This document describes the current stable version of Celery (3.1). For development docs, go here.

Using Beanstalk

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The Beanstalk transport is currently not working well.

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Installation

For the Beanstalk support you have to install additional dependencies. You can install both Celery and these dependencies in one go using the celery[beanstalk] bundle:

$ pip install -U celery[beanstalk]

Configuration

Configuration is easy, set the transport, and configure the location of your Beanstalk database:

BROKER_URL = 'beanstalk://localhost:11300'

Where the URL is in the format of:

beanstalk://hostname:port

The host name will default to localhost and the port to 11300, and so they are optional.

Results

Using Beanstalk to store task state and results is currently not supported.

Limitations

The Beanstalk message transport does not currently support:

• Remote control commands (celery control, celery inspect, broadcast)
• Authentication