FILE\"" \
-        -rabbit plugins_dir "\"$RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_DIR\"" \
-        -rabbit plugins_expand_dir "\"$RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_EXPAND_DIR\"" \
-        -os_mon start_cpu_sup false \
-        -os_mon start_disksup false \
-        -os_mon start_memsup false \
-        -mnesia dir "\"${RABBITMQ_MNESIA_DIR}\"" \
-        -ra data_dir "\"${RABBITMQ_QUORUM_DIR}\"" \
-        ${RABBITMQ_SERVER_START_ARGS} \
-        ${RABBITMQ_DIST_ARG} \
-        "$@"
-}
-
-stop_rabbitmq_server() {
-    RABBITMQCTL="$(dirname "$0")/rabbitmqctl"
-
-    if ${RABBITMQCTL} -n ${RABBITMQ_NODENAME} status >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        ${RABBITMQCTL} -n ${RABBITMQ_NODENAME} stop
-    fi
-}
-
 check_start_params() {
     check_not_empty RABBITMQ_BOOT_MODULE
-    check_not_empty RABBITMQ_NAME_TYPE
-    check_not_empty RABBITMQ_NODENAME
     check_not_empty SASL_BOOT_FILE
     check_not_empty RABBITMQ_IO_THREAD_POOL_SIZE
 }
@@ -346,6 +64,61 @@ check_not_empty() {
     fi
 }
 
+start_rabbitmq_server() {
+    set -e
+
+    _rmq_env_set_erl_libs
+    ensure_thread_pool_size
+
+    RABBITMQ_START_RABBIT=
+    [ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_ALLOW_INPUT" ] && RABBITMQ_START_RABBIT=" -noinput"
+    if test -z "$RABBITMQ_NODE_ONLY"; then
+        if test "$USE_RABBIT_BOOT_SCRIPT"; then
+            # TODO: This is experimental and undocumented at this point.
+            # It is here just to do simple checks while playing with how
+            # RabbitMQ is started.
+            "$SCRIPTS_DIR/rabbitmq-rel" gen-boot
+            SASL_BOOT_FILE=rabbit
+            test -f "$SASL_BOOT_FILE.boot"
+            RABBITMQ_START_RABBIT="$RABBITMQ_START_RABBIT -init_debug"
+        else
+            RABBITMQ_START_RABBIT="$RABBITMQ_START_RABBIT -s $RABBITMQ_BOOT_MODULE boot"
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    # We need to turn off path expansion because some of the vars,
+    # notably RABBITMQ_SERVER_ERL_ARGS, contain terms that look like
+    # globs and there is no other way of preventing their expansion.
+    set -f
+
+    export ERL_MAX_ETS_TABLES \
+        SYS_PREFIX
+
+    check_start_params
+
+    exec erl \
+        -pa "$RABBITMQ_SERVER_CODE_PATH" \
+        ${RABBITMQ_START_RABBIT} \
+        -boot "${SASL_BOOT_FILE}" \
+        +W w \
+        +K true \
+        +A ${RABBITMQ_IO_THREAD_POOL_SIZE} \
+        ${RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_ALLOC_ARGS} \
+        ${RABBITMQ_SERVER_ERL_ARGS} \
+        ${RABBITMQ_SERVER_ADDITIONAL_ERL_ARGS} \
+        ${RABBITMQ_SERVER_START_ARGS} \
+        -lager crash_log false \
+        -lager handlers '[]' \
+        "$@"
+}
+
+stop_rabbitmq_server() {
+    if test "$rabbitmq_server_pid"; then
+        kill -TERM "$rabbitmq_server_pid"
+        wait "$rabbitmq_server_pid" || true
+    fi
+}
+
 if [ "$RABBITMQ_ALLOW_INPUT" -o "$RUNNING_UNDER_SYSTEMD" -o "$detached" ]; then
     # Run erlang VM directly, completely replacing current shell
     # process - so the pid file written in the code above will be
@@ -381,7 +154,7 @@ else
     trap "stop_rabbitmq_server; exit 130" INT
 
     start_rabbitmq_server "$@" &
-    rabbitmq_server_pid=$!
+    export rabbitmq_server_pid=$!
 
     # Block until RabbitMQ exits or a signal is caught.
     # Waits for last command (which is start_rabbitmq_server)
@@ -399,5 +172,5 @@ else
     # force that statement to succeed and the signal handler to properly
     # execute. Because the statement below has an exit code of 0, the
     # signal handler has to restate the expected exit code.
-    wait $rabbitmq_server_pid || true
+    wait "$rabbitmq_server_pid" || true
 fi
diff --git a/scripts/rabbitmq-server.bat b/scripts/rabbitmq-server.bat
index 7d4d1b486f..57cbdf9392 100644
--- a/scripts/rabbitmq-server.bat
+++ b/scripts/rabbitmq-server.bat
@@ -46,163 +46,8 @@ if not exist "!ERLANG_HOME!\bin\erl.exe" (
     exit /B 1

 )

 

-set RABBITMQ_EBIN_ROOT=!RABBITMQ_HOME!\ebin

-

-CALL :convert_forward_slashes "!RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE!" RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE

-CALL :get_noex "!RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE!" RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE_NOEX

-

-if "!RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE!" == "!RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE_NOEX!" (

-    set RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE=!RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE_NOEX!.config

-    REM Try to create advanced config file, if it doesn't exist

-    REM It still can fail to be created, but at least not for default install

-    if not exist "!RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE!" (

-        echo []. > !RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE!

-    )

-)

-

-CALL :convert_forward_slashes "!RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE!" RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE

-CALL :get_noex "!RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE!" RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE_NOEX

-

-if "!RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE!" == "!RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE_NOEX!" (

-    if exist "!RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE_NOEX!.config" (

-        if exist "!RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE_NOEX!.conf" (

-            rem Both files exist. Print a warning

-            echo "WARNING: Both old (.config) and new (.conf) format config files exist."

-            echo "WARNING: Using the old format config file: !RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE_NOEX!.config"

-            echo "WARNING: Please update your config files to the new format and remove the old file"

-        )

-        set RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE=!RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE_NOEX!.config

-    ) else if exist "!RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE_NOEX!.conf" (

-        set RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE=!RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE_NOEX!.conf

-    ) else (

-        rem No config file exist. Use advanced config for -config arg.

-        if exist "!RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE!" (

-            echo "WARNING: Using RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE: !RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE!"

-        )

-        set RABBITMQ_CONFIG_ARG_FILE=!RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE!

-    )

-)

-

-rem Set the -config argument.

-rem The -config argument should not have extension.

-rem the file should exist

-rem the file should be a valid erlang term file

-

-rem Config file extension is .config

-if "!RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE_NOEX!.config" == "!RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE!" (

-    set RABBITMQ_CONFIG_ARG_FILE=!RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE!

-) else if "!RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE_NOEX!.conf" == "!RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE!" (

-    set RABBITMQ_CONFIG_ARG_FILE=!RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE!

-) else if not "" == "!RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE!" (

-    if not "!RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE_NOEX!" == "!RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE!" (

-        rem Config file has an extension, but it's neither .conf or .config

-        echo "ERROR: Wrong extension for RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE: !RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE!"

-        echo "ERROR: extension should be either .conf or .config"

-        exit /B 1

-    )

-)

-

-CALL :convert_forward_slashes "!RABBITMQ_CONFIG_ARG_FILE!" RABBITMQ_CONFIG_ARG_FILE

-CALL :get_noex "!RABBITMQ_CONFIG_ARG_FILE!" RABBITMQ_CONFIG_ARG_FILE_NOEX

-

-if not "!RABBITMQ_CONFIG_ARG_FILE_NOEX!.config" == "!RABBITMQ_CONFIG_ARG_FILE!" (

-    if "!RABBITMQ_CONFIG_ARG_FILE!" == "!RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE!" (

-        echo "ERROR: Wrong extension for RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE: !RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE!"

-        echo "ERROR: extension should be .config"

-        exit /B 1

-    ) else (

-        rem We should never got here, but still there should be some explanation

-        echo "ERROR: Wrong extension for !RABBITMQ_CONFIG_ARG_FILE!"

-        echo "ERROR: extension should be .config"

-        exit /B 1

-    )

-)

-

-rem Set -config if the file exists

-if exist !RABBITMQ_CONFIG_ARG_FILE! (

-    set RABBITMQ_CONFIG_ARG=-config "!RABBITMQ_CONFIG_ARG_FILE_NOEX!"

-)

-

-rem Set -conf and other generated config parameters

-if "!RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE_NOEX!.conf" == "!RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE!" (

-    if not exist "!RABBITMQ_SCHEMA_DIR!" (

-        mkdir "!RABBITMQ_SCHEMA_DIR!"

-    )

-

-    if not exist "!RABBITMQ_GENERATED_CONFIG_DIR!" (

-        mkdir "!RABBITMQ_GENERATED_CONFIG_DIR!"

-    )

-

-    copy /Y "!RABBITMQ_HOME!\priv\schema\rabbit.schema" "!RABBITMQ_SCHEMA_DIR!\rabbit.schema"

-

-    set RABBITMQ_GENERATED_CONFIG_ARG=-conf "!RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE:\=/!" ^

-                                      -conf_dir "!RABBITMQ_GENERATED_CONFIG_DIR:\=/!" ^

-                                      -conf_script_dir "!CONF_SCRIPT_DIR:\=/!" ^

-                                      -conf_schema_dir "!RABBITMQ_SCHEMA_DIR:\=/!" ^

-                                      -conf_advanced "!RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE:\=/!"

-)

-

-"!ERLANG_HOME!\bin\erl.exe" ^

-        -pa "!RABBITMQ_EBIN_ROOT:\=/!" ^

-        -boot !CLEAN_BOOT_FILE! ^

-        -noinput -hidden ^

-        -s rabbit_prelaunch ^

-        !RABBITMQ_NAME_TYPE! rabbitmqprelaunch!RANDOM!!TIME:~9!@localhost ^

-        -conf_advanced "!RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE!" ^

-        -rabbit feature_flags_file "!RABBITMQ_FEATURE_FLAGS_FILE!" ^

-        -rabbit enabled_plugins_file "!RABBITMQ_ENABLED_PLUGINS_FILE!" ^

-        -rabbit plugins_dir "!RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_DIR!" ^

-        -extra "!RABBITMQ_NODENAME!"

-

-if ERRORLEVEL 2 (

-    rem dist port mentioned in config, do not attempt to set it

-) else if ERRORLEVEL 1 (

-    exit /B 1

-) else (

-    set RABBITMQ_DIST_ARG=-kernel inet_dist_listen_min !RABBITMQ_DIST_PORT! -kernel inet_dist_listen_max !RABBITMQ_DIST_PORT!

-)

-

-rem The default allocation strategy RabbitMQ is using was introduced

-rem in Erlang/OTP 20.2.3. Earlier Erlang versions fail to start with

-rem this configuration. We therefore need to ensure that erl accepts

-rem these values before we can use them.

-rem

-rem The defaults are meant to reduce RabbitMQ's memory usage and help

-rem it reclaim memory at the cost of a slight decrease in performance

-rem (due to an increase in memory operations). These defaults can be

-rem overridden using the RABBITMQ_SERVER_ERL_ARGS variable.

-

 set RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_ALLOC_ARGS=+MBas ageffcbf +MHas ageffcbf +MBlmbcs 512 +MHlmbcs 512 +MMmcs 30

 

-"!ERLANG_HOME!\bin\erl.exe" ^

-    !RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_ALLOC_ARGS! ^

-    -boot !CLEAN_BOOT_FILE! ^

-    -noinput -eval "halt(0)"

-

-if ERRORLEVEL 1 (

-    set RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_ALLOC_ARGS=

-)

-

-set RABBITMQ_LISTEN_ARG=

-if not "!RABBITMQ_NODE_IP_ADDRESS!"=="" (

-   if not "!RABBITMQ_NODE_PORT!"=="" (

-      set RABBITMQ_LISTEN_ARG=-rabbit tcp_listeners [{"\"!RABBITMQ_NODE_IP_ADDRESS!\"","!RABBITMQ_NODE_PORT!"}]

-   )

-)

-

-REM If !RABBITMQ_LOGS! is '-', send all log messages to stdout. This is

-REM particularly useful for Docker images.

-

-if "!RABBITMQ_LOGS!" == "-" (

-    set SASL_ERROR_LOGGER=tty

-    set RABBIT_LAGER_HANDLER=tty

-    set RABBITMQ_LAGER_HANDLER_UPGRADE=tty

-) else (

-    set SASL_ERROR_LOGGER=false

-    set RABBIT_LAGER_HANDLER="\"!RABBITMQ_LOGS:\=/!\""

-    set RABBITMQ_LAGER_HANDLER_UPGRADE="\"!RABBITMQ_UPGRADE_LOG:\=/!\""

-)

-

 set RABBITMQ_START_RABBIT=

 if "!RABBITMQ_ALLOW_INPUT!"=="" (

     set RABBITMQ_START_RABBIT=!RABBITMQ_START_RABBIT! -noinput

@@ -217,9 +62,6 @@ if "!RABBITMQ_IO_THREAD_POOL_SIZE!"=="" (
 

 set ENV_OK=true

 CALL :check_not_empty "RABBITMQ_BOOT_MODULE" !RABBITMQ_BOOT_MODULE!

-CALL :check_not_empty "RABBITMQ_NAME_TYPE" !RABBITMQ_NAME_TYPE!

-CALL :check_not_empty "RABBITMQ_NODENAME" !RABBITMQ_NODENAME!

-

 

 if "!ENV_OK!"=="false" (

     EXIT /b 78

@@ -232,35 +74,16 @@ if "!RABBITMQ_ALLOW_INPUT!"=="" (
 )

 

 "!ERLANG_HOME!\bin\!ERL_CMD!" ^

--pa "!RABBITMQ_EBIN_ROOT:\=/!" ^

--boot start_sasl ^

 !RABBITMQ_START_RABBIT! ^

-!RABBITMQ_CONFIG_ARG! ^

-!RABBITMQ_GENERATED_CONFIG_ARG! ^

-!RABBITMQ_NAME_TYPE! !RABBITMQ_NODENAME! ^

+-boot "!SASL_BOOT_FILE!" ^

 +W w ^

 +A "!RABBITMQ_IO_THREAD_POOL_SIZE!" ^

 !RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_ALLOC_ARGS! ^

 !RABBITMQ_SERVER_ERL_ARGS! ^

-!RABBITMQ_LISTEN_ARG! ^

--kernel inet_default_connect_options "[{nodelay, true}]" ^

 !RABBITMQ_SERVER_ADDITIONAL_ERL_ARGS! ^

--sasl errlog_type error ^

--sasl sasl_error_logger !SASL_ERROR_LOGGER! ^

--rabbit lager_log_root "\"!RABBITMQ_LOG_BASE:\=/!\"" ^

--rabbit lager_default_file !RABBIT_LAGER_HANDLER! ^

--rabbit lager_upgrade_file !RABBITMQ_LAGER_HANDLER_UPGRADE! ^

--rabbit feature_flags_file "\"!RABBITMQ_FEATURE_FLAGS_FILE:\=/!\"" ^

--rabbit enabled_plugins_file "\"!RABBITMQ_ENABLED_PLUGINS_FILE:\=/!\"" ^

--rabbit plugins_dir "\"!RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_DIR:\=/!\"" ^

--rabbit plugins_expand_dir "\"!RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_EXPAND_DIR:\=/!\"" ^

--mnesia dir "\"!RABBITMQ_MNESIA_DIR:\=/!\"" ^

--os_mon start_cpu_sup false ^

--os_mon start_disksup false ^

--os_mon start_memsup false ^

--ra data_dir \""!RABBITMQ_QUORUM_DIR:\=/!"\" ^

 !RABBITMQ_SERVER_START_ARGS! ^

-!RABBITMQ_DIST_ARG! ^

+-lager crash_log false ^

+-lager handlers "[]" ^

 !STAR!

