Background Tasks

Configuring and scheduling background tasks

Ghostwriter uses the Django Q project for queuing and managing background tasks. Django Q hands off tasks to the Redis server (already installed and running in Docker).

Tasks are defined in the tasks.py file. These tasks can be executed on demand or on a schedule.

Tasks can be queued in a few different ways:

• Schedule tasks to execute in the future and on a recurring schedule with Django Q.

• Use the buttons (various) in Ghostwriter's web interface.

• Use a REST API endpoint (not yet available).