I have played around with Artemis for a few days, here are the useful command I used. The exact config is stored at my github.

https://github.com/jimmysyss/artemis-config

1. Create 2 brokers with port offset
artemis create mybroker1 –port-offset 0
artemis create mybroker2 –port-offset 0

2. Testing the producer and consumer
./artemis producer –url tcp://localhost:61616
./artemis consumer –url tcp://localhost:61616

3. Enabled clustered
See jgroup.xml and broker.xml , and

4. Load balancing
See broker.xml, Add in

5. Enable SSL for HornetQ OpenWire protocol
a. Provide keystore.jks and truststore.jks
b. Config the acceptor in broker.xml