 

 if ERRORLEVEL 1 (

@@ -277,17 +100,6 @@ if "%~2"=="" (
     )

 EXIT /B 0

 

-:get_noex

-set "%~2=%~dpn1"

-EXIT /B 0

-

-rem Convert unix style path separators into windows style path separators

-rem needed for comparing with _NOEX variables

-rem rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server#1962

-:convert_forward_slashes

-set "%~2=%~dpf1"

-EXIT /B 0

-

 endlocal

 endlocal

 endlocal

diff --git a/scripts/rabbitmq-service.bat b/scripts/rabbitmq-service.bat
index fe9884abf0..e9ee0ea74b 100644
--- a/scripts/rabbitmq-service.bat
+++ b/scripts/rabbitmq-service.bat
@@ -35,6 +35,38 @@ REM Get default settings with user overrides for (RABBITMQ_)<var_name>
 REM Non-empty defaults should be set in rabbitmq-env

 call "%TDP0%\rabbitmq-env.bat" %~n0

 

+REM Check for the short names here too

+if "!RABBITMQ_USE_LONGNAME!"=="true" (

+    set RABBITMQ_NAME_TYPE=-name

+    set NAMETYPE=longnames

+) else (

+    if "!USE_LONGNAME!"=="true" (

+        set RABBITMQ_USE_LONGNAME=true

+        set RABBITMQ_NAME_TYPE=-name

+        set NAMETYPE=longnames

+    ) else (

+        set RABBITMQ_USE_LONGNAME=false

+        set RABBITMQ_NAME_TYPE=-sname

+        set NAMETYPE=shortnames

+    )

+)

+

+REM [ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_NODENAME" ] && RABBITMQ_NODENAME=${NODENAME}

+if "!RABBITMQ_NODENAME!"=="" (

+    if "!NODENAME!"=="" (

+        REM We use Erlang to query the local hostname because

+        REM !COMPUTERNAME! and Erlang may return different results.

+        REM Start erl with -sname to make sure epmd is started.

+        call "%ERLANG_HOME%\bin\erl.exe" -A0 -noinput -boot start_clean -sname rabbit-prelaunch-epmd -eval "init:stop()." >nul 2>&1

+        for /f "delims=" %%F in ('call "%ERLANG_HOME%\bin\erl.exe" -A0 -noinput -boot start_clean -eval "net_kernel:start([list_to_atom(""rabbit-gethostname-"" ++ os:getpid()), %NAMETYPE%]), [_, H] = string:tokens(atom_to_list(node()), ""@""), io:format(""~s~n"", [H]), init:stop()."') do @set HOSTNAME=%%F

+        set RABBITMQ_NODENAME=rabbit@!HOSTNAME!

+        set HOSTNAME=

+    ) else (

+        set RABBITMQ_NODENAME=!NODENAME!

+    )

+)

+set NAMETYPE=

+

 set STARVAR=

 shift

 :loop1

@@ -112,16 +144,6 @@ if not exist "!RABBITMQ_BASE!" (
     echo Creating base directory !RABBITMQ_BASE! & mkdir "!RABBITMQ_BASE!"

 )

 

-set ENV_OK=true

-CALL :check_not_empty "RABBITMQ_BOOT_MODULE" !RABBITMQ_BOOT_MODULE!

-CALL :check_not_empty "RABBITMQ_NAME_TYPE" !RABBITMQ_NAME_TYPE!

-CALL :check_not_empty "RABBITMQ_NODENAME" !RABBITMQ_NODENAME!

-

-

-if "!ENV_OK!"=="false" (

-    EXIT /b 78

-)

-

 "!ERLANG_SERVICE_MANAGER_PATH!\erlsrv" list !RABBITMQ_SERVICENAME! 2>NUL 1>NUL

 if errorlevel 1 (

     "!ERLANG_SERVICE_MANAGER_PATH!\erlsrv" add !RABBITMQ_SERVICENAME! -internalservicename !RABBITMQ_SERVICENAME!

@@ -129,165 +151,8 @@ if errorlevel 1 (
     echo !RABBITMQ_SERVICENAME! service is already present - only updating service parameters

 )

 

-set RABBITMQ_EBIN_ROOT=!RABBITMQ_HOME!\ebin

-

-CALL :convert_forward_slashes "!RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE!" RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE

-CALL :get_noex "!RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE!" RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE_NOEX

-

-if "!RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE!" == "!RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE_NOEX!" (

-    set RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE=!RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE_NOEX!.config

-    REM Try to create advanced config file, if it doesn't exist

-    REM It still can fail to be created, but at least not for default install

-    if not exist "!RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE!" (

-        echo []. > !RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE!

-    )

-)

-

-CALL :convert_forward_slashes "!RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE!" RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE

-CALL :get_noex "!RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE!" RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE_NOEX

-

-if "!RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE!" == "!RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE_NOEX!" (

-    if exist "!RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE_NOEX!.config" (

-        if exist "!RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE_NOEX!.conf" (

-            rem Both files exist. Print a warning

-            echo "WARNING: Both old (.config) and new (.conf) format config files exist."

-            echo "WARNING: Using the old format config file: !RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE_NOEX!.config"

-            echo "WARNING: Please update your config files to the new format and remove the old file"

-        )

-        set RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE=!RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE_NOEX!.config

-    ) else if exist "!RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE_NOEX!.conf" (

-        set RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE=!RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE_NOEX!.conf

-    ) else (

-        rem No config file exist. Use advanced config for -config arg.

-        if exist "!RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE!" (

-            echo "WARNING: Using RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE: !RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE!"

-        )

-        set RABBITMQ_CONFIG_ARG_FILE=!RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE!

-    )

-)

-

-rem Set the -config argument.

-rem The -config argument should not have extension.

-rem the file should exist

-rem the file should be a valid erlang term file

-

-rem Config file extension is .config

-if "!RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE_NOEX!.config" == "!RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE!" (

-    set RABBITMQ_CONFIG_ARG_FILE=!RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE!

-) else if "!RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE_NOEX!.conf" == "!RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE!" (

-    set RABBITMQ_CONFIG_ARG_FILE=!RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE!

-) else if not "" == "!RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE!" (

-    if not "!RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE_NOEX!" == "!RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE!" (

-        rem Config file has an extension, but it's neither .conf or .config

-        echo "ERROR: Wrong extension for RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE: !RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE!"

-        echo "ERROR: extension should be either .conf or .config"

-        exit /B 1

-    )

-)

-

-CALL :convert_forward_slashes "!RABBITMQ_CONFIG_ARG_FILE!" RABBITMQ_CONFIG_ARG_FILE

-CALL :get_noex "!RABBITMQ_CONFIG_ARG_FILE!" RABBITMQ_CONFIG_ARG_FILE_NOEX

-

-if not "!RABBITMQ_CONFIG_ARG_FILE_NOEX!.config" == "!RABBITMQ_CONFIG_ARG_FILE!" (

-    if "!RABBITMQ_CONFIG_ARG_FILE!" == "!RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE!" (

-        echo "ERROR: Wrong extension for RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE: !RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE!"

-        echo "ERROR: extension should be .config"

-        exit /B 1

-    ) else (

-        rem We should never got here, but still there should be some explanation

-        echo "ERROR: Wrong extension for !RABBITMQ_CONFIG_ARG_FILE!"

-        echo "ERROR: extension should be .config"

-        exit /B 1

-    )

-)

-

-rem Set -config if the file exists

-if exist !RABBITMQ_CONFIG_ARG_FILE! (

-    set RABBITMQ_CONFIG_ARG=-config "!RABBITMQ_CONFIG_ARG_FILE_NOEX!"

-)

-

-rem Set -conf and other generated config parameters

-if "!RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE_NOEX!.conf" == "!RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE!" (

-    if not exist "!RABBITMQ_SCHEMA_DIR!" (

-        mkdir "!RABBITMQ_SCHEMA_DIR!"

-    )

-

-    if not exist "!RABBITMQ_GENERATED_CONFIG_DIR!" (

-        mkdir "!RABBITMQ_GENERATED_CONFIG_DIR!"

-    )

-

-    copy /Y "!RABBITMQ_HOME!\priv\schema\rabbit.schema" "!RABBITMQ_SCHEMA_DIR!\rabbit.schema"

-

-    set RABBITMQ_GENERATED_CONFIG_ARG=-conf "!RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE:\=/!" ^

-                                      -conf_dir "!RABBITMQ_GENERATED_CONFIG_DIR:\=/!" ^

-                                      -conf_script_dir "!CONF_SCRIPT_DIR:\=/!" ^

-                                      -conf_schema_dir "!RABBITMQ_SCHEMA_DIR:\=/!" ^

-                                      -conf_advanced "!RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE:\=/!"

-)

-

-"!ERLANG_HOME!\bin\erl.exe" ^

-        -pa "!RABBITMQ_EBIN_ROOT:\=/!" ^

-        -boot !CLEAN_BOOT_FILE! ^

-        -noinput -hidden ^

-        -s rabbit_prelaunch ^

-        !RABBITMQ_NAME_TYPE! rabbitmqprelaunch!RANDOM!!TIME:~9!@localhost ^

-        -conf_advanced "!RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE!" ^

-        -rabbit feature_flags_file "!RABBITMQ_FEATURE_FLAGS_FILE!" ^

-        -rabbit enabled_plugins_file "!RABBITMQ_ENABLED_PLUGINS_FILE!" ^

-        -rabbit plugins_dir "!RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_DIR!" ^

-        -extra "!RABBITMQ_NODENAME!"

-

-if ERRORLEVEL 3 (

-    rem ERRORLEVEL means (or greater) so we need to catch all other failure

-    rem cases here

-    exit /B 1

-) else if ERRORLEVEL 2 (

-    rem dist port mentioned in config, do not attempt to set it

-) else if ERRORLEVEL 1 (

-    exit /B 1

-) else (

-    set RABBITMQ_DIST_ARG=-kernel inet_dist_listen_min !RABBITMQ_DIST_PORT! -kernel inet_dist_listen_max !RABBITMQ_DIST_PORT!

-)

-

-rem The default allocation strategy RabbitMQ is using was introduced

-rem in Erlang/OTP 20.2.3. Earlier Erlang versions fail to start with

-rem this configuration. We therefore need to ensure that erl accepts

-rem these values before we can use them.

-rem

-rem The defaults are meant to reduce RabbitMQ's memory usage and help

-rem it reclaim memory at the cost of a slight decrease in performance

-rem (due to an increase in memory operations). These defaults can be

-rem overridden using the RABBITMQ_SERVER_ERL_ARGS variable.

-

 set RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_ALLOC_ARGS=+MBas ageffcbf +MHas ageffcbf +MBlmbcs 512 +MHlmbcs 512 +MMmcs 30

 

-"!ERLANG_HOME!\bin\erl.exe" ^

-    !RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_ALLOC_ARGS! ^

-    -boot !CLEAN_BOOT_FILE! ^

-    -noinput -eval "halt(0)"

-

-if ERRORLEVEL 1 (

-    set RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_ALLOC_ARGS=

-)

-

-

-set RABBITMQ_LISTEN_ARG=

-if not "!RABBITMQ_NODE_IP_ADDRESS!"=="" (

-   if not "!RABBITMQ_NODE_PORT!"=="" (

-      set RABBITMQ_LISTEN_ARG=-rabbit tcp_listeners "[{\"!RABBITMQ_NODE_IP_ADDRESS!\", !RABBITMQ_NODE_PORT!}]"

-   )

-)

-

-if "!RABBITMQ_LOGS!" == "-" (

-    set SASL_ERROR_LOGGER=tty

-    set RABBIT_LAGER_HANDLER=tty

-    set RABBITMQ_LAGER_HANDLER_UPGRADE=tty

-) else (

-    set SASL_ERROR_LOGGER=false

-    set RABBIT_LAGER_HANDLER="\"!RABBITMQ_LOGS:\=/!\""

-    set RABBITMQ_LAGER_HANDLER_UPGRADE="\"!RABBITMQ_UPGRADE_LOG:\=/!\""

-)

-

 set RABBITMQ_START_RABBIT=

 if "!RABBITMQ_NODE_ONLY!"=="" (

     set RABBITMQ_START_RABBIT=-s "!RABBITMQ_BOOT_MODULE!" boot

@@ -301,45 +166,46 @@ if "!RABBITMQ_SERVICE_RESTART!"=="" (
     set RABBITMQ_SERVICE_RESTART=restart

 )

 

+set ENV_OK=true

+CALL :check_not_empty "RABBITMQ_BOOT_MODULE" !RABBITMQ_BOOT_MODULE!

+CALL :check_not_empty "RABBITMQ_NAME_TYPE" !RABBITMQ_NAME_TYPE!

+CALL :check_not_empty "RABBITMQ_NODENAME" !RABBITMQ_NODENAME!

+

+if "!ENV_OK!"=="false" (

+    EXIT /b 78

+)

+

 set ERLANG_SERVICE_ARGUMENTS= ^

--pa "!RABBITMQ_EBIN_ROOT:\=/!" ^

--boot start_sasl ^

 !RABBITMQ_START_RABBIT! ^

-!RABBITMQ_CONFIG_ARG! ^

-!RABBITMQ_GENERATED_CONFIG_ARG! ^

+-boot "!SASL_BOOT_FILE!" ^

 +W w ^

 +A "!RABBITMQ_IO_THREAD_POOL_SIZE!" ^

 !RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_ALLOC_ARGS! ^

 !RABBITMQ_SERVER_ERL_ARGS! ^

-!RABBITMQ_LISTEN_ARG! ^

--kernel inet_default_connect_options "[{nodelay,true}]" ^

 !RABBITMQ_SERVER_ADDITIONAL_ERL_ARGS! ^

--sasl errlog_type error ^

--sasl sasl_error_logger false ^

--rabbit lager_log_root "\"!RABBITMQ_LOG_BASE:\=/!\"" ^

--rabbit lager_default_file !RABBIT_LAGER_HANDLER! ^

--rabbit lager_upgrade_file !RABBITMQ_LAGER_HANDLER_UPGRADE! ^

--rabbit feature_flags_file "\"!RABBITMQ_FEATURE_FLAGS_FILE:\=/!\"" ^

--rabbit enabled_plugins_file "\"!RABBITMQ_ENABLED_PLUGINS_FILE:\=/!\"" ^

--rabbit plugins_dir "\"!RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_DIR:\=/!\"" ^

--rabbit plugins_expand_dir "\"!RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_EXPAND_DIR:\=/!\"" ^

--rabbit windows_service_config "\"!RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE:\=/!\"" ^

--mnesia dir "\"!RABBITMQ_MNESIA_DIR:\=/!\"" ^

--os_mon start_cpu_sup false ^

--os_mon start_disksup false ^

--os_mon start_memsup false ^

--ra data_dir \""!RABBITMQ_QUORUM_DIR:\=/!"\" ^

 !RABBITMQ_SERVER_START_ARGS! ^

-!RABBITMQ_DIST_ARG! ^

+-lager crash_log false ^

+-lager handlers "[]" ^

 !STARVAR!

 

 set ERLANG_SERVICE_ARGUMENTS=!ERLANG_SERVICE_ARGUMENTS:\=\\!

 set ERLANG_SERVICE_ARGUMENTS=!ERLANG_SERVICE_ARGUMENTS:"=\"!

 

+rem We resolve %APPDATA% at install time so that the user's %APPDATA%

+rem is passed to `rabbit_env` at runtime (instead of the service's

+rem %APPDAT%).

+rem

+rem The goal is to keep the same behavior as when RabbitMQ data

+rem locations were decided in `rabbitmq-env.bat` (sourced by this

+rem script), even if now, we compute everything in `rabbit_env` at

+rem runtime.

+rem

+rem We may revisit this in the future so that no data is stored in a

+rem user-specific directory.

 "!ERLANG_SERVICE_MANAGER_PATH!\erlsrv" set !RABBITMQ_SERVICENAME! ^

 -onfail !RABBITMQ_SERVICE_RESTART! ^

 -machine "!ERLANG_SERVICE_MANAGER_PATH!\erl.exe" ^

--env ERL_CRASH_DUMP="!RABBITMQ_BASE:\=/!/erl_crash.dump" ^

+-env APPDATA="!APPDATA!" ^

 -env ERL_LIBS="!ERL_LIBS!" ^

 -env ERL_MAX_ETS_TABLES="!ERL_MAX_ETS_TABLES!" ^

 -env ERL_MAX_PORTS="!ERL_MAX_PORTS!" ^

@@ -386,17 +252,6 @@ if "%~2"=="" (
     )

 EXIT /B 0

 

-:get_noex

-set "%~2=%~dpn1"

-EXIT /B 0

-

-rem Convert unix style path separators into windows style path separators

-rem needed for comparing with _NOEX variables

-rem rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server#1962

-:convert_forward_slashes

-set "%~2=%~dpf1"

-EXIT /B 0

-

 endlocal

 endlocal

 endlocal

diff --git a/scripts/rabbitmq-upgrade.bat b/scripts/rabbitmq-upgrade.bat
index 921150b26b..0b9c42cc8f 100644
--- a/scripts/rabbitmq-upgrade.bat
+++ b/scripts/rabbitmq-upgrade.bat
@@ -49,11 +49,6 @@ if not defined ERL_CRASH_DUMP_SECONDS (
 -boot !CLEAN_BOOT_FILE! ^
 -noinput -noshell -hidden -smp enable ^
 !RABBITMQ_CTL_ERL_ARGS! ^
--kernel inet_dist_listen_min !RABBITMQ_CTL_DIST_PORT_MIN! ^
--kernel inet_dist_listen_max !RABBITMQ_CTL_DIST_PORT_MAX! ^
--sasl errlog_type error ^
--mnesia dir \""!RABBITMQ_MNESIA_DIR:\=/!"\" ^
--nodename !RABBITMQ_NODENAME! ^
 -run escript start ^
 -escript main rabbitmqctl_escript ^
 -extra "%RABBITMQ_HOME%\escript\rabbitmq-upgrade" !STAR!
@@ -62,5 +57,6 @@ if ERRORLEVEL 1 (
     exit /B %ERRORLEVEL%
 )
 
-endlocal
+EXIT /B 0
+
 endlocal
diff --git a/scripts/rabbitmqctl.bat b/scripts/rabbitmqctl.bat
index 08c1433154..4d9ea8d908 100644
--- a/scripts/rabbitmqctl.bat
+++ b/scripts/rabbitmqctl.bat
@@ -49,10 +49,6 @@ if not defined ERL_CRASH_DUMP_SECONDS (
 -boot !CLEAN_BOOT_FILE! ^

 -noinput -noshell -hidden -smp enable ^

 !RABBITMQ_CTL_ERL_ARGS! ^

--kernel inet_dist_listen_min !RABBITMQ_CTL_DIST_PORT_MIN! ^

--kernel inet_dist_listen_max !RABBITMQ_CTL_DIST_PORT_MAX! ^

--sasl errlog_type error ^

--mnesia dir \""!RABBITMQ_MNESIA_DIR:\=/!"\" ^

 -run escript start ^

 -escript main rabbitmqctl_escript ^

 -extra "%RABBITMQ_HOME%\escript\rabbitmqctl" !STAR!

