Lazycelery
Terminal UI for monitoring and managing Celery workers and tasks, inspired by lazydocker and lazygit
Install / Use
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LazyCelery
A terminal UI for monitoring and managing Celery workers and tasks, inspired by lazydocker and lazygit.
Features
- Real-time worker monitoring
- Queue management with message counts
- Task listing with status tracking
- Search and filter capabilities
- Keyboard-driven interface
- Interactive CLI configuration with subcommands
- Automatic configuration file management
- Helpful error messages and setup guidance
Screenshots
Main Dashboard - Workers View

Queue Management

Task Monitoring

Search Mode

Help Screen

Installation
Choose your preferred installation method:
🦀 Cargo (Rust package manager)
cargo install lazycelery
🍺 Homebrew (macOS/Linux)
brew tap Fguedes90/tap
brew install lazycelery
🪣 Scoop (Windows)
scoop bucket add lazycelery https://github.com/Fguedes90/scoop-bucket.git
scoop install lazycelery
📥 Binary Download
Download pre-built binaries from GitHub Releases:
- Linux x86_64:
lazycelery-linux-x86_64.tar.gz - macOS x86_64:
lazycelery-macos-x86_64.tar.gz - macOS ARM64:
lazycelery-macos-aarch64.tar.gz - Windows x86_64:
lazycelery-windows-x86_64.zip
🔧 From Source
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/fguedes90/lazycelery.git
cd lazycelery
# Install mise (task runner)
./scripts/install-mise.sh
# Setup development environment
mise run setup
# Build release binary
mise run release
Quick Start
First Time Setup
# Run interactive setup
lazycelery init
# Or start with default Redis configuration
lazycelery --broker redis://localhost:6379/0
Configuration Management
LazyCelery provides several subcommands to manage your configuration without editing files:
# Initialize configuration with interactive setup
lazycelery init
# Show current configuration
lazycelery config
# Update broker URL
lazycelery set-broker redis://localhost:6379/0
# Update refresh interval (milliseconds)
lazycelery set-refresh 2000
Running LazyCelery
# Use configured settings
lazycelery
# Override broker URL
lazycelery --broker redis://localhost:6379/0
# Use custom config file
lazycelery --config ~/.config/lazycelery/config.toml
Troubleshooting Connection Issues
If you encounter connection errors, LazyCelery provides helpful setup instructions:
-
Start Redis (choose one):
# Docker docker run -d -p 6379:6379 redis # macOS brew services start redis # Linux sudo systemctl start redis -
Verify Redis is running:
redis-cli ping -
Run LazyCelery:
lazycelery --broker redis://localhost:6379/0
Keyboard Shortcuts
Tab- Switch between Workers/Queues/Tasks↑/↓orj/k- Navigate items/- Search mode?- Show helpq- Quit
Development
Prerequisites
- Rust 1.70.0 or later
- Redis (for testing)
- mise (task runner)
Quick Start
# Install mise if you haven't already
./scripts/install-mise.sh
# Setup development environment
mise run setup
# Run with auto-reload
mise run dev
# Run tests in watch mode
mise run test-watch
Available Tasks
mise tasks # Show all available tasks
mise run build # Build release binary
mise run dev # Run with auto-reload
mise run test # Run tests
mise run lint # Run linter
mise run fmt # Format code
mise run audit # Security audit
mise run coverage # Generate coverage report
mise run docs # Generate documentation
Pre-commit Checks
Before committing, run:
mise run pre-commit
This runs formatting, linting, tests, and security audit.
Contributing
See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.
License
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.
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