This document describes the current stable version of Celery (5.6). For development docs, go here.

Getting Started

Release:

5.6

Date:

Dec 22, 2025

• Introduction to Celery
  • What’s a Task Queue?
  • What do I need?
  • Get Started
  • Celery is…
  • Features
  • Framework Integration
  • Quick Jump
  • Installation
• Backends and Brokers
  • Broker Instructions
  • Broker Overview
  • Summaries
• First Steps with Celery
  • Choosing a Broker
  • Installing Celery
  • Application
  • Running the Celery worker server
  • Calling the task
  • Keeping Results
  • Configuration
  • Where to go from here
  • Troubleshooting
• Next Steps
  • Using Celery in your Application
  • Calling Tasks
  • Canvas: Designing Work-flows
  • Routing
  • Remote Control
  • Timezone
  • Optimization
  • What to do now?
• Resources
  • Getting Help
  • Social Media
  • Bug tracker
  • Contributing
  • License