@@ -61,5 +57,7 @@ if ERRORLEVEL 1 (
     exit /B %ERRORLEVEL%

 )

 

+EXIT /B 0

+

 endlocal

 endlocal

diff --git a/src/rabbit.erl b/src/rabbit.erl
index e4d2ee9808..0b002618e5 100644
--- a/src/rabbit.erl
+++ b/src/rabbit.erl
@@ -30,15 +30,9 @@
 
 -export([start/2, stop/1, prep_stop/1]).
 -export([start_apps/1, start_apps/2, stop_apps/1]).
--export([log_locations/0, config_files/0, decrypt_config/2]). %% for testing and mgmt-agent
+-export([log_locations/0, config_files/0]). %% for testing and mgmt-agent
 -export([is_booted/1, is_booted/0, is_booting/1, is_booting/0]).
 
--ifdef(TEST).
-
--export([start_logger/0]).
-
--endif.
-
 %%---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %% Boot steps.
 -export([maybe_insert_default_data/0, boot_delegate/0, recover/0]).
@@ -262,7 +256,7 @@
 -include("rabbit_framing.hrl").
 -include("rabbit.hrl").
 
--define(APPS, [os_mon, mnesia, rabbit_common, ra, sysmon_handler, rabbit]).
+-define(APPS, [os_mon, mnesia, rabbit_common, rabbitmq_prelaunch, ra, sysmon_handler, rabbit]).
 
 -define(ASYNC_THREADS_WARNING_THRESHOLD, 8).
 
@@ -282,75 +276,93 @@
 
 %%----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-ensure_application_loaded() ->
-    %% We end up looking at the rabbit app's env for HiPE and log
-    %% handling, so it needs to be loaded. But during the tests, it
-    %% may end up getting loaded twice, so guard against that.
-    case application:load(rabbit) of
-        ok                                -> ok;
-        {error, {already_loaded, rabbit}} -> ok
-    end.
-
 -spec start() -> 'ok'.
 
 start() ->
-    start_it(fun() ->
-                     %% We do not want to upgrade mnesia after just
-                     %% restarting the app.
-                     ok = ensure_application_loaded(),
-                     HipeResult = rabbit_hipe:maybe_hipe_compile(),
-                     ok = start_logger(),
-                     rabbit_hipe:log_hipe_result(HipeResult),
-                     Apps = load_all_apps(),
-                     rabbit_feature_flags:initialize_registry(),
-                     rabbit_node_monitor:prepare_cluster_status_files(),
-                     rabbit_mnesia:check_cluster_consistency(),
-                     broker_start(Apps)
-             end).
+    %% start() vs. boot(): we want to throw an error in start().
+    start_it(temporary).
 
 -spec boot() -> 'ok'.
 
 boot() ->
-    start_it(fun() ->
-                     ensure_config(),
-                     ok = ensure_application_loaded(),
-                     HipeResult = rabbit_hipe:maybe_hipe_compile(),
-                     ok = start_logger(),
-                     rabbit_hipe:log_hipe_result(HipeResult),
-                     Apps = load_all_apps(),
-                     rabbit_feature_flags:initialize_registry(),
-                     rabbit_node_monitor:prepare_cluster_status_files(),
-                     ok = rabbit_upgrade:maybe_upgrade_mnesia(),
-                     %% It's important that the consistency check happens after
-                     %% the upgrade, since if we are a secondary node the
-                     %% primary node will have forgotten us
-                     rabbit_mnesia:check_cluster_consistency(),
-                     broker_start(Apps)
-             end).
-
-ensure_config() ->
-    case rabbit_config:validate_config_files() of
-        ok -> ok;
-        {error, {ErrFmt, ErrArgs}} ->
-            throw({error, {check_config_file, ErrFmt, ErrArgs}})
+    %% start() vs. boot(): we want the node to exit in boot(). Because
+    %% applications are started with `transient`, any error during their
+    %% startup will abort the node.
+    start_it(transient).
+
+run_prelaunch_second_phase() ->
+    %% Finish the prelaunch phase started by the `rabbitmq_prelaunch`
+    %% application.
+    %%
+    %% The first phase was handled by the `rabbitmq_prelaunch`
+    %% application. It was started in one of the following way:
+    %%   - from an Erlang release boot script;
+    %%   - from the rabbit:boot/0 or rabbit:start/0 functions.
+    %%
+    %% The `rabbitmq_prelaunch` application creates the context map from
+    %% the environment and the configuration files early during Erlang
+    %% VM startup. Once it is done, all application environments are
+    %% configured (in particular `mnesia` and `ra`).
+    %%
+    %% This second phase depends on other modules & facilities of
+    %% RabbitMQ core. That's why we need to run it now, from the
+    %% `rabbit` application start function.
+
+    %% We assert Mnesia is stopped before we run the prelaunch
+    %% phases. See `rabbit_prelaunch` for an explanation.
+    %%
+    %% This is the second assertion, just in case Mnesia is started
+    %% between the two prelaunch phases.
+    rabbit_prelaunch:assert_mnesia_is_stopped(),
+
+    %% Get the context created by `rabbitmq_prelaunch` then proceed
+    %% with all steps in this phase.
+    #{initial_pass := IsInitialPass} =
+    Context = rabbit_prelaunch:get_context(),
+
+    case IsInitialPass of
+        true ->
+            rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug(""),
+            rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug(
+              "== Prelaunch phase [2/2] (initial pass) ==");
+        false ->
+            rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug(""),
+            rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug("== Prelaunch phase [2/2] =="),
+            ok
+    end,
+
+    %% 1. Feature flags registry.
+    ok = rabbit_prelaunch_feature_flags:setup(Context),
+
+    %% 2. Configuration check + loading.
+    ok = rabbit_prelaunch_conf:setup(Context),
+
+    %% 3. Logging.
+    ok = rabbit_prelaunch_logging:setup(Context),
+
+    case IsInitialPass of
+        true ->
+            %% 4. HiPE compilation.
+            ok = rabbit_prelaunch_hipe:setup(Context);
+        false ->
+            ok
     end,
-    case rabbit_config:prepare_and_use_config() of
-        {error, {generation_error, Error}} ->
-            throw({error, {generate_config_file, Error}});
-        ok -> ok
-    end.
 
-load_all_apps() ->
-    Plugins = rabbit_plugins:setup(),
-    ToBeLoaded = Plugins ++ ?APPS,
-    app_utils:load_applications(ToBeLoaded),
-    ToBeLoaded.
+    %% 5. Clustering.
+    ok = rabbit_prelaunch_cluster:setup(Context),
 
-broker_start(Apps) ->
-    start_loaded_apps(Apps),
-    maybe_sd_notify(),
-    ok = rabbit_lager:broker_is_started(),
-    ok = log_broker_started(rabbit_plugins:strictly_plugins(rabbit_plugins:active())).
+    %% Start Mnesia now that everything is ready.
+    rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug("Starting Mnesia"),
+    ok = mnesia:start(),
+
+    rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug(""),
+    rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug("== Prelaunch DONE =="),
+
+    case IsInitialPass of
+        true  -> rabbit_prelaunch:initial_pass_finished();
+        false -> ok
+    end,
+    ok.
 
 %% Try to send systemd ready notification if it makes sense in the
 %% current environment. standard_error is used intentionally in all
@@ -465,41 +477,89 @@ sd_wait_activation(Port, Unit, AttemptsLeft) ->
             false
     end.
 
-start_it(StartFun) ->
+start_it(StartType) ->
+    case spawn_boot_marker() of
+        {ok, Marker} ->
+            T0 = erlang:timestamp(),
+            rabbit_log:info("RabbitMQ is asked to start...", []),
+            try
+                {ok, _} = application:ensure_all_started(rabbitmq_prelaunch,
+                                                         StartType),
+                {ok, _} = application:ensure_all_started(rabbit,
+                                                         StartType),
+                ok = wait_for_ready_or_stopped(),
+
+                T1 = erlang:timestamp(),
+                rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug(
+                  "Time to start RabbitMQ: ~p µs",
+                  [timer:now_diff(T1, T0)]),
+                stop_boot_marker(Marker),
+                ok
+            catch
+                error:{badmatch, Error}:_ ->
+                    stop_boot_marker(Marker),
+                    case StartType of
+                        temporary -> throw(Error);
+                        _         -> exit(Error)
+                    end
+            end;
+        {already_booting, Marker} ->
+            stop_boot_marker(Marker),
+            ok
+    end.
+
+wait_for_ready_or_stopped() ->
+    ok = rabbit_prelaunch:wait_for_boot_state(ready),
+    case rabbit_prelaunch:get_boot_state() of
+        ready ->
+            ok;
+        _ ->
+            ok = rabbit_prelaunch:wait_for_boot_state(stopped),
+            rabbit_prelaunch:get_stop_reason()
+    end.
+
+spawn_boot_marker() ->
+    %% Compatibility with older RabbitMQ versions:
+    %% We register a process doing nothing to indicate that RabbitMQ is
+    %% booting. This is checked by `is_booting(Node)` on a remote node.
     Marker = spawn_link(fun() -> receive stop -> ok end end),
     case catch register(rabbit_boot, Marker) of
-        true -> try
-                    case is_running() of
-                        true  -> ok;
-                        false -> StartFun()
-                    end
-                catch Class:Reason ->
-                    boot_error(Class, Reason)
-                after
-                    unlink(Marker),
-                    Marker ! stop,
-                    %% give the error loggers some time to catch up
-                    timer:sleep(100)
-                end;
-        _    -> unlink(Marker),
-                Marker ! stop
+        true -> {ok, Marker};
+        _    -> {already_booting, Marker}
     end.
 
+stop_boot_marker(Marker) ->
+    unlink(Marker),
+    Marker ! stop,
+    ok.
+
 -spec stop() -> 'ok'.
 
 stop() ->
-    case whereis(rabbit_boot) of
-        undefined -> ok;
-        _         ->
-            rabbit_log:info("RabbitMQ hasn't finished starting yet. Waiting for startup to finish before stopping..."),
-            ok = wait_for_boot_to_finish(node())
-    end,
-    rabbit_log:info("RabbitMQ is asked to stop...~n", []),
-    Apps = ?APPS ++ rabbit_plugins:active(),
+    case wait_for_ready_or_stopped() of
+        ok ->
+            case rabbit_prelaunch:get_boot_state() of
+                ready ->
+                    rabbit_log:info("RabbitMQ is asked to stop..."),
+                    do_stop(),
+                    rabbit_log:info(
+                      "Successfully stopped RabbitMQ and its dependencies"),
+                    ok;
+                stopped ->
+                    ok
+            end;
+        _ ->
+            ok
+    end.
+
+do_stop() ->
+    Apps0 = ?APPS ++ rabbit_plugins:active(),
+    %% We ensure that Mnesia is stopped last (or more exactly, after rabbit).
+    Apps1 = app_utils:app_dependency_order(Apps0, true) -- [mnesia],
+    Apps = [mnesia | Apps1],
     %% this will also perform unregistration with the peer discovery backend
     %% as needed
-    stop_apps(app_utils:app_dependency_order(Apps, true)),
-    rabbit_log:info("Successfully stopped RabbitMQ and its dependencies~n", []).
+    stop_apps(Apps).
 
 -spec stop_and_halt() -> no_return().
 
@@ -541,57 +601,8 @@ start_apps(Apps, RestartTypes) ->
     ok = rabbit_feature_flags:refresh_feature_flags_after_app_load(Apps),
     start_loaded_apps(Apps, RestartTypes).
 
-start_loaded_apps(Apps) ->
-    start_loaded_apps(Apps, #{}).
-
 start_loaded_apps(Apps, RestartTypes) ->
-    ensure_sysmon_handler_app_config(),
-    %% make Ra use a custom logger that dispatches to lager instead of the
-    %% default OTP logger
-    application:set_env(ra, logger_module, rabbit_log_ra_shim),
-    %% use a larger segments size for queues
-    case application:get_env(ra, segment_max_entries) of
-      undefined ->
-        application:set_env(ra, segment_max_entries, 32768);
-      _ ->
-        ok
-    end,
-    case application:get_env(ra, wal_max_size_bytes) of
-        undefined ->
-            application:set_env(ra, wal_max_size_bytes, 536870912); %% 5 * 2 ^ 20
-        _ ->
-            ok
-    end,
-    ConfigEntryDecoder = case application:get_env(rabbit, config_entry_decoder) of
-        undefined ->
-            [];
-        {ok, Val} ->
-            Val
-    end,
-    PassPhrase = case proplists:get_value(passphrase, ConfigEntryDecoder) of
-        prompt ->
-            IoDevice = get_input_iodevice(),
-            io:setopts(IoDevice, [{echo, false}]),
-            PP = lists:droplast(io:get_line(IoDevice,
-                "\nPlease enter the passphrase to unlock encrypted "
-                "configuration entries.\n\nPassphrase: ")),
-            io:setopts(IoDevice, [{echo, true}]),
-            io:format(IoDevice, "~n", []),
-            PP;
-        {file, Filename} ->
-            {ok, File} = file:read_file(Filename),
-            [PP|_] = binary:split(File, [<<"\r\n">>, <<"\n">>]),
-            PP;
-        PP ->
-            PP
-    end,
-    Algo = {
-        proplists:get_value(cipher, ConfigEntryDecoder, rabbit_pbe:default_cipher()),
-        proplists:get_value(hash, ConfigEntryDecoder, rabbit_pbe:default_hash()),
-        proplists:get_value(iterations, ConfigEntryDecoder, rabbit_pbe:default_iterations()),
-        PassPhrase
-    },
-    decrypt_config(Apps, Algo),
+    rabbit_prelaunch_conf:decrypt_config(Apps),
     OrderedApps = app_utils:app_dependency_order(Apps, false),
     case lists:member(rabbit, Apps) of
         false -> rabbit_boot_steps:run_boot_steps(Apps); %% plugin activation
@@ -601,102 +612,6 @@ start_loaded_apps(Apps, RestartTypes) ->
                                       handle_app_error(could_not_start),
                                       RestartTypes).
 
