diff --git a/vagrant/misc/etc/default/celeryd b/vagrant/misc/etc/default/celeryd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7882ce5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vagrant/misc/etc/default/celeryd
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# Names of nodes to start
+CELERYD_NODES="worker1"
+
+# Absolute or relative path to the 'celery' command:
+CELERY_BIN="/home/vagrant/.virtualenvs/colab/bin/celery"
+
+# comment out this line if you don't use an app
+CELERY_APP="colab"
+
+# Where to chdir at start.
+CELERYD_CHDIR="/vagrant/"
+
+# Extra command-line arguments to the worker
+CELERYD_OPTS="--time-limit=300 --concurrency=8"
+
+# %N will be replaced with the first part of the nodename.
+CELERYD_LOG_FILE="/var/log/celery/%N.log"
+CELERYD_PID_FILE="/var/run/celery/%N.pid"
+
+# Workers should run as an unprivileged user.
+#   You need to create this user manually (or you can choose
+#   a user/group combination that already exists, e.g. nobody).
+CELERYD_USER="vagrant"
+CELERYD_GROUP="vagrant"
+
+# If enabled pid and log directories will be created if missing,
+# and owned by the userid/group configured.
+CELERY_CREATE_DIRS=1
diff --git a/vagrant/misc/etc/init.d/celeryd b/vagrant/misc/etc/init.d/celeryd
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8cef473
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vagrant/misc/etc/init.d/celeryd
@@ -0,0 +1,395 @@
+#!/bin/sh -e
+# ============================================
+#  celeryd - Starts the Celery worker daemon.
+# ============================================
+#
+# :Usage: /etc/init.d/celeryd {start|stop|force-reload|restart|try-restart|status}
+# :Configuration file: /etc/default/celeryd
+#
+# See http://docs.celeryproject.org/en/latest/tutorials/daemonizing.html#generic-init-scripts
+
+
+### BEGIN INIT INFO
+# Provides:          celeryd
+# Required-Start:    $network $local_fs $remote_fs
+# Required-Stop:     $network $local_fs $remote_fs
+# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
+# Default-Stop:      0 1 6
+# Short-Description: celery task worker daemon
+### END INIT INFO
+#
+#
+# To implement separate init scripts, copy this script and give it a different
+# name:
+# I.e., if my new application, "little-worker" needs an init, I
+# should just use:
+#
+#   cp /etc/init.d/celeryd /etc/init.d/little-worker
+#
+# You can then configure this by manipulating /etc/default/little-worker.
+#
+VERSION=10.1
+echo "celery init v${VERSION}."
+if [ $(id -u) -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "Error: This program can only be used by the root user."
+    echo "       Unprivileged users must use the 'celery multi' utility, "
+    echo "       or 'celery worker --detach'."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+
+# Can be a runlevel symlink (e.g. S02celeryd)
+if [ -L "$0" ]; then
+    SCRIPT_FILE=$(readlink "$0")
+else
+    SCRIPT_FILE="$0"
+fi
+SCRIPT_NAME="$(basename "$SCRIPT_FILE")"
+
+DEFAULT_USER="celery"
+DEFAULT_PID_FILE="/var/run/celery/%n.pid"
+DEFAULT_LOG_FILE="/var/log/celery/%n.log"
+DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL="INFO"
+DEFAULT_NODES="celery"
+DEFAULT_CELERYD="-m celery worker --detach"
+
+CELERY_DEFAULTS=${CELERY_DEFAULTS:-"/etc/default/${SCRIPT_NAME}"}
+
+# Make sure executable configuration script is owned by root
+_config_sanity() {
+    local path="$1"
+    local owner=$(ls -ld "$path" | awk '{print $3}')
+    local iwgrp=$(ls -ld "$path" | cut -b 6)
+    local iwoth=$(ls -ld "$path" | cut -b 9)
+
+    if [ "$(id -u $owner)" != "0" ]; then
+        echo "Error: Config script '$path' must be owned by root!"
+        echo
+        echo "Resolution:"
+        echo "Review the file carefully and make sure it has not been "
+        echo "modified with mailicious intent.  When sure the "
+        echo "script is safe to execute with superuser privileges "
+        echo "you can change ownership of the script:"
+        echo "    $ sudo chown root '$path'"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    if [ "$iwoth" != "-" ]; then  # S_IWOTH
+        echo "Error: Config script '$path' cannot be writable by others!"
+        echo
+        echo "Resolution:"
+        echo "Review the file carefully and make sure it has not been "
+        echo "modified with malicious intent.  When sure the "
+        echo "script is safe to execute with superuser privileges "
+        echo "you can change the scripts permissions:"
+        echo "    $ sudo chmod 640 '$path'"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    if [ "$iwgrp" != "-" ]; then  # S_IWGRP
+        echo "Error: Config script '$path' cannot be writable by group!"
