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In a new terminal window, start the Celery worker to handle background tasks:
**Linux/macOS/Windows:**
**If using uv:**
```bash
# Make sure you're in the surfsense_backend directory
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uv run celery -A celery_worker.celery_app worker --loglevel=info --concurrency=1 --pool=solo
```
**If using pip/venv:**
```bash
# Make sure you're in the surfsense_backend directory
cd surfsense_backend
# Activate virtual environment
source .venv/bin/activate # Linux/macOS
# OR
.venv\Scripts\activate # Windows
# Start Celery worker
celery -A celery_worker.celery_app worker --loglevel=info --concurrency=1 --pool=solo
```
**Optional: Start Flower for monitoring Celery tasks:**
In another terminal window:
```bash
# Start Flower (Celery monitoring tool)
# If using uv
uv run celery -A celery_worker.celery_app flower --port=5555
# If using pip/venv (activate venv first)
celery -A celery_worker.celery_app flower --port=5555
```
Access Flower at [http://localhost:5555](http://localhost:5555) to monitor your Celery tasks.
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In another new terminal window, start Celery Beat to enable periodic tasks (like scheduled connector indexing):
**Linux/macOS/Windows:**
**If using uv:**
```bash
# Make sure you're in the surfsense_backend directory
@ -269,13 +287,28 @@ cd surfsense_backend
uv run celery -A celery_worker.celery_app beat --loglevel=info
```
**If using pip/venv:**
```bash
# Make sure you're in the surfsense_backend directory
cd surfsense_backend
# Activate virtual environment
source .venv/bin/activate # Linux/macOS
# OR
.venv\Scripts\activate # Windows
# Start Celery Beat
celery -A celery_worker.celery_app beat --loglevel=info
```
**Important**: Celery Beat is required for the periodic indexing functionality to work. Without it, scheduled connector tasks won't run automatically. The schedule interval can be configured using the `SCHEDULE_CHECKER_INTERVAL` environment variable.
### 6. Run the Backend
Start the backend server:
**Linux/macOS/Windows:**
**If using uv:**
```bash
# Run without hot reloading
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uv run main.py --reload
```
**If using pip/venv:**
```bash
# Activate virtual environment if not already activated
source .venv/bin/activate # Linux/macOS
# OR
.venv\Scripts\activate # Windows
# Run without hot reloading
python main.py
# Or with hot reloading for development
python main.py --reload
```
If everything is set up correctly, you should see output indicating the server is running on `http://localhost:8000`.
## Frontend Setup