diff --git a/backend/api/__init__.py b/backend/api/__init__.py
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diff --git a/backend/api/admin.py b/backend/api/admin.py
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+++ b/backend/api/admin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from django.contrib import admin
+
+# Register your models here.
diff --git a/backend/api/apps.py b/backend/api/apps.py
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+++ b/backend/api/apps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+from django.apps import AppConfig
+
+
+class ApiConfig(AppConfig):
+    default_auto_field = 'django.db.models.BigAutoField'
+    name = 'api'
diff --git a/backend/api/migrations/__init__.py b/backend/api/migrations/__init__.py
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diff --git a/backend/api/models.py b/backend/api/models.py
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+++ b/backend/api/models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from django.db import models
+
+# Create your models here.
diff --git a/backend/api/task.py b/backend/api/task.py
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+++ b/backend/api/task.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
+from celery import shared_task
+import time
+
+@shared_task
+def process_uploaded_file(file_path):
+    # Simulate long-running task
+    time.sleep(300)  # Replace with actual file processing logic
+    return 'File processed'
diff --git a/backend/api/tests.py b/backend/api/tests.py
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+++ b/backend/api/tests.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from django.test import TestCase
+
+# Create your tests here.
diff --git a/backend/api/views.py b/backend/api/views.py
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+++ b/backend/api/views.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+from django.shortcuts import render
+from django.http import JsonResponse
+from .tasks import process_uploaded_file
+from .forms import UploadFileForm
+import os
+
+# Create your views here.
+def handle_uploaded_file(f, file_path):
+    with open(file_path, 'wb+') as destination:
+        for chunk in f.chunks():
+            destination.write(chunk)
+
+def upload(request):
+    if request.method == 'POST':
+        form = UploadFileForm(request.POST, request.FILES)
+        if form.is_valid():
+            file = form.cleaned_data['file']
+            file_path = os.path.join('uploads', file.name)  # Change 'uploads' to your desired directory
+            handle_uploaded_file(file, file_path)
+            task = process_uploaded_file.delay(file_path)
+            return JsonResponse({'task_id': task.id})
+
+    else:
+        form = UploadFileForm()
+    return render(request, 'upload.html', {'form': form})
+
+from celery.result import AsyncResult
+
+def check_task_status(request, task_id):
+    task_result = AsyncResult(task_id)
+    return JsonResponse({'status': task_result.status, 'result': task_result.result})
diff --git a/backend/backend/settings.py b/backend/backend/settings.py
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--- a/backend/backend/settings.py
+++ b/backend/backend/settings.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
     'django.contrib.sessions',
     'django.contrib.messages',
     'django.contrib.staticfiles',
+    'api'
 ]
 
 MIDDLEWARE = [
@@ -121,3 +122,6 @@ STATIC_URL = 'static/'
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.1/ref/settings/#default-auto-field
 
 DEFAULT_AUTO_FIELD = 'django.db.models.BigAutoField'
+CELERY_BROKER_URL = 'redis://localhost:6379/0'
+CELERY_ACCEPT_CONTENT = ['json']
+CELERY_TASK_SERIALIZER = 'json'
diff --git a/backend/backend/urls.py b/backend/backend/urls.py
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--- a/backend/backend/urls.py
+++ b/backend/backend/urls.py
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ Including another URLconf
 """
 from django.contrib import admin
 from django.urls import path
+from api.views import upload
 
 urlpatterns = [
     path('admin/', admin.site.urls),
+    path('upload/',upload)
 ]
diff --git a/backend/celery.py b/backend/celery.py
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+++ b/backend/celery.py
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+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', 'backend.settings')
+
+app = Celery('backend')
+
+# Using a string here means the worker doesn't have to serialize
+# the configuration object to child processes.
+# Namespace 'CELERY' means all celery-related configs must start with 'CELERY_'
+app.config_from_object('django.conf:settings', namespace='CELERY')
+
+# Load task modules from all registered Django app configs.
+app.autodiscover_tasks()
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