The official releases of JBoss Messaging are available as a free download from the JBoss Messaging project landing page.
The JBoss Messaging release bundle (jboss-messaging-1.0.x.zip) will expand in a jboss-messaging-1.0.x directory that contains:
If you want to experiment with the latest developments you may checkout the latest code from the 5.0 head branch. Be aware that the information provided in this manual might then not be accurate. For the latest instructions, check out the Messaging Development wiki page .