diff --git a/devops/geoapi-workers/Makefile b/devops/geoapi-workers/Makefile
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+.PHONY: start
+start:
+	echo "starting (GEOAPI_TAG=${GEOAPI_TAG})"
+	docker compose -f docker-compose.yml up -d
+
+.PHONY: stop
+stop:
+	docker compose -f docker-compose.yml down
+
+.PHONY: pull
+pull:
+	docker compose pull workers
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diff --git a/devops/geoapi-workers/docker-compose.yml b/devops/geoapi-workers/docker-compose.yml
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+---
+version: "3"
+services:
+  workers:
+    image: taccaci/geoapi-workers:${GEOAPI_TAG}
+    volumes:
+      - /assets:/assets
+    env_file: /opt/portal/conf/secrets.env
+    environment:
+      - FLASK_APP=/app/geoapi/app.py
+      - ASSETS_BASE_DIR=/assets
+      - GEOAPI_TAG=ENV_GEOAPI_TAG
+    stdin_open: true
+    tty: true
+    container_name: geoapiworkers
+    hostname: geoapiworkers
+    command: "celery -A geoapi.celery_app worker -l info"
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