How do I set up Celery in my Django project?

How do I set up Celery in my Django project?

To set up Celery in your Django project, first install Celery using pip: pip install celery. Then, configure it in your Django settings.

What do I need to add to my settings.py file?

In your settings.py, add the following configuration:

CELERY_BROKER_URL = 'redis://localhost:6379/0'
CELERY_ACCEPT_CONTENT = ['json']
CELERY_TASK_SERIALIZER = 'json'

How do I create a simple task?

You can create a task by defining a function and using the @shared_task decorator. For example:

from celery import shared_task

@shared_task
def add(x, y):
    return x + y

How do I run the Celery worker?

To run the Celery worker, use the command: celery -A your_project_name worker --loglevel=info. Replace your_project_name with your actual project name.