diff --git a/start_bg_tasks.sh b/start_bg_tasks.sh
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/start_bg_tasks.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+cd ${0%/*}
+screen -dm bash -c 'python manage.py celeryd --verbosity=2 --loglevel=DEBUG'
+screen -dm bash -c 'python manage.py celerybeat --verbosity=2 --loglevel=DEBUG'