Celery is an asynchronous task queue/job queue based on distributed message passing. It is focused on real-time operation, but supports scheduling as well. Celery is used by companies such as Instagram and AdRoll.
RabbitMQ is utilized as the message broker for Celery. Together, they are used to process asynchronous tasks in the background, such as gathering news articles, and updating podcasts.
Python is a high level language designed for simple, clean, easy to read code. The back-end for this site is written in Python
Django is a high-level Python web framework that makes it easy develop fast, scaleable, database driven websites, while enforcing many industry best practices (Hence their slogan "The web framework for perfectionists with deadlines"). Django is used by sites such as Instagram, Mozilla, Pinterest, EdX, and National Geographic.
Gunicorn or 'Green Unicorn' is a Python WSGI server that is lightweight and supports various web frameworks.
nginx or 'Engine X' is a fast, resource-friendly web server that is often also used as a reverse proxy server for other web servers with features such as load balancing and fault tolerance. nginx is the fastest growing web server, serving sites such as Dropbox, Netflix, and Wordpress.com.
MySQL is an open-source relational database management system.
Bootstrap is a mobile-first, front-end framework for developing with HTML, CSS, and Javascript.
The front end was written with HTML,CSS, and Javascript with the help of Bootstrap.