-%% rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server#952
-%% This function is to be called after configuration has been optionally generated
-%% and the sysmon_handler application loaded, but not started. It will ensure that
-%% sane defaults are used for configuration settings that haven't been set by the
-%% user
-ensure_sysmon_handler_app_config() ->
-    Defaults = [
-                {process_limit, 100},
-                {port_limit, 100},
-                {gc_ms_limit, 0},
-                {schedule_ms_limit, 0},
-                {heap_word_limit, 0},
-                {busy_port, false},
-                {busy_dist_port, true}
-               ],
-    lists:foreach(fun({K, V}) ->
-                          case application:get_env(sysmon_handler, K) of
-                              undefined ->
-                                  application:set_env(sysmon_handler, K, V);
-                              _ ->
-                                  ok
-                          end
-                  end, Defaults).
-
-%% This function retrieves the correct IoDevice for requesting
-%% input. The problem with using the default IoDevice is that
-%% the Erlang shell prevents us from getting the input.
-%%
-%% Instead we therefore look for the io process used by the
-%% shell and if it can't be found (because the shell is not
-%% started e.g with -noshell) we use the 'user' process.
-%%
-%% This function will not work when either -oldshell or -noinput
-%% options are passed to erl.
-get_input_iodevice() ->
-    case whereis(user) of
-        undefined -> user;
-        User ->
-            case group:interfaces(User) of
-                [] ->
-                    user;
-                [{user_drv, Drv}] ->
-                    case user_drv:interfaces(Drv) of
-                        [] ->
-                            user;
-                        [{current_group, IoDevice}] ->
-                            IoDevice
-                    end
-            end
-    end.
-
-decrypt_config([], _) ->
-    ok;
-decrypt_config([App|Apps], Algo) ->
-    decrypt_app(App, application:get_all_env(App), Algo),
-    decrypt_config(Apps, Algo).
-
-decrypt_app(_, [], _) ->
-    ok;
-decrypt_app(App, [{Key, Value}|Tail], Algo) ->
-    try begin
-            case decrypt(Value, Algo) of
-                Value ->
-                    ok;
-                NewValue ->
-                    application:set_env(App, Key, NewValue)
-            end
-        end
-    catch
-        exit:{bad_configuration, config_entry_decoder} ->
-            exit({bad_configuration, config_entry_decoder});
-        _:Msg ->
-            rabbit_log:info("Error while decrypting key '~p'. Please check encrypted value, passphrase, and encryption configuration~n", [Key]),
-            exit({decryption_error, {key, Key}, Msg})
-    end,
-    decrypt_app(App, Tail, Algo).
-
-decrypt({encrypted, _}, {_, _, _, undefined}) ->
-    exit({bad_configuration, config_entry_decoder});
-decrypt({encrypted, EncValue}, {Cipher, Hash, Iterations, Password}) ->
-    rabbit_pbe:decrypt_term(Cipher, Hash, Iterations, Password, EncValue);
-decrypt(List, Algo) when is_list(List) ->
-    decrypt_list(List, Algo, []);
-decrypt(Value, _) ->
-    Value.
-
-%% We make no distinction between strings and other lists.
-%% When we receive a string, we loop through each element
-%% and ultimately return the string unmodified, as intended.
-decrypt_list([], _, Acc) ->
-    lists:reverse(Acc);
-decrypt_list([{Key, Value}|Tail], Algo, Acc) when Key =/= encrypted ->
-    decrypt_list(Tail, Algo, [{Key, decrypt(Value, Algo)}|Acc]);
-decrypt_list([Value|Tail], Algo, Acc) ->
-    decrypt_list(Tail, Algo, [decrypt(Value, Algo)|Acc]).
-
 -spec stop_apps([app_name()]) -> 'ok'.
 
 stop_apps([]) ->
@@ -725,11 +640,15 @@ handle_app_error(Term) ->
 
 is_booting() -> is_booting(node()).
 
+is_booting(Node) when Node =:= node() ->
+    case rabbit_prelaunch:get_boot_state() of
+        booting           -> true;
+        _                 -> false
+    end;
 is_booting(Node) ->
-    case rpc:call(Node, erlang, whereis, [rabbit_boot]) of
+    case rpc:call(Node, rabbit, is_booting, []) of
         {badrpc, _} = Err -> Err;
-        undefined         -> false;
-        P when is_pid(P)  -> true
+        Ret               -> Ret
     end.
 
 
@@ -795,9 +714,6 @@ do_wait_for_boot_to_start(Node, IterationsLeft) ->
             ok
     end.
 
-wait_for_boot_to_finish(Node) ->
-    wait_for_boot_to_finish(Node, false, ?BOOT_FINISH_TIMEOUT).
-
 wait_for_boot_to_finish(Node, PrintProgressReports) ->
     wait_for_boot_to_finish(Node, PrintProgressReports, ?BOOT_FINISH_TIMEOUT).
 
@@ -917,17 +833,22 @@ total_queue_count() ->
                 end,
                 0, rabbit_vhost:list_names()).
 
-%% TODO this only determines if the rabbit application has started,
-%% not if it is running, never mind plugins. It would be nice to have
-%% more nuance here.
-
 -spec is_running() -> boolean().
 
 is_running() -> is_running(node()).
 
 -spec is_running(node()) -> boolean().
 
-is_running(Node) -> rabbit_nodes:is_process_running(Node, rabbit).
+is_running(Node) when Node =:= node() ->
+    case rabbit_prelaunch:get_boot_state() of
+        ready       -> true;
+        _           -> false
+    end;
+is_running(Node) ->
+    case rpc:call(Node, rabbit, is_running, []) of
+        true -> true;
+        _    -> false
+    end.
 
 is_booted() -> is_booted(node()).
 
@@ -983,105 +904,136 @@ rotate_logs() ->
           {'ok',pid()}.
 
 start(normal, []) ->
-    case erts_version_check() of
-        ok ->
-            rabbit_log:info("~n Starting RabbitMQ ~s on Erlang ~s~n ~s~n ~s~n",
-                            [rabbit_misc:version(), rabbit_misc:otp_release(),
-                             ?COPYRIGHT_MESSAGE, ?INFORMATION_MESSAGE]),
-            {ok, SupPid} = rabbit_sup:start_link(),
-            true = register(rabbit, self()),
-            print_banner(),
-            log_banner(),
-            warn_if_kernel_config_dubious(),
-            warn_if_disc_io_options_dubious(),
-            rabbit_boot_steps:run_boot_steps(),
-            {ok, SupPid};
-        {error, {erlang_version_too_old,
-                 {found, OTPRel, ERTSVer},
-                 {required, ?OTP_MINIMUM, ?ERTS_MINIMUM}}} ->
-            Msg = "This RabbitMQ version cannot run on Erlang ~s (erts ~s): "
-                  "minimum required version is ~s (erts ~s)",
-            Args = [OTPRel, ERTSVer, ?OTP_MINIMUM, ?ERTS_MINIMUM],
-            rabbit_log:error(Msg, Args),
-            %% also print to stderr to make this more visible
-            io:format(standard_error, "Error: " ++ Msg ++ "~n", Args),
-            {error, {erlang_version_too_old, rabbit_misc:format("Erlang ~s or later is required, started on ~s", [?OTP_MINIMUM, OTPRel])}};
-        Error ->
+    %% Reset boot state and clear the stop reason again (it was already
+    %% made in rabbitmq_prelaunch).
+    %%
+    %% This is important if the previous startup attempt failed after
+    %% rabbitmq_prelaunch was started and the application is still
+    %% running.
+    rabbit_prelaunch:set_boot_state(booting),
+    rabbit_prelaunch:clear_stop_reason(),
+
+    try
+        run_prelaunch_second_phase(),
+
+        rabbit_log:info("~n Starting RabbitMQ ~s on Erlang ~s~n ~s~n ~s~n",
+                        [rabbit_misc:version(), rabbit_misc:otp_release(),
+                         ?COPYRIGHT_MESSAGE, ?INFORMATION_MESSAGE]),
+        {ok, SupPid} = rabbit_sup:start_link(),
+
+        %% Compatibility with older RabbitMQ versions + required by
+        %% rabbit_node_monitor:notify_node_up/0:
+        %%
+        %% We register the app process under the name `rabbit`. This is
+        %% checked by `is_running(Node)` on a remote node. The process
+        %% is also monitord by rabbit_node_monitor.
+        %%
+        %% The process name must be registered *before* running the boot
+        %% steps: that's when rabbit_node_monitor will set the process
+        %% monitor up.
+        %%
+        %% Note that plugins were not taken care of at this point
+        %% either.
+        rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug(
+          "Register `rabbit` process (~p) for rabbit_node_monitor",
+          [self()]),
+        true = register(rabbit, self()),
+
+        print_banner(),
+        log_banner(),
+        warn_if_kernel_config_dubious(),
+        warn_if_disc_io_options_dubious(),
+        %% We run `rabbit` boot steps only for now. Plugins boot steps
+        %% will be executed as part of the postlaunch phase after they
+        %% are started.
+        rabbit_boot_steps:run_boot_steps([rabbit]),
+        run_postlaunch_phase(),
+        {ok, SupPid}
+    catch
+        throw:{error, _} = Error ->
+            mnesia:stop(),
+            rabbit_prelaunch_errors:log_error(Error),
+            rabbit_prelaunch:set_stop_reason(Error),
+            rabbit_prelaunch:set_boot_state(stopped),
+            Error;
+        Class:Exception:Stacktrace ->
+            mnesia:stop(),
+            rabbit_prelaunch_errors:log_exception(
+              Class, Exception, Stacktrace),
+            Error = {error, Exception},
+            rabbit_prelaunch:set_stop_reason(Error),
+            rabbit_prelaunch:set_boot_state(stopped),
             Error
     end.
 
+run_postlaunch_phase() ->
+    spawn(fun() -> do_run_postlaunch_phase() end).
+
+do_run_postlaunch_phase() ->
+    %% Once RabbitMQ itself is started, we need to run a few more steps,
+    %% in particular start plugins.
+    rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug(""),
+    rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug("== Postlaunch phase =="),
+
+    try
+        rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug(""),
+        rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug("== Plugins =="),
+
+        rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug("Setting plugins up"),
+        Plugins = rabbit_plugins:setup(),
+        rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug(
+          "Starting the following plugins: ~p", [Plugins]),
+        app_utils:load_applications(Plugins),
+        ok = rabbit_feature_flags:refresh_feature_flags_after_app_load(
+               Plugins),
+        lists:foreach(
+          fun(Plugin) ->
+              case application:ensure_all_started(Plugin) of
+                  {ok, _} -> rabbit_boot_steps:run_boot_steps([Plugin]);
+                  Error   -> throw(Error)
+              end
+          end, Plugins),
+
+        maybe_sd_notify(),
+
+        rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug("Marking RabbitMQ as running"),
+        rabbit_prelaunch:set_boot_state(ready),
+        ok = rabbit_lager:broker_is_started(),
+        ok = log_broker_started(
+               rabbit_plugins:strictly_plugins(rabbit_plugins:active()))
+    catch
+        throw:{error, _} = Error ->
+            rabbit_prelaunch_errors:log_error(Error),
+            rabbit_prelaunch:set_stop_reason(Error),
+            do_stop();
+        Class:Exception:Stacktrace ->
+            rabbit_prelaunch_errors:log_exception(
+              Class, Exception, Stacktrace),
+            Error = {error, Exception},
+            rabbit_prelaunch:set_stop_reason(Error),
+            do_stop()
+    end.
+
 prep_stop(State) ->
   rabbit_peer_discovery:maybe_unregister(),
   State.
 
 -spec stop(_) -> 'ok'.
 
-stop(_State) ->
+stop(State) ->
+    rabbit_prelaunch:set_boot_state(stopping),
     ok = rabbit_alarm:stop(),
     ok = case rabbit_mnesia:is_clustered() of
              true  -> ok;
              false -> rabbit_table:clear_ram_only_tables()
          end,
+    case State of
+        [] -> rabbit_prelaunch:set_stop_reason(normal);
+        _  -> rabbit_prelaunch:set_stop_reason(State)
+    end,
+    rabbit_prelaunch:set_boot_state(stopped),
     ok.
 
--spec boot_error(term(), not_available | [tuple()]) -> no_return().
-
-boot_error(_, {could_not_start, rabbit, {{timeout_waiting_for_tables, _}, _}}) ->
-    AllNodes = rabbit_mnesia:cluster_nodes(all),
-    Suffix = "~nBACKGROUND~n==========~n~n"
-        "This cluster node was shut down while other nodes were still running.~n"
-        "To avoid losing data, you should start the other nodes first, then~n"
-        "start this one. To force this node to start, first invoke~n"
-        "\"rabbitmqctl force_boot\". If you do so, any changes made on other~n"
-        "cluster nodes after this one was shut down may be lost.~n",
-    {Err, Nodes} =
-        case AllNodes -- [node()] of
-            [] -> {"Timeout contacting cluster nodes. Since RabbitMQ was"
-                   " shut down forcefully~nit cannot determine which nodes"
-                   " are timing out.~n" ++ Suffix, []};
-            Ns -> {rabbit_misc:format(
-                     "Timeout contacting cluster nodes: ~p.~n" ++ Suffix, [Ns]),
-                   Ns}
-        end,
-    log_boot_error_and_exit(
-      timeout_waiting_for_tables,
-      "~n" ++ Err ++ rabbit_nodes:diagnostics(Nodes), []);
-boot_error(_, {error, {cannot_log_to_file, unknown, Reason}}) ->
-    log_boot_error_and_exit(could_not_initialise_logger,
-                            "failed to initialised logger: ~p~n",
-                            [Reason]);
-boot_error(_, {error, {cannot_log_to_file, LogFile,
-                        {cannot_create_parent_dirs, _, Reason}}}) ->
-    log_boot_error_and_exit(could_not_initialise_logger,
-                            "failed to create parent directory for log file at '~s', reason: ~p~n",
-                            [LogFile, Reason]);
-boot_error(_, {error, {cannot_log_to_file, LogFile, Reason}}) ->
-    log_boot_error_and_exit(could_not_initialise_logger,
-                            "failed to open log file at '~s', reason: ~p~n",
-                            [LogFile, Reason]);
-boot_error(_, {error, {generate_config_file, Error}}) ->
-    log_boot_error_and_exit(generate_config_file,
-      "~nConfig file generation failed:~n~s"
-      "In case the setting comes from a plugin, make sure that the plugin is enabled.~n"
-      "Alternatively remove the setting from the config.~n",
-      [Error]);
-boot_error(Class, Reason) ->
-    LogLocations = log_locations(),
-    log_boot_error_and_exit(
-      Reason,
-      "~nError description:~s"
-      "~nLog file(s) (may contain more information):~n" ++
-      lists:flatten(["   ~s~n" || _ <- lists:seq(1, length(LogLocations))]),
-      [lager:pr_stacktrace(erlang:get_stacktrace(), {Class, Reason})] ++
-      LogLocations).
-
--spec log_boot_error_and_exit(_, _, _) -> no_return().
-log_boot_error_and_exit(Reason, Format, Args) ->
-    rabbit_log:error(Format, Args),
-    io:format(standard_error, "~nBOOT FAILED~n===========~n" ++ Format ++ "~n", Args),
-    timer:sleep(1000),
-    exit(Reason).
-
 %%---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %% boot step functions
 
@@ -1141,10 +1093,6 @@ insert_default_data() ->
 %%---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %% logging
 
-start_logger() ->
-    rabbit_lager:start_logger(),
-    ok.
-
 -spec log_locations() -> [rabbit_lager:log_location()].
 log_locations() ->
     rabbit_lager:log_locations().
@@ -1176,25 +1124,29 @@ log_broker_started(Plugins) ->
     rabbit_log:info(Message),
     io:format(" completed with ~p plugins.~n", [length(Plugins)]).
 
-erts_version_check() ->
-    ERTSVer = erlang:system_info(version),
-    OTPRel = rabbit_misc:otp_release(),
-    case rabbit_misc:version_compare(?ERTS_MINIMUM, ERTSVer, lte) of
-        true when ?ERTS_MINIMUM =/= ERTSVer ->
-            ok;
-        true when ?ERTS_MINIMUM =:= ERTSVer andalso ?OTP_MINIMUM =< OTPRel ->
-            %% When a critical regression or bug is found, a new OTP
-            %% release can be published without changing the ERTS
-            %% version. For instance, this is the case with R16B03 and
-            %% R16B03-1.
-            %%
-            %% In this case, we compare the release versions
-            %% alphabetically.
-            ok;
-        _ -> {error, {erlang_version_too_old,
-                      {found, OTPRel, ERTSVer},
-                      {required, ?OTP_MINIMUM, ?ERTS_MINIMUM}}}
-    end.
+-define(RABBIT_TEXT_LOGO,
+        "~n  ##  ##      ~s ~s"
+        "~n  ##  ##"
+        "~n  ##########  ~s"
+        "~n  ######  ##"
+        "~n  ##########  ~s").
+-define(FG8_START,  "\033[38;5;202m").
+-define(BG8_START,  "\033[48;5;202m").
+-define(FG32_START, "\033[38;2;255;102;0m").
+-define(BG32_START, "\033[48;2;255;102;0m").
+-define(C_END,      "\033[0m").
+-define(RABBIT_8BITCOLOR_LOGO,
+        "~n  " ?BG8_START "  " ?C_END "  " ?BG8_START "  " ?C_END "      \033[1m" ?FG8_START "~s" ?C_END " ~s"
+        "~n  " ?BG8_START "  " ?C_END "  " ?BG8_START "  " ?C_END
+        "~n  " ?BG8_START "          " ?C_END "  ~s"
+        "~n  " ?BG8_START "      " ?C_END "  " ?BG8_START "  " ?C_END
+        "~n  " ?BG8_START "          " ?C_END "  ~s").
+-define(RABBIT_32BITCOLOR_LOGO,
+        "~n  " ?BG32_START "  " ?C_END "  " ?BG32_START "  " ?C_END "      \033[1m" ?FG32_START "~s" ?C_END " ~s"
+        "~n  " ?BG32_START "  " ?C_END "  " ?BG32_START "  " ?C_END
+        "~n  " ?BG32_START "          " ?C_END "  ~s"
+        "~n  " ?BG32_START "      " ?C_END "  " ?BG32_START "  " ?C_END
+        "~n  " ?BG32_START "          " ?C_END "  ~s").
 
 print_banner() ->
     {ok, Product} = application:get_key(description),
@@ -1205,14 +1157,23 @@ print_banner() ->
                             (_, []) ->
                               {"", ["(none)"]}
     end,
+    Logo = case rabbit_prelaunch:get_context() of
+               %% We use the colored logo only when running the
+               %% interactive shell and when colors are supported.
+               %%
+               %% Basically it means it will be used on Unix when
+               %% running "make run-broker" and that's about it.
+               #{os_type := {unix, darwin},
+                 interactive_shell := true,
+                 output_supports_colors := true} -> ?RABBIT_8BITCOLOR_LOGO;
+               #{interactive_shell := true,
+                 output_supports_colors := true} -> ?RABBIT_32BITCOLOR_LOGO;
+               _                                 -> ?RABBIT_TEXT_LOGO
+           end,
     %% padded list lines
     {LogFmt, LogLocations} = LineListFormatter("~n        ~ts", log_locations()),
     {CfgFmt, CfgLocations} = LineListFormatter("~n                  ~ts", config_locations()),
-    io:format("~n  ##  ##      ~s ~s"
-              "~n  ##  ##"
-              "~n  ##########  ~s"
-              "~n  ######  ##"
-              "~n  ##########  ~s"
+    io:format(Logo ++
               "~n"
               "~n  Doc guides: https://rabbitmq.com/documentation.html"
               "~n  Support:    https://rabbitmq.com/contact.html"
diff --git a/src/rabbit_config.erl b/src/rabbit_config.erl
index 6a2cc5c663..573a972c68 100644
--- a/src/rabbit_config.erl
+++ b/src/rabbit_config.erl
@@ -1,164 +1,33 @@
 -module(rabbit_config).
 
