This document describes the current stable version of Celery (5.6). For development docs,go here.
Celery - Distributed Task Queue¶
Celery is a simple, flexible, and reliable distributed system toprocess vast amounts of messages, while providing operations withthe tools required to maintain such a system.
It’s a task queue with focus on real-time processing, while alsosupporting task scheduling.
Celery has a large and diverse community of users and contributors,don’t hesitate to ask questions orget involved.
Celery is Open Source and licensed under theBSD License.
Open Collective is our community-powered funding platform that fuels Celery’songoing development. Your sponsorship directly supports improvements, maintenance, and innovative features that keepCelery robust and reliable.
Getting Started¶
If you’re new to Celery you can get started by followingtheFirst Steps with Celery tutorial.
You can also check out theFAQ.

