diff --git a/pagure/cli/admin.py b/pagure/cli/admin.py
index cc840ca..0d1482d 100644
--- a/pagure/cli/admin.py
+++ b/pagure/cli/admin.py
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ def do_generate_acl(_):
         'Do you want to re-generate the gitolite.conf file then '
         'calling: %s' % cmd)
     if _ask_confirmation():
-        pagure.lib.git.generate_gitolite_acls()
+        pagure.lib.git._generate_gitolite_acls()
         print('Gitolite ACLs updated')
 
 
diff --git a/pagure/lib/git.py b/pagure/lib/git.py
index 675ab7f..94973a1 100644
--- a/pagure/lib/git.py
+++ b/pagure/lib/git.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import pagure.lib
 import pagure.lib.notify
 from pagure.lib import model
 from pagure.lib.repo import PagureRepo
+from pagure.lib import tasks
 
 
 _log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -183,6 +184,10 @@ def _get_gitolite_command():
 
 
 def generate_gitolite_acls():
+    tasks.generate_gitolite_acls.delay()
+
+
+def _generate_gitolite_acls():
     """ Generate the gitolite configuration file for all repos
     """
     _log.info('Refresh gitolite configuration')
diff --git a/pagure/lib/tasks.py b/pagure/lib/tasks.py
index eb7b2b6..151e744 100644
--- a/pagure/lib/tasks.py
+++ b/pagure/lib/tasks.py
@@ -8,16 +8,26 @@
 
 """
 
+import os
+import os.path
+import shutil
+
 from celery import Celery
 from celery.result import AsyncResult
 
+import pygit2
+import tempfile
+import six
+
 import pagure
+from pagure import APP
 import pagure.lib
+import pagure.lib.git
 
 
 conn = Celery('tasks',
-              broker='redis://%s' % pagure.APP.config['REDIS_HOST'],
-              backend='redis://%s' % pagure.APP.config['REDIS_HOST'])
+              broker='redis://%s' % APP.config['REDIS_HOST'],
+              backend='redis://%s' % APP.config['REDIS_HOST'])
 
 
 def get_result(uuid):
@@ -32,12 +42,94 @@ def ret(endpoint, **kwargs):
 
 @conn.task
 def generate_gitolite_acls():
-    # TODO: Implement gitolite acl stuff
-    return 'TODO'
+    pagure.lib.git._generate_gitolite_acls()
 
 
 @conn.task
-def create_project(namespace, name, add_readme, ignore_existing_repo):
-    # TODO: Implement creation (see pagure.lib.new_project after return)
+def create_project(username, namespace, name, add_readme, ignore_existing_repo):
+    project = pagure.lib._get_project(pagure.SESSION, namespace=namespace,
+                                      name=name, with_lock=True)
+    userobj = pagure.lib.search_user(pagure.SESSION, username=username)
+    gitrepo = os.path.join(APP.config['GIT_FOLDER'], project.path)
+
+    # Add the readme file if it was asked
+    if not add_readme:
+        pygit2.init_repository(gitrepo, bare=True)
+    else:
+        temp_gitrepo_path = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='pagure-')
+        temp_gitrepo = pygit2.init_repository(temp_gitrepo_path, bare=False)
+        author = userobj.fullname or userobj.user
+        author_email = userobj.default_email
+        if six.PY2:
+            author = author.encode('utf-8')
+            author_email = author_email.encode('utf-8')
+        author = pygit2.Signature(author, author_email)
+        content = u"# %s\n\n%s" % (name, project.description)
+        readme_file = os.path.join(temp_gitrepo.workdir, "README.md")
+        with open(readme_file, 'wb') as stream:
+            stream.write(content.encode('utf-8'))
+        temp_gitrepo.index.add_all()
+        temp_gitrepo.index.write()
+        tree = temp_gitrepo.index.write_tree()
+        temp_gitrepo.create_commit(
+            'HEAD', author, author, 'Added the README', tree, [])
+        pygit2.clone_repository(temp_gitrepo_path, gitrepo, bare=True)
+        shutil.rmtree(temp_gitrepo_path)
+
+    # Make the repo exportable via apache
+    http_clone_file = os.path.join(gitrepo, 'git-daemon-export-ok')
+    if not os.path.exists(http_clone_file):
+        with open(http_clone_file, 'w') as stream:
+            pass
+
+    docrepo = os.path.join(APP.config['DOCS_FOLDER'], project.path)
+    if os.path.exists(docrepo):
+        if not ignore_existing_repo:
+            shutil.rmtree(gitrepo)
+            raise pagure.exceptions.RepoExistsException(
+                'The docs repo "%s" already exists' % project.path
+            )
+    else:
+        pygit2.init_repository(docrepo, bare=True)
+
+    ticketrepo = os.path.join(APP.config['TICKETS_FOLDER'], project.path)
+    if os.path.exists(ticketrepo):
+        if not ignore_existing_repo:
+            shutil.rmtree(gitrepo)
+            shutil.rmtree(docrepo)
+            raise pagure.exceptions.RepoExistsException(
+                'The tickets repo "%s" already exists' % project.path
+            )
+    else:
+        pygit2.init_repository(
+            ticketrepo, bare=True,
+            mode=pygit2.C.GIT_REPOSITORY_INIT_SHARED_GROUP)
+
+    requestrepo = os.path.join(APP.config['REQUESTS_FOLDER'], project.path)
+    if os.path.exists(requestrepo):
+        if not ignore_existing_repo:
+            shutil.rmtree(gitrepo)
+            shutil.rmtree(docrepo)
+            shutil.rmtree(ticketrepo)
+            raise pagure.exceptions.RepoExistsException(
+                'The requests repo "%s" already exists' % project.path
+            )
+    else:
+        pygit2.init_repository(
+            requestrepo, bare=True,
+            mode=pygit2.C.GIT_REPOSITORY_INIT_SHARED_GROUP)
+
+    # Install the default hook
+    # TODO: This needs enabling, but doesn't work in my env
+    #plugin = pagure.lib.plugins.get_plugin('default')
+    #dbobj = plugin.db_object()
+    #dbobj.active = True
+    #dbobj.project_id = project.id
+    #pagure.SESSION.add(dbobj)
+    #pagure.SESSION.flush()
+    #plugin.set_up(project)
+    #plugin.install(project, dbobj)
+    #pagure.SESSION.commit()
+
     generate_gitolite_acls.delay()
     return ret('view_repo', repo=name, namespace=namespace)