# Managing an Amazon MQ broker
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 After you create a broker, you can manage and maintain the different components of your Amazon MQ broker. 

**Topics**
+ [Connecting to Amazon MQ](connect-to-amazonmq.md)
+ [Authentication and authorization](amazon-mq-access.md)
+ [Upgrading an Amazon MQ broker engine version](upgrading-brokers.md)
+ [Upgrading an Amazon MQ broker instance type](upgrading-instance-type.md)
+ [Storage](broker-storage.md)
+ [Configuring a private Amazon MQ broker](configuring-private-broker.md)
+ [Scheduling the maintenance window for an Amazon MQ broker](maintaining-brokers.md)
+ [Rebooting a Broker](amazon-mq-rebooting-broker.md)
+ [Deleting a broker](amazon-mq-deleting-broker.md)
+ [Broker statuses](broker-statuses.md)
+ [Adding tags to Amazon MQ resources](amazon-mq-tagging.md)