diff --git a/archivist/core/__init__.py b/archivist/core/__init__.py
index e69de29..d4fe4e0 100644
--- a/archivist/core/__init__.py
+++ b/archivist/core/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# core/__init__.py
+
+# Import the Celery app instance from the celery.py file in the same directory (core/celery.py).
+# The celery.py file is where the Celery app instance is created and configured.
+from .celery import app as celery_app
+
+# The __all__ variable is used to define what should be exported when someone imports the package (core).
+# By specifying __all__ = ("celery_app",), we are explicitly stating that the celery_app should be exported
+# when someone imports the core package.
+__all__ = ("celery_app",)
diff --git a/archivist/core/celery.py b/archivist/core/celery.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..798493d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/archivist/core/celery.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
+
+import os
+
+from celery import Celery
+
+# Set the default Django settings module for the 'celery' program.
+os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'core.settings')
+
+app = Celery('core')
+
+# Using a string here means the worker doesn't have to serialize
+# the configuration object to child processes.
+# - namespace='CELERY' means all celery-related configuration keys
+#   should have a `CELERY_` prefix.
+app.config_from_object('django.conf:settings', namespace='CELERY')
+
+# Load task modules from all registered Django app configs.
+app.autodiscover_tasks()
+
+@app.task(bind=True)
+def debug_task(self):
+    print('Request: {0!r}'.format(self.request))
+
+