diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index df31093..80a0f35 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -19,3 +19,4 @@ django-internationalflavor
 suds-jurko
 GitPython
 python-dateutil
+bindglobal
diff --git a/runner.py b/runner.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..38e2024
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runner.py
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import argparse
+import subprocess
+import signal
+
+import bindglobal
+
+from expephalon.settings import DEBUG
+
+BG = bindglobal.BindGlobal()
+
+class Expephalon:
+    def __init__(self, webserver=None, beat=None, worker=None, verbose=None, reload=None):
+        self.webserver = webserver
+        self.beat = beat
+        self.worker = worker
+        self.verbose = verbose
+        self.reload = reload
+
+        self.webserver_process = None
+        self.beat_process = None
+        self.worker_process = None
+
+    def start_webserver(self):
+        if self.verbose:
+            print("Starting Django development webserver")
+        self.webserver_process = subprocess.Popen("/usr/bin/env python3 manage.py runserver".split())
+        
+    def start_beat(self):
+        if self.verbose:
+            print("Starting Celery beat scheduler")
+        self.beat_process = subprocess.Popen("/usr/bin/env celery -A expephalon beat --scheduler django_celery_beat.schedulers:DatabaseScheduler -l debug".split())
+
+    def start_worker(self):  
+        if self.verbose:
+            print("Starting Celery worker")  
+        self.worker_process = subprocess.Popen("/usr/bin/env celery -A expephalon worker -l debug".split())
+
+    def stop_process(self, process):
+        process.send_signal(signal.SIGINT)
+        try:
+            process.wait(10)
+        except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
+            process.kill()
+
+    def stop_webserver(self):
+        if self.webserver_process:
+            if self.verbose:
+                print("Stopping Django development webserver") 
+            self.stop_process(self.webserver_process)
+            self.webserver_process = None
+        elif self.verbose:
+            print("Django development webserver not running, so not stopping")
+
+    def stop_beat(self):
+        if self.beat_process:
+            if self.verbose:
+                print("Stopping Celery beat scheduler") 
+            self.stop_process(self.beat_process)
+            self.beat_process = None
+        elif self.verbose:
+            print("Celery beat scheduler not running, so not stopping")
+    
+    def stop_worker(self):
+        if self.worker_process:
+            if self.verbose:
+                print("Stopping Celery worker") 
+            self.stop_process(self.worker_process)
+            self.worker_process = None
+        elif self.verbose:
+            print("Celery worker not running, so not stopping")
+
+    def start(self):
+        if self.webserver:
+            self.start_webserver()
+        if self.beat != False:
+            self.start_beat()
+        if self.worker != False:
+            self.start_worker()
+        if self.reload != False:
+            BG.gbind("<Triple-Escape>", self.restart)
+
+    def stop(self):
+        BG.gunbind("<Triple-Escape>")
+        if self.webserver_process:
+            self.stop_webserver()
+        if self.beat_process:
+            self.stop_beat()
+        if self.worker:
+            self.stop_worker()
+    
+    def restart(self, event=None):
+        if self.verbose:
+            print("Escape was pressed three times, restarting")
+        self.stop()
+        self.start()
+
+    def loop(self):
+        try:
+            self.start()
+            while True:
+                pass
+        except KeyboardInterrupt:
+            if self.verbose:
+                print("Ctrl+C was pressed, stopping")
+            EXITCODE = 0
+        except Exception as e:
+            print("An uncaught exception has occurred:\n" + str(e))
+            EXITCODE = 1
+        finally:
+            self.stop()
+            exit(EXITCODE)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    TRUE = "store_true"
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    wsgroup = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
+    wsgroup.add_argument("--webserver", "-W", action=TRUE, help="Enforce start of Django development webserver when debug mode is off")
+    wsgroup.add_argument("--no-webserver", "-w", action=TRUE, help="Prevent start of Django development webserver when debug mode if on")
+    parser.add_argument("--no-beat", "-b", action=TRUE, help="Prevent start of Celery beat scheduler")
+    parser.add_argument("--no-worker", "-c", action=TRUE, help="Prevent start of Celery worker")
+    parser.add_argument("--verbose", "-v", action=TRUE, help="Print additional information while running")
+    parser.add_argument("--no-reload", "-r", action=TRUE, help="Disable reload on triple-pressing Escape key")
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    
+    Expephalon(webserver=False if args.no_webserver or (DEBUG and not args.webserver) else True, beat=not args.no_beat, worker=not args.no_worker, verbose=args.verbose, reload=not args.no_reload).loop()
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diff --git a/start_celery.sh b/start_celery.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 758e4cb..0000000
--- a/start_celery.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-celery -A expephalon worker -l debug
diff --git a/start_celery_beat.sh b/start_celery_beat.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index b188ce4..0000000
--- a/start_celery_beat.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-celery -A expephalon beat --scheduler django_celery_beat.schedulers:DatabaseScheduler -l debug