Asynchronous Tasks with Django and Celery

Example of how to handle background processes with Django, Celery, and Docker.

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Spin up the containers:

$ docker-compose up -d --build

Open your browser to http://localhost:1337 to view the app or to http://localhost:5555 to view the Flower dashboard.

Trigger a new task:

$ curl -F type=0 http://localhost:1337/tasks/

Check the status:

$ curl http://localhost:1337/tasks/<TASK_ID>/