 -export([
-         generate_config_file/5,
-         prepare_and_use_config/0,
-         prepare_config/1,
-         update_app_config/1,
          schema_dir/0,
          config_files/0,
-         get_advanced_config/0,
-         validate_config_files/0
+         get_advanced_config/0
         ]).
 
 -export_type([config_location/0]).
 
 -type config_location() :: string().
 
-prepare_and_use_config() ->
-    case legacy_erlang_term_config_used() of
-        true  ->
-            %% Use .config file
-            ok;
-        false ->
-            case prepare_config(get_confs()) of
-                ok ->
-                    %% No .conf to generate from
-                    ok;
-                {ok, GeneratedConfigFile} ->
-                    %% Generated config file
-                    update_app_config(GeneratedConfigFile);
-                {error, Err} ->
-                    {error, Err}
-            end
-    end.
-
 %% we support both the classic Erlang term
 %% config file (rabbitmq.config) as well as rabbitmq.conf
 legacy_erlang_term_config_used() ->
-    case init:get_argument(config) of
-        error        -> false;
-        {ok, [Config | _]} ->
-            ConfigFile = Config ++ ".config",
-            rabbit_file:is_file(ConfigFile)
-            andalso
-            get_advanced_config() == none
+    case get_prelaunch_config_state() of
+        #{config_type := erlang,
+          config_advanced_file := undefined} ->
+            true;
+        _ ->
+            false
     end.
 
 get_confs() ->
-    case init:get_argument(conf) of
-        {ok, Confs} -> [ filename:rootname(Conf, ".conf") ++ ".conf"
-                         || Conf <- Confs ];
-        _           -> []
-    end.
-
-prepare_config(Confs) ->
-    case {init:get_argument(conf_dir), init:get_argument(conf_script_dir)} of
-        {{ok, ConfDir}, {ok, ScriptDir}} ->
-            ConfFiles = [Conf || Conf <- Confs,
-                                 rabbit_file:is_file(Conf)],
-            case ConfFiles of
-                [] -> ok;
-                _  ->
-                    case generate_config_file(ConfFiles, ConfDir, ScriptDir) of
-                        {ok, GeneratedConfigFile} ->
-                            {ok, GeneratedConfigFile};
-                        {error, Reason} ->
-                            {error, Reason}
-                    end
-            end;
-        _ -> ok
-    end.
-
-update_app_config(ConfigFile) ->
-    RunningApps = [ App || {App, _, _} <- application:which_applications() ],
-    LoadedApps = [ App || {App, _, _} <- application:loaded_applications() ],
-    {ok, [Config]} = file:consult(ConfigFile),
-    %% For application config to be updated, applications should
-    %% be unloaded first.
-    %% If an application is already running, print an error.
-    lists:foreach(fun({App, AppConfig}) ->
-        case lists:member(App, RunningApps) of
-            true ->
-                maybe_print_warning_for_running_app(App, AppConfig);
-            false ->
-                case lists:member(App, LoadedApps) of
-                    true  -> application:unload(App);
-                    false -> ok
-                end
-        end
-    end,
-    Config),
-    maybe_set_net_ticktime(proplists:get_value(kernel, Config)),
-    ok = application_controller:change_application_data([], [ConfigFile]),
-    %% Make sure to load all the applications we're unloaded
-    lists:foreach(fun(App) -> application:load(App) end, LoadedApps),
-    ok.
-
-maybe_print_warning_for_running_app(kernel, Config) ->
-    ConfigWithoutSupportedEntry = proplists:delete(net_ticktime, Config),
-    case length(ConfigWithoutSupportedEntry) > 0 of
-        true -> io:format(standard_error,
-            "~nUnable to update config for app ~p from a .conf file."
-            " The app is already running. Use advanced.config instead.~n", [kernel]);
-        false -> ok
-    end;
-maybe_print_warning_for_running_app(App, _Config) ->
-    io:format(standard_error,
-        "~nUnable to update config for app ~p from a .conf file: "
-        " The app is already running.~n",
-        [App]).
-
-maybe_set_net_ticktime(undefined) ->
-    ok;
-maybe_set_net_ticktime(KernelConfig) ->
-    case proplists:get_value(net_ticktime, KernelConfig) of
-        undefined ->
-            ok;
-        NetTickTime ->
-            case net_kernel:set_net_ticktime(NetTickTime, 0) of
-                unchanged ->
-                    ok;
-                change_initiated ->
-                    ok;
-                {ongoing_change_to, NewNetTicktime} ->
-                    io:format(standard_error,
-                        "~nCouldn't set net_ticktime to ~p "
-                        "as net_kernel is busy changing net_ticktime to ~p seconds ~n",
-                        [NetTickTime, NewNetTicktime])
-            end
-    end.
-
-generate_config_file(ConfFiles, ConfDir, ScriptDir) ->
-    generate_config_file(ConfFiles, ConfDir, ScriptDir,
-                         schema_dir(), get_advanced_config()).
-
-
-generate_config_file(ConfFiles, ConfDir, ScriptDir, SchemaDir, Advanced) ->
-    prepare_plugin_schemas(SchemaDir),
-    Cuttlefish = filename:join([ScriptDir, "cuttlefish"]),
-    GeneratedDir = filename:join([ConfDir, "generated"]),
-
-    AdvancedConfigArg = case check_advanced_config(Advanced) of
-                            {ok, FileName} -> [" -a ", FileName];
-                            none           -> []
-                        end,
-    rabbit_file:recursive_delete([GeneratedDir]),
-    Command = lists:concat(["escript ", "\"", Cuttlefish, "\"",
-                            "  -f rabbitmq -s ", "\"", SchemaDir, "\"",
-                            " -e ", "\"",  ConfDir, "\"",
-                            [[" -c \"", ConfFile, "\""] || ConfFile <- ConfFiles],
-                            AdvancedConfigArg]),
-    rabbit_log:debug("Generating config file using '~s'", [Command]),
-    Result = rabbit_misc:os_cmd(Command),
-    case string:str(Result, " -config ") of
-        0 -> {error, {generation_error, Result}};
+    case get_prelaunch_config_state() of
+        #{config_files := Confs} ->
+            [ filename:rootname(Conf, ".conf") ++ ".conf"
+              || Conf <- Confs ];
         _ ->
-            [OutFile]  = rabbit_file:wildcard("rabbitmq.*.config", GeneratedDir),
-            ResultFile = filename:join([GeneratedDir, "rabbitmq.config"]),
-            rabbit_file:rename(filename:join([GeneratedDir, OutFile]),
-                               ResultFile),
-            {ok, ResultFile}
+            []
     end.
 
 schema_dir() ->
@@ -171,17 +40,10 @@ schema_dir() ->
             end
     end.
 
-check_advanced_config(none) -> none;
-check_advanced_config(ConfigName) ->
-    case rabbit_file:is_file(ConfigName) of
-        true  -> {ok, ConfigName};
-        false -> none
-    end.
-
 get_advanced_config() ->
-    case init:get_argument(conf_advanced) of
+    case get_prelaunch_config_state() of
         %% There can be only one advanced.config
-        {ok, [FileName | _]} ->
+        #{config_advanced_file := FileName} ->
             case rabbit_file:is_file(FileName) of
                 true  -> FileName;
                 false -> none
@@ -189,26 +51,21 @@ get_advanced_config() ->
         _ -> none
     end.
 
-
-prepare_plugin_schemas(SchemaDir) ->
-    case rabbit_file:is_dir(SchemaDir) of
-        true  -> rabbit_plugins:extract_schemas(SchemaDir);
-        false -> ok
-    end.
-
 -spec config_files() -> [config_location()].
 config_files() ->
     case legacy_erlang_term_config_used() of
         true ->
-            case init:get_argument(config) of
-                {ok, Files} -> [ filename:absname(filename:rootname(File) ++ ".config")
-                                 || [File] <- Files];
-                error       -> case config_setting() of
-                                   none -> [];
-                                   File -> [filename:absname(filename:rootname(File, ".config") ++ ".config")
-                                            ++
-                                            " (not found)"]
-                               end
+            case get_prelaunch_config_state() of
+                #{config_files := Files} ->
+                    [ filename:absname(filename:rootname(File) ++ ".config")
+                      || File <- Files];
+                _ ->
+                    case config_setting() of
+                        none -> [];
+                        File -> [filename:absname(filename:rootname(File, ".config") ++ ".config")
+                                 ++
+                                 " (not found)"]
+                    end
             end;
         false ->
             ConfFiles = [filename:absname(File) || File <- get_confs(),
@@ -221,6 +78,8 @@ config_files() ->
 
     end.
 
+get_prelaunch_config_state() ->
+    rabbit_prelaunch_conf:get_config_state().
 
 %% This is a pain. We want to know where the config file is. But we
 %% can't specify it on the command line if it is missing or the VM
@@ -232,95 +91,9 @@ config_files() ->
 config_setting() ->
     case application:get_env(rabbit, windows_service_config) of
         {ok, File1} -> File1;
-        undefined   -> case os:getenv("RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE") of
-                           false -> none;
-                           File2 -> File2
-                       end
-    end.
-
--spec validate_config_files() -> ok | {error, {Fmt :: string(), Args :: list()}}.
-validate_config_files() ->
-    ConfigFile = os:getenv("RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE"),
-    AdvancedConfigFile = get_advanced_config(),
-    AssertConfig = case filename:extension(ConfigFile) of
-        ".config" -> assert_config(ConfigFile, "RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE");
-        ".conf"   -> assert_conf(ConfigFile, "RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE");
-        _ -> ok
-    end,
-    case AssertConfig of
-        ok ->
-            assert_config(AdvancedConfigFile, "RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE");
-        {error, Err} ->
-            {error, Err}
+        undefined   ->
+            case application:get_env(rabbitmq_prelaunch, context) of
+                #{main_config_file := File2} -> File2;
+                _                            -> none
+            end
     end.
-
-assert_config("", _) -> ok;
-assert_config(none, _) -> ok;
-assert_config(Filename, Env) ->
-    assert_config(filename:extension(Filename), Filename, Env).
-
--define(ERRMSG_INDENT, "                                ").
-
-assert_config(".config", Filename, Env) ->
-    case filelib:is_regular(Filename) of
-        true ->
-            case file:consult(Filename) of
-                {ok, []}    -> {error,
-                                {"Config file ~s should not be empty: ~s",
-                                 [Env, Filename]}};
-                {ok, [_]}   -> ok;
-                {ok, [_|_]} -> {error,
-                                {"Config file ~s must contain ONE list ended by <dot>: ~s",
-                                 [Env, Filename]}};
-                {error, {1, erl_parse, Err}} ->
-                    % Note: the sequence of spaces is to indent from the [error] prefix, like this:
-                    %
-                    % 2018-09-06 07:05:40.225 [error] Unable to parse erlang terms from RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE...
-                    %                                 Reason: ["syntax error before: ",[]]
-                    {error, {"Unable to parse erlang terms from ~s file: ~s~n"
-                             ?ERRMSG_INDENT
-                             "Reason: ~p~n"
-                             ?ERRMSG_INDENT
-                             "Check that the file is in erlang term format. " ++
-                             case Env of
-                                "RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE" ->
-                                    "If you are using the new ini-style format, the file extension should be '.conf'~n";
-                                _ -> ""
-                             end,
-                             [Env, Filename, Err]}};
-                {error, Err} ->
-                    {error, {"Unable to parse erlang terms from  ~s file: ~s~n"
-                             ?ERRMSG_INDENT
-                             "Error: ~p~n",
-                             [Env, Filename, Err]}}
-            end;
-        false ->
-            ok
-    end;
-assert_config(BadExt, Filename, Env) ->
-    {error, {"'~s': Expected extension '.config', got extension '~s' for file '~s'~n", [Env, BadExt, Filename]}}.
-
-assert_conf("", _) -> ok;
-assert_conf(Filename, Env) ->
-    assert_conf(filename:extension(Filename), Filename, Env).
-
-assert_conf(".conf", Filename, Env) ->
-    case filelib:is_regular(Filename) of
-        true ->
-            case file:consult(Filename) of
-                {ok, []} -> ok;
-                {ok, _}  ->
-                    {error, {"Wrong format of the config file ~s: ~s~n"
-                             ?ERRMSG_INDENT
-                             "Check that the file is in the new ini-style config format. "
-                             "If you are using the old format the file extension should "
-                             "be .config~n",
-                             [Env, Filename]}};
-                _ ->
-                    ok
-            end;
-        false ->
-            ok
-    end;
-assert_conf(BadExt, Filename, Env) ->
-    {error, {"'~s': Expected extension '.config', got extension '~s' for file '~s'~n", [Env, BadExt, Filename]}}.
diff --git a/src/rabbit_hipe.erl b/src/rabbit_hipe.erl
index bb13a3baf4..a180e2f1c9 100644
--- a/src/rabbit_hipe.erl
+++ b/src/rabbit_hipe.erl
@@ -20,17 +20,18 @@ maybe_hipe_compile() ->
     end.
 
 log_hipe_result({ok, disabled}) ->
-    ok;
+    rabbit_log_prelaunch:info(
+      "HiPE disabled: no modules were natively recompiled.~n", []);
 log_hipe_result({ok, already_compiled}) ->
-    rabbit_log:info(
+    rabbit_log_prelaunch:info(
       "HiPE in use: modules already natively compiled.~n", []);
 log_hipe_result({ok, Count, Duration}) ->
-    rabbit_log:info(
+    rabbit_log_prelaunch:info(
       "HiPE in use: compiled ~B modules in ~Bs.~n", [Count, Duration]);
 log_hipe_result(false) ->
     io:format(
       "~nNot HiPE compiling: HiPE not found in this Erlang installation.~n"),
-    rabbit_log:warning(
+    rabbit_log_prelaunch:warning(
       "Not HiPE compiling: HiPE not found in this Erlang installation.~n").
 
 hipe_compile() ->
diff --git a/src/rabbit_plugins.erl b/src/rabbit_plugins.erl
index 7757b5229e..02e3e0d8de 100644
--- a/src/rabbit_plugins.erl
+++ b/src/rabbit_plugins.erl
@@ -20,10 +20,9 @@
 
 -export([setup/0, active/0, read_enabled/1, list/1, list/2, dependencies/3, running_plugins/0]).
 -export([ensure/1]).
--export([extract_schemas/1]).
 -export([validate_plugins/1, format_invalid_plugins/1]).
 -export([is_strictly_plugin/1, strictly_plugins/2, strictly_plugins/1]).
--export([plugins_dir/0, plugins_expand_dir/0, enabled_plugins_file/0]).
+-export([plugins_dir/0, plugin_names/1, plugins_expand_dir/0, enabled_plugins_file/0]).
 