+        echo
+        echo "Resolution:"
+        echo "Review the file carefully and make sure it has not been "
+        echo "modified with malicious intent.  When sure the "
+        echo "script is safe to execute with superuser privileges "
+        echo "you can change the scripts permissions:"
+        echo "    $ sudo chmod 640 '$path'"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+if [ -f "$CELERY_DEFAULTS" ]; then
+    _config_sanity "$CELERY_DEFAULTS"
+    echo "Using config script: $CELERY_DEFAULTS"
+    . "$CELERY_DEFAULTS"
+fi
+
+# Sets --app argument for CELERY_BIN
+CELERY_APP_ARG=""
+if [ ! -z "$CELERY_APP" ]; then
+    CELERY_APP_ARG="--app=$CELERY_APP"
+fi
+
+CELERYD_USER=${CELERYD_USER:-$DEFAULT_USER}
+
+# Set CELERY_CREATE_DIRS to always create log/pid dirs.
+CELERY_CREATE_DIRS=${CELERY_CREATE_DIRS:-0}
+CELERY_CREATE_RUNDIR=$CELERY_CREATE_DIRS
+CELERY_CREATE_LOGDIR=$CELERY_CREATE_DIRS
+if [ -z "$CELERYD_PID_FILE" ]; then
+    CELERYD_PID_FILE="$DEFAULT_PID_FILE"
+    CELERY_CREATE_RUNDIR=1
+fi
+if [ -z "$CELERYD_LOG_FILE" ]; then
+    CELERYD_LOG_FILE="$DEFAULT_LOG_FILE"
+    CELERY_CREATE_LOGDIR=1
+fi
+
+CELERYD_LOG_LEVEL=${CELERYD_LOG_LEVEL:-${CELERYD_LOGLEVEL:-$DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL}}
+CELERY_BIN=${CELERY_BIN:-"celery"}
+CELERYD_MULTI=${CELERYD_MULTI:-"$CELERY_BIN multi"}
+CELERYD_NODES=${CELERYD_NODES:-$DEFAULT_NODES}
+
+export CELERY_LOADER
+
+if [ -n "$2" ]; then
+    CELERYD_OPTS="$CELERYD_OPTS $2"
+fi
+
+CELERYD_LOG_DIR=`dirname $CELERYD_LOG_FILE`
+CELERYD_PID_DIR=`dirname $CELERYD_PID_FILE`
+
+# Extra start-stop-daemon options, like user/group.
+if [ -n "$CELERYD_CHDIR" ]; then
+    DAEMON_OPTS="$DAEMON_OPTS --workdir=$CELERYD_CHDIR"
+fi
+
+
+check_dev_null() {
+    if [ ! -c /dev/null ]; then
+        echo "/dev/null is not a character device!"
+        exit 75  # EX_TEMPFAIL
+    fi
+}
+
+
+maybe_die() {
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+        echo "Exiting: $* (errno $?)"
+        exit 77  # EX_NOPERM
+    fi
+}
+
+create_default_dir() {
+    if [ ! -d "$1" ]; then
+        echo "- Creating default directory: '$1'"
+        mkdir -p "$1"
+        maybe_die "Couldn't create directory $1"
+        echo "- Changing permissions of '$1' to 02755"
+        chmod 02755 "$1"
+        maybe_die "Couldn't change permissions for $1"
+        if [ -n "$CELERYD_USER" ]; then
+            echo "- Changing owner of '$1' to '$CELERYD_USER'"
+            chown "$CELERYD_USER" "$1"
+            maybe_die "Couldn't change owner of $1"
+        fi
+        if [ -n "$CELERYD_GROUP" ]; then
+            echo "- Changing group of '$1' to '$CELERYD_GROUP'"
+            chgrp "$CELERYD_GROUP" "$1"
+            maybe_die "Couldn't change group of $1"
+        fi
+    fi
+}
+
+
+check_paths() {
+    if [ $CELERY_CREATE_LOGDIR -eq 1 ]; then
+        create_default_dir "$CELERYD_LOG_DIR"
+    fi
+    if [ $CELERY_CREATE_RUNDIR -eq 1 ]; then
+        create_default_dir "$CELERYD_PID_DIR"
+    fi
+}
+
+create_paths() {
+    create_default_dir "$CELERYD_LOG_DIR"
+    create_default_dir "$CELERYD_PID_DIR"
+}
+
+export PATH="${PATH:+$PATH:}/usr/sbin:/sbin"
+
+
+_get_pidfiles () {
+    # note: multi < 3.1.14 output to stderr, not stdout, hence the redirect.
