diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/tasks.py b/tubearchivist/home/tasks.py
index f1d292dc..3b5b808c 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/tasks.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/tasks.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Functionality:
 
 import os
 
-from celery import Celery, shared_task
+from celery import Celery, Task, shared_task
 from home.src.download.queue import PendingList
 from home.src.download.subscriptions import (
     SubscriptionHandler,
@@ -42,6 +42,95 @@ app.autodiscover_tasks()
 app.conf.timezone = os.environ.get("TZ") or "UTC"
 
 
+class BaseTask(Task):
+    """base class to inherit each class from"""
+
+    TASK_CONFIG = {
+        "update_subscribed": {
+            "title": "Rescan your Subscriptions",
+            "group": "message:download:scan",
+        },
+        "download_pending": {
+            "title": "Downloading",
+            "group": "message:download:run",
+        },
+        "extract_download": {
+            "title": "Add to download queue",
+            "group": "message:download:add",
+        },
+        "subscribe_to": {
+            "title": "Add Subscription",
+            "group": "message:download:subscribe",
+        },
+        "check_reindex": {
+            "title": "Reindex old documents",
+            "group": "message:settings:reindex",
+        },
+        "manual_import": {
+            "title": "Manual video import",
+            "group": "message:settings:import",
+        },
+        "run_backup": {
+            "title": "Index Backup",
+            "group": "message:settings:backup",
+        },
+        "restore_backup": {
+            "title": "Restore Backup",
+            "group": "message:settings:restore",
+        },
+        "rescan_filesystem": {
+            "title": "Rescan your Filesystem",
+            "group": "message:settings:filesystemscan",
+        },
+        "thumbnail_check": {
+            "title": "Check your Thumbnails",
+            "group": "message:settings:thumbnailcheck",
+        },
+        "resync_thumbs": {
+            "title": "Sync Thumbnails to Media Files",
+            "group": "message:settings:thumbnailsync",
+        },
+        "index_playlists": {
+            "title": "Index Channel Playlist",
+            "group": "message:channel:indexplaylist",
+        },
+    }
+
+    def on_failure(self, exc, task_id, args, kwargs, einfo):
+        """callback for task failure"""
+        print(f"{task_id} Failed callback")
+
+    def on_success(self, retval, task_id, args, kwargs):
+        """callback task completed successfully"""
+        print(f"{task_id} success callback")
+        message, key = self._build_message(task_id)
+        message.update({"message": "Task completed successfully"})
+        RedisArchivist().set_message(key, message, expire=5)
+
+    def before_start(self, task_id, args, kwargs):
+        """callback before initiating task"""
+        print(f"{self.name} create callback")
+        message, key = self._build_message(task_id)
+        message.update({"message": "New task received."})
+        RedisArchivist().set_message(key, message)
+
+    def print_progress(self, task_id, progress):
+        """print progress"""
+        print(f"{task_id}: {progress}")
+
+    def _build_message(self, task_id, level="info"):
+        """build message dict"""
+        config = self.TASK_CONFIG.get(self.name)
+        message = {
+            "status": config.get("group"),
+            "title": config.get("title"),
+            "level": level,
+            "id": task_id,
+        }
+        key = f"{config.get('group')}:{task_id.split('-')[0]}"
+        return message, key
+
+
 @shared_task(name="update_subscribed", bind=True)
 def update_subscribed(self):
     """look for missing videos and add to pending"""