 % Export for testing purpose.
 -export([is_version_supported/2, validate_plugins/2]).
@@ -49,7 +48,6 @@ ensure1(FileJustChanged0) ->
         FileJustChanged ->
             Enabled = read_enabled(OurFile),
             Wanted = prepare_plugins(Enabled),
-            rabbit_config:prepare_and_use_config(),
             Current = active(),
             Start = Wanted -- Current,
             Stop = Current -- Wanted,
@@ -132,50 +130,6 @@ setup() ->
     Enabled = enabled_plugins(),
     prepare_plugins(Enabled).
 
-extract_schemas(SchemaDir) ->
-    application:load(rabbit),
-    {ok, EnabledFile} = application:get_env(rabbit, enabled_plugins_file),
-    Enabled = read_enabled(EnabledFile),
-
-    {ok, PluginsDistDir} = application:get_env(rabbit, plugins_dir),
-
-    AllPlugins = list(PluginsDistDir),
-    Wanted = dependencies(false, Enabled, AllPlugins),
-    WantedPlugins = lookup_plugins(Wanted, AllPlugins),
-    [ extract_schema(Plugin, SchemaDir) || Plugin <- WantedPlugins ],
-    application:unload(rabbit),
-    ok.
-
-extract_schema(#plugin{type = ez, location = Location}, SchemaDir) ->
-    {ok, Files} = zip:extract(Location,
-                              [memory, {file_filter,
-                                        fun(#zip_file{name = Name}) ->
-                                            string:str(Name, "priv/schema") > 0
-                                        end}]),
-    lists:foreach(
-        fun({FileName, Content}) ->
-            ok = file:write_file(filename:join([SchemaDir,
-                                                filename:basename(FileName)]),
-                                 Content)
-        end,
-        Files),
-    ok;
-extract_schema(#plugin{type = dir, location = Location}, SchemaDir) ->
-    PluginSchema = filename:join([Location,
-                                  "priv",
-                                  "schema"]),
-    case rabbit_file:is_dir(PluginSchema) of
-        false -> ok;
-        true  ->
-            PluginSchemaFiles =
-                [ filename:join(PluginSchema, FileName)
-                  || FileName <- rabbit_file:wildcard(".*\\.schema",
-                                                      PluginSchema) ],
-            [ file:copy(SchemaFile, SchemaDir)
-              || SchemaFile <- PluginSchemaFiles ]
-    end.
-
-
 %% @doc Lists the plugins which are currently running.
 
