# Available Drivers

## fake

Fake driver used for testing.

This driver passes messages in memory, and should only be used for unit tests.

## kafka

Kafka Driver

See Kafka Driver Deployment Guide for details.

## kombu

RabbitMQ Driver

The `rabbit` driver is the default driver used in OpenStack’s integration tests.

The driver is aliased as `kombu` to support upgrading existing installations with older settings.

## rabbit

RabbitMQ Driver

The `rabbit` driver is the default driver used in OpenStack’s integration tests.

The driver is aliased as `kombu` to support upgrading existing installations with older settings.

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