ack late; check rabbitmq

server/website/website/settings/common.py

@@ -240,6 +240,10 @@ CELERYD_MAX_TASKS_PER_CHILD = 20
 # Number of concurrent workers. Defaults to the number of CPUs.
 # CELERYD_CONCURRENCY = 8
 
+# Late ack means the task messages will be acknowledged after
+# the task has been executed, not just before
+CELERY_ACKS_LATE = True
+
 djcelery.setup_loader()
 
 # ==============================================

server/website/website/utils.py

@@ -513,6 +513,13 @@ def check_and_run_celery():
     if 'pong' in celery_status:
         return 'celery is running'
 
+    rabbitmq_status = os.popen('telnet localhost 5672').read()
+    if 'Connected' in rabbitmq_status:
+        LOG.info('Rabbitmq is running.')
+    else:
+        LOG.warning('Rabbitmq is not running.')
+        return 'Rabbitmq is not running.'
+
     retries = 0
     while retries < 5:
         LOG.warning('Celery is not running.')