 -spec active() -> [plugin_name()].
diff --git a/src/rabbit_prelaunch.erl b/src/rabbit_prelaunch.erl
deleted file mode 100644
index 51deb0f0ea..0000000000
--- a/src/rabbit_prelaunch.erl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,161 +0,0 @@
-%% The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License
-%% Version 1.1 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
-%% compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License
-%% at https://www.mozilla.org/MPL/
-%%
-%% Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS"
-%% basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See
-%% the License for the specific language governing rights and
-%% limitations under the License.
-%%
-%% The Original Code is RabbitMQ.
-%%
-%% The Initial Developer of the Original Code is GoPivotal, Inc.
-%% Copyright (c) 2007-2019 Pivotal Software, Inc.  All rights reserved.
-%%
-
--module(rabbit_prelaunch).
-
--export([start/0, stop/0]).
--export([config_file_check/0]).
-
--import(rabbit_misc, [pget/2, pget/3]).
-
--include("rabbit.hrl").
-
--define(SET_DIST_PORT, 0).
--define(ERROR_CODE, 1).
--define(DO_NOT_SET_DIST_PORT, 2).
--define(EX_USAGE, 64).
-
-%%----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
--spec start() -> no_return().
-
-start() ->
-    case init:get_plain_arguments() of
-        [NodeStr] ->
-            Node = rabbit_nodes:make(NodeStr),
-            {NodeName, NodeHost} = rabbit_nodes:parts(Node),
-            ok = duplicate_node_check(NodeName, NodeHost),
-            ok = dist_port_set_check(),
-            ok = dist_port_range_check(),
-            ok = dist_port_use_check(NodeHost),
-            ok = config_file_check();
-        [] ->
-            %% Ignore running node while installing windows service
-            ok = dist_port_set_check(),
-            ok
-    end,
-    rabbit_misc:quit(?SET_DIST_PORT),
-    ok.
-
--spec stop() -> 'ok'.
-
-stop() ->
-    ok.
-
-%%----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-config_file_check() ->
-    case rabbit_config:validate_config_files() of
-        ok -> ok;
-        {error, {ErrFmt, ErrArgs}} ->
-            ErrMsg = io_lib:format(ErrFmt, ErrArgs),
-            {{Year, Month, Day}, {Hour, Minute, Second, Milli}} = lager_util:localtime_ms(),
-            io:format(standard_error, "~b-~2..0b-~2..0b ~2..0b:~2..0b:~2..0b.~b [error] ~s",
-                      [Year, Month, Day, Hour, Minute, Second, Milli, ErrMsg]),
-            rabbit_misc:quit(?EX_USAGE)
-    end.
-
-%% Check whether a node with the same name is already running
-duplicate_node_check(NodeName, NodeHost) ->
-    case rabbit_nodes:names(NodeHost) of
-        {ok, NamePorts}  ->
-            case proplists:is_defined(NodeName, NamePorts) of
-                true -> io:format(
-                          "ERROR: node with name ~p already running on ~p~n",
-                          [NodeName, NodeHost]),
-                        rabbit_misc:quit(?ERROR_CODE);
-                false -> ok
-            end;
-        {error, EpmdReason} ->
-            io:format("ERROR: epmd error for host ~s: ~s~n",
-                      [NodeHost, rabbit_misc:format_inet_error(EpmdReason)]),
-            rabbit_misc:quit(?ERROR_CODE)
-    end.
-
-dist_port_set_check() ->
-    case get_config(os:getenv("RABBITMQ_CONFIG_ARG_FILE")) of
-        {ok, [Config]} ->
-            Kernel = pget(kernel, Config, []),
-            case {pget(inet_dist_listen_min, Kernel, none),
-                  pget(inet_dist_listen_max, Kernel, none)} of
-                {none, none} -> ok;
-                _            -> rabbit_misc:quit(?DO_NOT_SET_DIST_PORT)
-            end;
-        {ok, _} ->
-            ok;
-        {error, _} ->
-            ok
-    end.
-
-get_config("") -> {error, nofile};
-get_config(File)  ->
-    case consult_file(File) of
-        {ok, Contents} -> {ok, Contents};
-        {error, _} = E -> E
-    end.
-
-consult_file(false) -> {error, nofile};
-consult_file(File)  ->
-    FileName = case filename:extension(File) of
-        ""        -> File ++ ".config";
-        ".config" -> File;
-        _         -> ""
-    end,
-    file:consult(FileName).
-
-dist_port_range_check() ->
-    case os:getenv("RABBITMQ_DIST_PORT") of
-        false   -> ok;
-        PortStr -> case catch list_to_integer(PortStr) of
-                       Port when is_integer(Port) andalso Port > 65535 ->
-                           rabbit_misc:quit(?DO_NOT_SET_DIST_PORT);
-                       _ ->
-                           ok
-                   end
-    end.
-
-dist_port_use_check(NodeHost) ->
-    case os:getenv("RABBITMQ_DIST_PORT") of
-        false   -> ok;
-        PortStr -> Port = list_to_integer(PortStr),
-		   dist_port_use_check_ipv4(NodeHost, Port)
-    end.
-
-dist_port_use_check_ipv4(NodeHost, Port) ->
-    case gen_tcp:listen(Port, [inet, {reuseaddr, true}]) of
-	{ok, Sock} -> gen_tcp:close(Sock);
-	{error, einval} -> dist_port_use_check_ipv6(NodeHost, Port);
-	{error, _} -> dist_port_use_check_fail(Port, NodeHost)
-    end.
-
-dist_port_use_check_ipv6(NodeHost, Port) ->
-    case gen_tcp:listen(Port, [inet6, {reuseaddr, true}]) of
-	{ok, Sock} -> gen_tcp:close(Sock);
-	{error, _} -> dist_port_use_check_fail(Port, NodeHost)
-    end.
-
--spec dist_port_use_check_fail(non_neg_integer(), string()) ->
-                                         no_return().
-
-dist_port_use_check_fail(Port, Host) ->
-    {ok, Names} = rabbit_nodes:names(Host),
-    case [N || {N, P} <- Names, P =:= Port] of
-        []     -> io:format("ERROR: distribution port ~b in use on ~s "
-                            "(by non-Erlang process?)~n", [Port, Host]);
-        [Name] -> io:format("ERROR: distribution port ~b in use by ~s@~s~n",
-                            [Port, Name, Host])
-    end,
-    rabbit_misc:quit(?ERROR_CODE).
diff --git a/src/rabbit_prelaunch_cluster.erl b/src/rabbit_prelaunch_cluster.erl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9d3cda99e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/rabbit_prelaunch_cluster.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+-module(rabbit_prelaunch_cluster).
+
+-export([setup/1]).
+
+setup(Context) ->
+    rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug(""),
+    rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug("== Clustering =="),
+    rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug("Preparing cluster status files"),
+    rabbit_node_monitor:prepare_cluster_status_files(),
+    case Context of
+        #{initial_pass := true} ->
+            rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug("Upgrading Mnesia schema"),
+            ok = rabbit_upgrade:maybe_upgrade_mnesia();
+        _ ->
+            ok
+    end,
+    %% It's important that the consistency check happens after
+    %% the upgrade, since if we are a secondary node the
+    %% primary node will have forgotten us
+    rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug("Checking cluster consistency"),
+    rabbit_mnesia:check_cluster_consistency(),
+    ok.
diff --git a/src/rabbit_prelaunch_conf.erl b/src/rabbit_prelaunch_conf.erl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..23d0f68f82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/rabbit_prelaunch_conf.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,534 @@
+-module(rabbit_prelaunch_conf).
+
+-include_lib("kernel/include/file.hrl").
+-include_lib("stdlib/include/zip.hrl").
+
+-include_lib("rabbit_common/include/rabbit.hrl").
+
+-export([setup/1,
+         get_config_state/0,
+         generate_config_from_cuttlefish_files/3,
+         decrypt_config/1]).
+
+-ifdef(TEST).
+-export([decrypt_config/2]).
+-endif.
+
+setup(Context) ->
+    rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug(""),
+    rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug("== Configuration =="),
+
+    %% TODO: Check if directories/files are inside Mnesia dir.
+
+    %% TODO: Support glob patterns & directories in RABBITMQ_CONFIG_FILE.
+    %% TODO: Always try parsing of both erlang and cuttlefish formats.
+
+    update_enabled_plugins_file(Context),
+
+    set_default_config(),
+
+    AdvancedConfigFile = find_actual_advanced_config_file(Context),
+    State = case find_actual_main_config_file(Context) of
+                {MainConfigFile, erlang} ->
+                    Config = load_erlang_term_based_config_file(
+                               MainConfigFile),
+                    Apps = [App || {App, _} <- Config],
+                    decrypt_config(Apps),
+                    #{config_type => erlang,
+                      config_files => [MainConfigFile],
+                      config_advanced_file => undefined};
+                {MainConfigFile, cuttlefish} ->
+                    ConfigFiles = [MainConfigFile],
+                    Config = load_cuttlefish_config_file(Context,
+                                                         ConfigFiles,
+                                                         AdvancedConfigFile),
+                    Apps = [App || {App, _} <- Config],
+                    decrypt_config(Apps),
+                    #{config_type => cuttlefish,
+                      config_files => ConfigFiles,
+                      config_advanced_file => AdvancedConfigFile};
+                undefined when AdvancedConfigFile =/= undefined ->
+                    rabbit_log_prelaunch:warning(
+                      "Using RABBITMQ_ADVANCED_CONFIG_FILE: ~s",
+                      [AdvancedConfigFile]),
+                    Config = load_erlang_term_based_config_file(
+                               AdvancedConfigFile),
+                    Apps = [App || {App, _} <- Config],
+                    decrypt_config(Apps),
+                    #{config_type => erlang,
+                      config_files => [AdvancedConfigFile],
+                      config_advanced_file => AdvancedConfigFile};
+                undefined ->
+                    #{config_type => undefined,
+                      config_files => [],
+                      config_advanced_file => undefined}
+            end,
+    override_with_hard_coded_critical_config(),
+    rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug(
+      "Saving config state to application env: ~p", [State]),
+    store_config_state(State).
+
+store_config_state(ConfigState) ->
+    persistent_term:put({rabbitmq_prelaunch, config_state}, ConfigState).
+
+get_config_state() ->
+    persistent_term:get({rabbitmq_prelaunch, config_state}, undefined).
+
+%% -------------------------------------------------------------------
+%% `enabled_plugins` file content initialization.
+%% -------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+update_enabled_plugins_file(Context) ->
+    %% We only do this on startup, not when the configuration is
+    %% reloaded.
+    case get_config_state() of
+        undefined -> update_enabled_plugins_file1(Context);
+        _         -> ok
+    end.
+
+update_enabled_plugins_file1(#{enabled_plugins := undefined}) ->
+    ok;
+update_enabled_plugins_file1(#{enabled_plugins := all,
+                              plugins_path := Path} = Context) ->
+    List = [P#plugin.name || P <- rabbit_plugins:list(Path)],
+    do_update_enabled_plugins_file(Context, List);
+update_enabled_plugins_file1(#{enabled_plugins := List} = Context) ->
+    do_update_enabled_plugins_file(Context, List).
+
+do_update_enabled_plugins_file(#{enabled_plugins_file := File}, List) ->
+    SortedList = lists:usort(List),
+    case SortedList of
+        [] ->
+            rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug("Marking all plugins as disabled");
+        _ ->
+            rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug(
+              "Marking the following plugins as enabled:"),
+            [rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug("  - ~s", [P]) || P <- SortedList]
+    end,
+    Content = io_lib:format("~p.~n", [SortedList]),
+    case file:write_file(File, Content) of
+        ok ->
+            ok;
+        {error, Reason} ->
+            rabbit_log_prelaunch:error(
+              "Failed to update enabled plugins file \"~ts\" "
+              "from $RABBITMQ_ENABLED_PLUGINS: ~ts",
+              [File, file:format_error(Reason)]),
+            throw({error, failed_to_update_enabled_plugins_file})
+    end.
+
+%% -------------------------------------------------------------------
+%% Configuration loading.
+%% -------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+set_default_config() ->
+    rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug("Setting default config"),
+    Config = [
+              {ra,
+               [
+                %% Use a larger segments size for queues.
+                {segment_max_entries, 32768},
+                {wal_max_size_bytes, 536870912} %% 5 * 2 ^ 20
+               ]},
+              {sysmon_handler,
+               [{process_limit, 100},
+                {port_limit, 100},
+                {gc_ms_limit, 0},
+                {schedule_ms_limit, 0},
+                {heap_word_limit, 0},
+                {busy_port, false},
+                {busy_dist_port, true}]}
+             ],
+    apply_erlang_term_based_config(Config).
+
+find_actual_main_config_file(#{main_config_file := File}) ->
+    case filelib:is_regular(File) of
+        true ->
+            Format = case filename:extension(File) of
+                ".conf"   -> cuttlefish;
+                ".config" -> erlang;
+                _         -> determine_config_format(File)
+            end,
+            {File, Format};
+        false ->
+            OldFormatFile = File ++ ".config",
+            NewFormatFile = File ++ ".conf",
+            case filelib:is_regular(OldFormatFile) of
+                true ->
+                    case filelib:is_regular(NewFormatFile) of
+                        true ->
+                            rabbit_log_prelaunch:warning(
+                              "Both old (.config) and new (.conf) format config "
+                              "files exist."),
+                            rabbit_log_prelaunch:warning(
+                              "Using the old format config file: ~s",
+                              [OldFormatFile]),
+                            rabbit_log_prelaunch:warning(
+                              "Please update your config files to the new format "
+                              "and remove the old file."),
+                            ok;
+                        false ->
+                            ok
+                    end,
+                    {OldFormatFile, erlang};
+                false ->
+                    case filelib:is_regular(NewFormatFile) of
+                        true  -> {NewFormatFile, cuttlefish};
+                        false -> undefined
+                    end
+            end
+    end.
+
+find_actual_advanced_config_file(#{advanced_config_file := File}) ->
+    case filelib:is_regular(File) of
+        true  -> File;
+        false -> undefined
+    end.
+
+determine_config_format(File) ->
+    case filelib:file_size(File) of
+        0 ->
+            cuttlefish;
+        _ ->
+            case file:consult(File) of
+                {ok, _} -> erlang;
+                _       -> cuttlefish
+            end
+    end.
+
+load_erlang_term_based_config_file(ConfigFile) ->
+    rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug(
+      "Loading configuration file \"~ts\" (Erlang terms based)", [ConfigFile]),
+    case file:consult(ConfigFile) of
+        {ok, [Config]} when is_list(Config) ->
+            apply_erlang_term_based_config(Config),
+            Config;
+        {ok, OtherTerms} ->
+            rabbit_log_prelaunch:error(
+              "Failed to load configuration file \"~ts\", "
+              "incorrect format: ~p",
+              [ConfigFile, OtherTerms]),
+            throw({error, failed_to_parse_configuration_file});
+        {error, Reason} ->
+            rabbit_log_prelaunch:error(
+              "Failed to load configuration file \"~ts\": ~ts",
+              [ConfigFile, file:format_error(Reason)]),
+            throw({error, failed_to_read_configuration_file})
+    end.
+
+load_cuttlefish_config_file(Context,
+                            ConfigFiles,
+                            AdvancedConfigFile) ->
+    Config = generate_config_from_cuttlefish_files(
+               Context, ConfigFiles, AdvancedConfigFile),
+    apply_erlang_term_based_config(Config),
+    Config.
+
+generate_config_from_cuttlefish_files(Context,
+                                      ConfigFiles,
+                                      AdvancedConfigFile) ->
+    %% Load schemas.
+    SchemaFiles = find_cuttlefish_schemas(Context),
+    case SchemaFiles of
+        [] ->
+            rabbit_log_prelaunch:error(
+              "No configuration schema found~n", []),
+            throw({error, no_configuration_schema_found});
+        _ ->
+            rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug(
+              "Configuration schemas found:~n", []),
+            [rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug("  - ~ts", [SchemaFile])
+             || SchemaFile <- SchemaFiles],
+            ok
+    end,
+    Schema = cuttlefish_schema:files(SchemaFiles),
+
+    %% Load configuration.
+    rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug(
+      "Loading configuration files (Cuttlefish based):"),
+    [rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug(
+       "  - ~ts", [ConfigFile]) || ConfigFile <- ConfigFiles],
+    case cuttlefish_conf:files(ConfigFiles) of
+        {errorlist, Errors} ->
+            rabbit_log_prelaunch:error("Error generating configuration:", []),
+            [rabbit_log_prelaunch:error(
+               "  - ~ts",
+               [cuttlefish_error:xlate(Error)])
+             || Error <- Errors],
+            throw({error, failed_to_generate_configuration_file});
+        Config0 ->
+            %% Finalize configuration, based on the schema.
+            Config = case cuttlefish_generator:map(Schema, Config0) of
+                         {error, Phase, {errorlist, Errors}} ->
+                             %% TODO
+                             rabbit_log_prelaunch:error(
+                               "Error generating configuration in phase ~ts:",
+                               [Phase]),
+                             [rabbit_log_prelaunch:error(
+                                "  - ~ts",
+                                [cuttlefish_error:xlate(Error)])
+                              || Error <- Errors],
+                             throw(
+                               {error, failed_to_generate_configuration_file});
+                         ValidConfig ->
+                             proplists:delete(vm_args, ValidConfig)
+                     end,
+
+            %% Apply advanced configuration overrides, if any.
+            override_with_advanced_config(Config, AdvancedConfigFile)
+    end.
+
+find_cuttlefish_schemas(Context) ->
+    Apps = list_apps(Context),
+    rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug(
+      "Looking up configuration schemas in the following applications:"),
+    find_cuttlefish_schemas(Apps, []).
+
+find_cuttlefish_schemas([App | Rest], AllSchemas) ->
+    Schemas = list_schemas_in_app(App),
+    find_cuttlefish_schemas(Rest, AllSchemas ++ Schemas);
+find_cuttlefish_schemas([], AllSchemas) ->
+    lists:sort(fun(A,B) -> A < B end, AllSchemas).
+
+list_apps(#{os_type := {win32, _}, plugins_path := PluginsPath}) ->
+    PluginsDirs = string:lexemes(PluginsPath, ";"),
+    list_apps1(PluginsDirs, []);
+list_apps(#{plugins_path := PluginsPath}) ->
+    PluginsDirs = string:lexemes(PluginsPath, ":"),
+    list_apps1(PluginsDirs, []).
+
+
+list_apps1([Dir | Rest], Apps) ->
+    case file:list_dir(Dir) of
+        {ok, Filenames} ->
+            NewApps = [list_to_atom(
+                         hd(
+                           string:split(filename:basename(F, ".ex"), "-")))
+                       || F <- Filenames],
+            Apps1 = lists:umerge(Apps, lists:sort(NewApps)),
+            list_apps1(Rest, Apps1);
+        {error, Reason} ->
+            rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug(
+              "Failed to list directory \"~ts\" content: ~ts",
+              [Dir, file:format_error(Reason)]),
+            list_apps1(Rest, Apps)
+    end;
+list_apps1([], AppInfos) ->
+    AppInfos.
+
+list_schemas_in_app(App) ->
+    {Loaded, Unload} = case application:load(App) of
+                           ok                           -> {true, true};
+                           {error, {already_loaded, _}} -> {true, false};
+                           {error, _}                   -> {false, false}
+                       end,
+    List = case Loaded of
+               true ->
+                   case code:priv_dir(App) of
+                       {error, bad_name} ->
+                           rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug(
+                             "  [ ] ~s (no readable priv dir)", [App]),
+                           [];
+                       PrivDir ->
+                           SchemaDir = filename:join([PrivDir, "schema"]),
+                           do_list_schemas_in_app(App, SchemaDir)
+                   end;
+               false ->
+                   rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug(
+                     "  [ ] ~s (failed to load application)", [App]),
+                   []
+           end,
+    case Unload of
+        true  -> application:unload(App);
+        false -> ok
+    end,
+    List.
+
+do_list_schemas_in_app(App, SchemaDir) ->
+    case erl_prim_loader:list_dir(SchemaDir) of
+        {ok, Files} ->
+            rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug("  [x] ~s", [App]),
+            [filename:join(SchemaDir, File)
+             || [C | _] = File <- Files,
+                C =/= $.];
+        error ->
+            rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug(
+              "  [ ] ~s (no readable schema dir)", [App]),
+            []
+    end.
+
+override_with_advanced_config(Config, undefined) ->
+    Config;
+override_with_advanced_config(Config, AdvancedConfigFile) ->
+    rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug(
+      "Override with advanced configuration file \"~ts\"",
+      [AdvancedConfigFile]),
+    case file:consult(AdvancedConfigFile) of
+        {ok, [AdvancedConfig]} ->
+            cuttlefish_advanced:overlay(Config, AdvancedConfig);
+        {ok, OtherTerms} ->
+            rabbit_log_prelaunch:error(
+              "Failed to load advanced configuration file \"~ts\", "
+              "incorrect format: ~p",
+              [AdvancedConfigFile, OtherTerms]),
+            throw({error, failed_to_parse_advanced_configuration_file});
+        {error, Reason} ->
+            rabbit_log_prelaunch:error(
+              "Failed to load advanced configuration file \"~ts\": ~ts",
+              [AdvancedConfigFile, file:format_error(Reason)]),
+            throw({error, failed_to_read_advanced_configuration_file})
+    end.
+
+override_with_hard_coded_critical_config() ->
+    rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug("Override with hard-coded critical config"),
+    Config = [
+              {ra,
+               %% Make Ra use a custom logger that dispatches to lager
+               %% instead of the default OTP logger
+               [{logger_module, rabbit_log_ra_shim}]}
+             ],
+    apply_erlang_term_based_config(Config).
+
+apply_erlang_term_based_config([{_, []} | Rest]) ->
+    apply_erlang_term_based_config(Rest);
+apply_erlang_term_based_config([{App, Vars} | Rest]) ->
+    rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug("  Applying configuration for '~s':", [App]),
+    apply_app_env_vars(App, Vars),
+    apply_erlang_term_based_config(Rest);
+apply_erlang_term_based_config([]) ->
+    ok.
+
+apply_app_env_vars(App, [{Var, Value} | Rest]) ->
+    rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug(
+      "    - ~s = ~p",
+      [Var, Value]),
+    ok = application:set_env(App, Var, Value, [{persistent, true}]),
+    apply_app_env_vars(App, Rest);
+apply_app_env_vars(_, []) ->
+    ok.
+
+%% -------------------------------------------------------------------
+%% Config decryption.
+%% -------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+decrypt_config(Apps) ->
+    rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug("Decoding encrypted config values (if any)"),
+    ConfigEntryDecoder = application:get_env(rabbit, config_entry_decoder, []),
+    decrypt_config(Apps, ConfigEntryDecoder).
+
+decrypt_config([], _) ->
+    ok;
+decrypt_config([App | Apps], Algo) ->
+    Algo1 = decrypt_app(App, application:get_all_env(App), Algo),
+    decrypt_config(Apps, Algo1).
+
+decrypt_app(_, [], Algo) ->
+    Algo;
+decrypt_app(App, [{Key, Value} | Tail], Algo) ->
+    Algo2 = try
+                case decrypt(Value, Algo) of
+                    {Value, Algo1} ->
+                        Algo1;
+                    {NewValue, Algo1} ->
+                        rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug(
+                          "Value of `~s` decrypted", [Key]),
+                        ok = application:set_env(App, Key, NewValue,
+                                                 [{persistent, true}]),
+                        Algo1
+                end
+            catch
+                throw:{bad_config_entry_decoder, _} = Error ->
+                    throw(Error);
+                _:Msg ->
+                    throw({config_decryption_error, {key, Key}, Msg})
+            end,
+    decrypt_app(App, Tail, Algo2).
+
+decrypt({encrypted, EncValue},
+        {Cipher, Hash, Iterations, PassPhrase} = Algo) ->
+    {rabbit_pbe:decrypt_term(Cipher, Hash, Iterations, PassPhrase, EncValue),
+     Algo};
+decrypt({encrypted, _} = Value,
+        ConfigEntryDecoder)
+  when is_list(ConfigEntryDecoder) ->
+    Algo = config_entry_decoder_to_algo(ConfigEntryDecoder),
+    decrypt(Value, Algo);
+decrypt(List, Algo) when is_list(List) ->
+    decrypt_list(List, Algo, []);
+decrypt(Value, Algo) ->
+    {Value, Algo}.
+
+%% We make no distinction between strings and other lists.
+%% When we receive a string, we loop through each element
+%% and ultimately return the string unmodified, as intended.
+decrypt_list([], Algo, Acc) ->
+    {lists:reverse(Acc), Algo};
+decrypt_list([{Key, Value} | Tail], Algo, Acc)
+  when Key =/= encrypted ->
+    {Value1, Algo1} = decrypt(Value, Algo),
+    decrypt_list(Tail, Algo1, [{Key, Value1} | Acc]);
+decrypt_list([Value | Tail], Algo, Acc) ->
+    {Value1, Algo1} = decrypt(Value, Algo),
+    decrypt_list(Tail, Algo1, [Value1 | Acc]).
+
+config_entry_decoder_to_algo(ConfigEntryDecoder) ->
+    case get_passphrase(ConfigEntryDecoder) of
+        undefined ->
+            throw({bad_config_entry_decoder, missing_passphrase});
+        PassPhrase ->
+            {
+             proplists:get_value(
+               cipher, ConfigEntryDecoder, rabbit_pbe:default_cipher()),
+             proplists:get_value(
+               hash, ConfigEntryDecoder, rabbit_pbe:default_hash()),
+             proplists:get_value(
+               iterations, ConfigEntryDecoder, rabbit_pbe:default_iterations()),
+             PassPhrase
+            }
+    end.
+
+get_passphrase(ConfigEntryDecoder) ->
+    rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug("Getting encrypted config passphrase"),
+    case proplists:get_value(passphrase, ConfigEntryDecoder) of
+        prompt ->
+            IoDevice = get_input_iodevice(),
+            io:setopts(IoDevice, [{echo, false}]),
+            PP = lists:droplast(io:get_line(IoDevice,
+                "\nPlease enter the passphrase to unlock encrypted "
+                "configuration entries.\n\nPassphrase: ")),
+            io:setopts(IoDevice, [{echo, true}]),
+            io:format(IoDevice, "~n", []),
+            PP;
+        {file, Filename} ->
+            {ok, File} = file:read_file(Filename),
+            [PP|_] = binary:split(File, [<<"\r\n">>, <<"\n">>]),
+            PP;
+        PP ->
+            PP
+    end.
+
+%% This function retrieves the correct IoDevice for requesting
+%% input. The problem with using the default IoDevice is that
+%% the Erlang shell prevents us from getting the input.
+%%
+%% Instead we therefore look for the io process used by the
+%% shell and if it can't be found (because the shell is not
+%% started e.g with -noshell) we use the 'user' process.
+%%
+%% This function will not work when either -oldshell or -noinput
+%% options are passed to erl.
+get_input_iodevice() ->
+    case whereis(user) of
+        undefined ->
+            user;
+        User ->
+            case group:interfaces(User) of
+                [] ->
+                    user;
+                [{user_drv, Drv}] ->
+                    case user_drv:interfaces(Drv) of
+                        []                          -> user;
+                        [{current_group, IoDevice}] -> IoDevice
+                    end
+            end
+    end.
diff --git a/src/rabbit_prelaunch_feature_flags.erl b/src/rabbit_prelaunch_feature_flags.erl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cef656078a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/rabbit_prelaunch_feature_flags.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+-module(rabbit_prelaunch_feature_flags).
+
+-export([setup/1]).
+
+setup(#{feature_flags_file := FFFile}) ->
+    rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug(""),
+    rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug("== Feature flags =="),
+    case filelib:ensure_dir(FFFile) of
+        ok ->
+            rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug("Initializing feature flags registry"),
+            case rabbit_feature_flags:initialize_registry() of
+                ok ->
+                    ok;
+                {error, Reason} ->
+                    rabbit_log_prelaunch:error(
+                      "Failed to initialize feature flags registry: ~p",
+                      [Reason]),
+                    throw({error, failed_to_initialize_feature_flags_registry})
+            end;
+        {error, Reason} ->
+            rabbit_log_prelaunch:error(
+              "Failed to create feature flags file \"~ts\" directory: ~ts",
+              [FFFile, file:format_error(Reason)]),
+            throw({error, failed_to_create_feature_flags_file_directory})
+    end.
diff --git a/src/rabbit_prelaunch_hipe.erl b/src/rabbit_prelaunch_hipe.erl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..16e9b90869
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/rabbit_prelaunch_hipe.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+-module(rabbit_prelaunch_hipe).
+
+-export([setup/1]).
+
+setup(_Context) ->
+    rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug(""),
+    rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug("== HiPE compitation =="),
+    HipeResult = rabbit_hipe:maybe_hipe_compile(),
+    rabbit_hipe:log_hipe_result(HipeResult),
+    ok.
diff --git a/src/rabbit_prelaunch_logging.erl b/src/rabbit_prelaunch_logging.erl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5d70d46f86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/rabbit_prelaunch_logging.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+-module(rabbit_prelaunch_logging).
+
+-export([setup/1]).
+
+setup(Context) ->
+    rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug(""),
+    rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug("== Logging =="),
+    ok = set_ERL_CRASH_DUMP_envvar(Context),
+    ok = configure_lager(Context).
+
+set_ERL_CRASH_DUMP_envvar(#{log_base_dir := LogBaseDir}) ->
+    case os:getenv("ERL_CRASH_DUMP") of
+        false ->
+            ErlCrashDump = filename:join(LogBaseDir, "erl_crash.dump"),
+            rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug(
+              "Setting $ERL_CRASH_DUMP environment variable to \"~ts\"",
+              [ErlCrashDump]),
+            os:putenv("ERL_CRASH_DUMP", ErlCrashDump),
+            ok;
+        ErlCrashDump ->
+            rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug(
+              "$ERL_CRASH_DUMP environment variable already set to \"~ts\"",
+              [ErlCrashDump]),
+            ok
+    end.
+
+configure_lager(#{log_base_dir := LogBaseDir,
+                  main_log_file := MainLog,
+                  upgrade_log_file := UpgradeLog} = Context) ->
+    {SaslErrorLogger,
+     MainLagerHandler,
+     UpgradeLagerHandler} = case MainLog of
+                                "-" ->
+                                    %% Log to STDOUT.
+                                    rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug(
+                                      "Logging to stdout"),
+                                    {tty,
+                                     tty,
+                                     tty};
+                                _ ->
+                                    rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug(
+                                      "Logging to:"),
+                                    [rabbit_log_prelaunch:debug(
+                                       "  - ~ts", [Log])
+                                     || Log <- [MainLog, UpgradeLog]],
+                                    %% Log to file.
+                                    {false,
+                                     MainLog,
+                                     UpgradeLog}
+                            end,
+
+    ok = application:set_env(lager, crash_log, "log/crash.log"),
+
+    Fun = fun({App, Var, Value}) ->
+                  case application:get_env(App, Var) of
+                      undefined -> ok = application:set_env(App, Var, Value);
+                      _         -> ok
+                  end
+          end,
+    Vars = [{sasl, sasl_error_logger, SaslErrorLogger},
+            {rabbit, lager_log_root, LogBaseDir},
+            {rabbit, lager_default_file, MainLagerHandler},
+            {rabbit, lager_upgrade_file, UpgradeLagerHandler}],
+    lists:foreach(Fun, Vars),
+
+    ok = rabbit_lager:start_logger(),
+
+    ok = rabbit_prelaunch_early_logging:setup_early_logging(Context, false).
diff --git a/src/rabbit_table.erl b/src/rabbit_table.erl
index 8326666edd..c14b829841 100644
--- a/src/rabbit_table.erl
+++ b/src/rabbit_table.erl
@@ -106,9 +106,11 @@ wait(TableNames, Timeout, Retries) ->
                  ok ->
                      ok;
                  {timeout, BadTabs} ->
-                     {error, {timeout_waiting_for_tables, BadTabs}};
+                     AllNodes = rabbit_mnesia:cluster_nodes(all),
+                     {error, {timeout_waiting_for_tables, AllNodes, BadTabs}};
                  {error, Reason} ->
-                     {error, {failed_waiting_for_tables, Reason}}
+                     AllNodes = rabbit_mnesia:cluster_nodes(all),
+                     {error, {failed_waiting_for_tables, AllNodes, Reason}}
              end,
     case {Retries, Result} of
         {_, ok} ->
diff --git a/test/clustering_management_SUITE.erl b/test/clustering_management_SUITE.erl
index 90bb75636e..7335767398 100644
--- a/test/clustering_management_SUITE.erl
+++ b/test/clustering_management_SUITE.erl
@@ -224,8 +224,7 @@ join_cluster_bad_operations(Config) ->
     ok = stop_app(Hare),
     assert_failure(fun () -> start_app(Hare) end),
     ok = start_app(Rabbit),
-    %% The Erlang VM has stopped after previous rabbit app failure
-    ok = rabbit_ct_broker_helpers:start_node(Config, Hare),
+    ok = start_app(Hare),
     ok.
 
