# Celery Tasks

Celery task definitions and distributed processing components.

```{toctree}
:caption: 'Task Components:'
:maxdepth: 2

setup_celery_app
```

## Overview

The task system provides distributed processing capabilities:

**Setup Celery App**

: Celery application configuration and task definitions.

## Distributed Processing

Tasks enable the Manager/Worker pattern by providing:

- **Asynchronous execution**: Long-running operations don't block managers
- **Distributed processing**: Work can be distributed across multiple machines
- **Queue management**: Tasks are routed to appropriate workers
- **Fault tolerance**: Failed tasks can be retried automatically
- **Monitoring**: Task status and progress can be tracked

## Task Integration

Tasks integrate with managers to provide distributed processing:

1. **Managers** submit tasks to queues
2. **Workers** execute tasks and update database
3. **Services** monitor task execution and health

For understanding the complete data flow:

- {doc}`../../pipeline` - Data processing pipeline
- {doc}`../../philosophy` - Manager/Worker pattern
- {doc}`../../monitoring` - Task monitoring and observability