+    ${CELERYD_MULTI} expand "${CELERYD_PID_FILE}" ${CELERYD_NODES} 2>&1
+}
+
+
+_get_pids() {
+    found_pids=0
+    my_exitcode=0
+
+    for pidfile in $(_get_pidfiles); do
+        local pid=`cat "$pidfile"`
+        local cleaned_pid=`echo "$pid" | sed -e 's/[^0-9]//g'`
+        if [ -z "$pid" ] || [ "$cleaned_pid" != "$pid" ]; then
+            echo "bad pid file ($pidfile)"
+            one_failed=true
+            my_exitcode=1
+        else
+            found_pids=1
+            echo "$pid"
+        fi
+
+    if [ $found_pids -eq 0 ]; then
+        echo "${SCRIPT_NAME}: All nodes down"
+        exit $my_exitcode
+    fi
+    done
+}
+
+
+_chuid () {
+    su "$CELERYD_USER" -c "$CELERYD_MULTI $*"
+}
+
+
+start_workers () {
+    if [ ! -z "$CELERYD_ULIMIT" ]; then
+        ulimit $CELERYD_ULIMIT
+    fi
+    _chuid $* start $CELERYD_NODES $DAEMON_OPTS     \
+                 --pidfile="$CELERYD_PID_FILE"      \
+                 --logfile="$CELERYD_LOG_FILE"      \
+                 --loglevel="$CELERYD_LOG_LEVEL"    \
+                 $CELERY_APP_ARG                    \
+                 $CELERYD_OPTS
+}
+
+
+dryrun () {
+    (C_FAKEFORK=1 start_workers --verbose)
+}
+
+
+stop_workers () {
+    _chuid stopwait $CELERYD_NODES --pidfile="$CELERYD_PID_FILE"
+}
+
+
+restart_workers () {
+    _chuid restart $CELERYD_NODES $DAEMON_OPTS      \
+                   --pidfile="$CELERYD_PID_FILE"    \
+                   --logfile="$CELERYD_LOG_FILE"    \
+                   --loglevel="$CELERYD_LOG_LEVEL"  \
+                   $CELERY_APP_ARG                  \
+                   $CELERYD_OPTS
+}
+
+
+kill_workers() {
+    _chuid kill $CELERYD_NODES --pidfile="$CELERYD_PID_FILE"
+}
+
+
+restart_workers_graceful () {
+    echo "WARNING: Use with caution in production"
+    echo "The workers will attempt to restart, but they may not be able to."
+    local worker_pids=
+    worker_pids=`_get_pids`
+    [ "$one_failed" ] && exit 1
+
+    for worker_pid in $worker_pids; do
+        local failed=
+        kill -HUP $worker_pid 2> /dev/null || failed=true
+        if [ "$failed" ]; then
+            echo "${SCRIPT_NAME} worker (pid $worker_pid) could not be restarted"
+            one_failed=true
+        else
+            echo "${SCRIPT_NAME} worker (pid $worker_pid) received SIGHUP"
+        fi
+    done
+
+    [ "$one_failed" ] && exit 1 || exit 0
+}
+
+
+check_status () {
+    my_exitcode=0
+    found_pids=0
+
+    local one_failed=
+    for pidfile in $(_get_pidfiles); do
+        if [ ! -r $pidfile ]; then
+            echo "${SCRIPT_NAME} down: no pidfiles found"
+            one_failed=true
+            break
+        fi
+
+        local node=`basename "$pidfile" .pid`
+        local pid=`cat "$pidfile"`
+        local cleaned_pid=`echo "$pid" | sed -e 's/[^0-9]//g'`
+        if [ -z "$pid" ] || [ "$cleaned_pid" != "$pid" ]; then
+            echo "bad pid file ($pidfile)"
+            one_failed=true
+        else
+            local failed=
+            kill -0 $pid 2> /dev/null || failed=true
+            if [ "$failed" ]; then
+                echo "${SCRIPT_NAME} (node $node) (pid $pid) is down, but pidfile exists!"
+                one_failed=true
+            else
+                echo "${SCRIPT_NAME} (node $node) (pid $pid) is up..."
+            fi
+        fi
+    done
+
+    [ "$one_failed" ] && exit 1 || exit 0
+}
+
+
+case "$1" in
+    start)
+        check_dev_null
+        check_paths
+        start_workers
+    ;;
+
+    stop)
+        check_dev_null
+        check_paths
+        stop_workers
+    ;;
+
+    reload|force-reload)
+        echo "Use restart"
+    ;;
+
+    status)
+        check_status
+    ;;
+
+    restart)
+        check_dev_null
+        check_paths
+        restart_workers
+    ;;
+
+    graceful)
+        check_dev_null
+        restart_workers_graceful
+    ;;
+
+    kill)
+        check_dev_null
+        kill_workers
+    ;;
+
+    dryrun)
+        check_dev_null
+        dryrun
+    ;;
+
+    try-restart)
+        check_dev_null
+        check_paths
+        restart_workers
+    ;;
+
+    create-paths)
+        check_dev_null
+        create_paths
+    ;;
+
+    check-paths)
+        check_dev_null
+        check_paths
+    ;;
+
+    *)
+        echo "Usage: /etc/init.d/${SCRIPT_NAME} {start|stop|restart|graceful|kill|dryrun|create-paths}"
+        exit 64  # EX_USAGE
+    ;;
+esac
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/vagrant/provision.sh b/vagrant/provision.sh
index 22e1737..948b2d1 100755
--- a/vagrant/provision.sh
+++ b/vagrant/provision.sh
@@ -36,3 +36,7 @@ fi
 colab-admin migrate
 colab-admin loaddata /vagrant/tests/test_data.json
 
+# Init.d Celery files
+sudo cp $basedir/vagrant/misc/etc/init.d/celeryd /etc/init.d/
+sudo cp $basedir/vagrant/misc/etc/default/celeryd /etc/default/
+sudo systemctl start celeryd
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