 %% This tests that the nodes in the cluster are notified immediately of a node
diff --git a/test/feature_flags_SUITE.erl b/test/feature_flags_SUITE.erl
index 16f11733d5..8f672314f0 100644
--- a/test/feature_flags_SUITE.erl
+++ b/test/feature_flags_SUITE.erl
@@ -136,14 +136,18 @@ init_per_group(clustering, Config) ->
                 [{rmq_nodes_count, 2},
                  {rmq_nodes_clustered, false},
                  {start_rmq_with_plugins_disabled, true}]),
-    build_my_plugin(Config1);
+    rabbit_ct_helpers:run_setup_steps(Config1, [
+        fun build_my_plugin/1
+      ]);
 init_per_group(activating_plugin, Config) ->
     Config1 = rabbit_ct_helpers:set_config(
                 Config,
                 [{rmq_nodes_count, 2},
                  {rmq_nodes_clustered, true},
                  {start_rmq_with_plugins_disabled, true}]),
-    build_my_plugin(Config1);
+    rabbit_ct_helpers:run_setup_steps(Config1, [
+        fun build_my_plugin/1
+      ]);
 init_per_group(_, Config) ->
     Config.
 
@@ -910,13 +914,31 @@ build_my_plugin(Config) ->
                 {ok, _} ->
                     {_, OtherPlugins1} = list_my_plugin_plugins(PluginSrcDir),
                     remove_other_plugins(PluginSrcDir, OtherPlugins1),
-                    Config1;
+                    update_cli_path(Config1, PluginSrcDir);
                 {error, _} ->
                     {skip, "Failed to compile the `my_plugin` test plugin"}
             end;
         _ ->
             remove_other_plugins(PluginSrcDir, OtherPlugins),
-            Config1
+            update_cli_path(Config1, PluginSrcDir)
+    end.
+
+update_cli_path(Config, PluginSrcDir) ->
+    SbinDir = filename:join(PluginSrcDir, "sbin"),
+    Rabbitmqctl = filename:join(SbinDir, "rabbitmqctl"),
+    RabbitmqPlugins = filename:join(SbinDir, "rabbitmq-plugins"),
+    RabbitmqQueues = filename:join(SbinDir, "rabbitmq-queues"),
+    case filelib:is_regular(Rabbitmqctl) of
+        true ->
+            ct:pal(?LOW_IMPORTANCE,
+                   "Switching to CLI in e.g. ~s", [Rabbitmqctl]),
+            rabbit_ct_helpers:set_config(
+              Config,
+              [{rabbitmqctl_cmd, Rabbitmqctl},
+               {rabbitmq_plugins_cmd, RabbitmqPlugins},
+               {rabbitmq_queues_cmd, RabbitmqQueues}]);
+        false ->
+            Config
     end.
 
 list_my_plugin_plugins(PluginSrcDir) ->
diff --git a/test/unit_SUITE.erl b/test/unit_SUITE.erl
index 2bea590342..e8abd2ae90 100644
--- a/test/unit_SUITE.erl
+++ b/test/unit_SUITE.erl
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ groups() ->
             ]},
           content_framing,
           content_transcoding,
-          decrypt_config,
-          listing_plugins_from_multiple_directories,
           rabbitmqctl_encode,
           pmerge,
           plmerge,
@@ -72,7 +70,9 @@ groups() ->
           decrypt_start_app,
           decrypt_start_app_file,
           decrypt_start_app_undefined,
-          decrypt_start_app_wrong_passphrase
+          decrypt_start_app_wrong_passphrase,
+          decrypt_config,
+          listing_plugins_from_multiple_directories
         ]}
     ].
 
@@ -81,20 +81,13 @@ end_per_group(_, Config) -> Config.
 
 init_per_testcase(TC, Config) when TC =:= decrypt_start_app;
                                    TC =:= decrypt_start_app_file;
-                                   TC =:= decrypt_start_app_undefined ->
-    application:load(rabbit),
-    application:set_env(rabbit, feature_flags_file, ""),
+                                   TC =:= decrypt_start_app_undefined;
+                                   TC =:= decrypt_start_app_wrong_passphrase ->
+    application:set_env(rabbit, feature_flags_file, "", [{persistent, true}]),
     Config;
 init_per_testcase(_Testcase, Config) ->
     Config.
 
-end_per_testcase(TC, _Config) when TC =:= decrypt_start_app;
-                                   TC =:= decrypt_start_app_file;
-                                   TC =:= decrypt_start_app_undefined ->
-    application:unload(rabbit),
-    application:unload(rabbit_shovel_test);
-end_per_testcase(decrypt_config, _Config) ->
-    application:unload(rabbit);
 end_per_testcase(_TC, _Config) ->
     ok.
 
@@ -177,7 +170,7 @@ decrypt_config(_Config) ->
     ok.
 
 do_decrypt_config(Algo = {C, H, I, P}) ->
-    application:load(rabbit),
+    ok = application:load(rabbit),
     RabbitConfig = application:get_all_env(rabbit),
     %% Encrypt a few values in configuration.
     %% Common cases.
@@ -205,10 +198,10 @@ do_decrypt_config(Algo = {C, H, I, P}) ->
     TCPOpts2 = lists:keyreplace(linger, 1, TCPOpts1, {linger, {encrypted, EncLinger}}),
     application:set_env(rabbit, tcp_listen_options, TCPOpts2),
     %% Decrypt configuration.
-    rabbit:decrypt_config([rabbit], Algo),
+    rabbit_prelaunch_conf:decrypt_config([rabbit], Algo),
     %% Check that configuration was decrypted properly.
     RabbitConfig = application:get_all_env(rabbit),
-    application:unload(rabbit),
+    ok = application:unload(rabbit),
     ok.
 
 encrypt_value(Key, {C, H, I, P}) ->
@@ -229,7 +222,7 @@ do_decrypt_start_app(Config, Passphrase) ->
         {hash, sha512},
         {iterations, 1000},
         {passphrase, Passphrase}
-    ]),
+    ], [{persistent, true}]),
     %% Add the path to our test application.
     code:add_path(?config(data_dir, Config) ++ "/lib/rabbit_shovel_test/ebin"),
     %% Attempt to start our test application.
@@ -256,7 +249,7 @@ decrypt_start_app_undefined(Config) ->
         {hash, sha512},
         {iterations, 1000}
         %% No passphrase option!
-    ]),
+    ], [{persistent, true}]),
     %% Add the path to our test application.
     code:add_path(?config(data_dir, Config) ++ "/lib/rabbit_shovel_test/ebin"),
     %% Attempt to start our test application.
@@ -265,7 +258,7 @@ decrypt_start_app_undefined(Config) ->
     try
         rabbit:start_apps([rabbit_shovel_test], #{rabbit => temporary})
     catch
-        exit:{bad_configuration, config_entry_decoder} -> ok;
+        throw:{bad_config_entry_decoder, missing_passphrase} -> ok;
         _:Exception -> exit({unexpected_exception, Exception})
     end.
 
@@ -276,7 +269,7 @@ decrypt_start_app_wrong_passphrase(Config) ->
         {hash, sha512},
         {iterations, 1000},
         {passphrase, "wrong passphrase"}
-    ]),
+    ], [{persistent, true}]),
     %% Add the path to our test application.
     code:add_path(?config(data_dir, Config) ++ "/lib/rabbit_shovel_test/ebin"),
     %% Attempt to start our test application.
@@ -285,7 +278,7 @@ decrypt_start_app_wrong_passphrase(Config) ->
     try
         rabbit:start_apps([rabbit_shovel_test], #{rabbit => temporary})
     catch
-        exit:{decryption_error,_,_} -> ok;
+        throw:{config_decryption_error, _, _} -> ok;
         _:Exception -> exit({unexpected_exception, Exception})
     end.
 
@@ -961,6 +954,10 @@ listing_plugins_from_multiple_directories(Config) ->
               end,
     Path = FirstDir ++ PathSep ++ SecondDir,
     Got = lists:sort([{Name, Vsn} || #plugin{name = Name, version = Vsn} <- rabbit_plugins:list(Path)]),
+    %% `rabbit` was loaded automatically by `rabbit_plugins:list/1`.
+    %% We want to unload it now so it does not interfere with other
+    %% testcases.
+    application:unload(rabbit),
     Expected = [{plugin_both, "2"}, {plugin_first_dir, "3"}, {plugin_second_dir, "4"}],
     case Got of
         Expected ->
diff --git a/test/unit_inbroker_non_parallel_SUITE.erl b/test/unit_inbroker_non_parallel_SUITE.erl
index 120a7fdbd9..2b4a216977 100644
--- a/test/unit_inbroker_non_parallel_SUITE.erl
+++ b/test/unit_inbroker_non_parallel_SUITE.erl
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ log_file_fails_to_initialise_during_startup1(_Config, NonWritableDir) ->
         ok -> exit({got_success_but_expected_failure,
                     log_rotation_no_write_permission_dir_test})
     catch
-        _:could_not_initialise_logger -> ok
+        throw:{error, {rabbit, {{cannot_log_to_file, _, _}, _}}} -> ok
     end,
 
     %% start application with logging to a subdirectory which
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ log_file_fails_to_initialise_during_startup1(_Config, NonWritableDir) ->
         ok -> exit({got_success_but_expected_failure,
                     log_rotation_parent_dirs_test})
     catch
-        _:could_not_initialise_logger -> ok
+        throw:{error, {rabbit, {{cannot_log_to_file, _, _}, _}}} -> ok
     end,
 
     %% clean up
diff --git a/test/unit_log_config_SUITE.erl b/test/unit_log_config_SUITE.erl
index 93c050edda..a13c90a362 100644
--- a/test/unit_log_config_SUITE.erl
+++ b/test/unit_log_config_SUITE.erl
@@ -132,6 +132,9 @@ sink_rewrite_sinks() ->
      {rabbit_log_mirroring_lager_event,
         [{handlers,[{lager_forwarder_backend,[lager_event,inherit]}]},
          {rabbit_handlers,[{lager_forwarder_backend,[lager_event,inherit]}]}]},
+     {rabbit_log_prelaunch_lager_event,
+        [{handlers,[{lager_forwarder_backend,[lager_event,inherit]}]},
+         {rabbit_handlers,[{lager_forwarder_backend,[lager_event,inherit]}]}]},
      {rabbit_log_queue_lager_event,
         [{handlers,[{lager_forwarder_backend,[lager_event,inherit]}]},
          {rabbit_handlers,[{lager_forwarder_backend,[lager_event,inherit]}]}]},
@@ -225,6 +228,9 @@ sink_handlers_merged_with_lager_extra_sinks_handlers(_) ->
          {rabbit_log_mirroring_lager_event,
             [{handlers,[{lager_forwarder_backend,[lager_event,inherit]}]},
              {rabbit_handlers,[{lager_forwarder_backend,[lager_event,inherit]}]}]},
+         {rabbit_log_prelaunch_lager_event,
+            [{handlers,[{lager_forwarder_backend,[lager_event,inherit]}]},
+             {rabbit_handlers,[{lager_forwarder_backend,[lager_event,inherit]}]}]},
          {rabbit_log_queue_lager_event,
             [{handlers,[{lager_forwarder_backend,[lager_event,inherit]}]},
              {rabbit_handlers,[{lager_forwarder_backend,[lager_event,inherit]}]}]},
@@ -285,7 +291,7 @@ config_sinks_level(_) ->
     rabbit_lager:configure_lager(),
 
     ExpectedSinks = sort_sinks(level_sinks()),
-    ExpectedSinks = sort_sinks(application:get_env(lager, extra_sinks, undefined)).
+    ?assertEqual(ExpectedSinks, sort_sinks(application:get_env(lager, extra_sinks, undefined))).
 
 level_sinks() ->
     [{error_logger_lager_event,
@@ -310,6 +316,9 @@ level_sinks() ->
      {rabbit_log_mirroring_lager_event,
         [{handlers,[{lager_forwarder_backend,[lager_event,error]}]},
          {rabbit_handlers,[{lager_forwarder_backend,[lager_event,error]}]}]},
+     {rabbit_log_prelaunch_lager_event,
+        [{handlers,[{lager_forwarder_backend,[lager_event,inherit]}]},
+         {rabbit_handlers,[{lager_forwarder_backend,[lager_event,inherit]}]}]},
      {rabbit_log_queue_lager_event,
         [{handlers,[{lager_forwarder_backend,[lager_event,inherit]}]},
          {rabbit_handlers,[{lager_forwarder_backend,[lager_event,inherit]}]}]},
@@ -409,6 +418,9 @@ file_sinks() ->
      {rabbit_log_mirroring_lager_event,
         [{handlers,[{lager_forwarder_backend,[lager_event,inherit]}]},
          {rabbit_handlers,[{lager_forwarder_backend,[lager_event,inherit]}]}]},
+     {rabbit_log_prelaunch_lager_event,
+        [{handlers,[{lager_forwarder_backend,[lager_event,inherit]}]},
+         {rabbit_handlers,[{lager_forwarder_backend,[lager_event,inherit]}]}]},
      {rabbit_log_queue_lager_event,
         [{handlers,[{lager_forwarder_backend,[lager_event,inherit]}]},
          {rabbit_handlers,[{lager_forwarder_backend,[lager_event,inherit]}]}]},
@@ -650,6 +662,9 @@ default_expected_sinks(UpgradeFile) ->
      {rabbit_log_mirroring_lager_event,
         [{handlers,[{lager_forwarder_backend,[lager_event,inherit]}]},
          {rabbit_handlers,[{lager_forwarder_backend,[lager_event,inherit]}]}]},
+     {rabbit_log_prelaunch_lager_event,
+        [{handlers,[{lager_forwarder_backend,[lager_event,inherit]}]},
+         {rabbit_handlers,[{lager_forwarder_backend,[lager_event,inherit]}]}]},
      {rabbit_log_queue_lager_event,
         [{handlers,[{lager_forwarder_backend,[lager_event,inherit]}]},
          {rabbit_handlers,[{lager_forwarder_backend,[lager_event,inherit]}]}]},
@@ -722,6 +737,9 @@ tty_expected_sinks() ->
      {rabbit_log_mirroring_lager_event,
         [{handlers,[{lager_forwarder_backend,[lager_event,inherit]}]},
          {rabbit_handlers,[{lager_forwarder_backend,[lager_event,inherit]}]}]},
+     {rabbit_log_prelaunch_lager_event,
+        [{handlers,[{lager_forwarder_backend,[lager_event,inherit]}]},
+         {rabbit_handlers,[{lager_forwarder_backend,[lager_event,inherit]}]}]},
      {rabbit_log_queue_lager_event,
         [{handlers,[{lager_forwarder_backend,[lager_event,inherit]}]},
          {rabbit_handlers,[{lager_forwarder_backend,[lager_event,inherit]}]}]},