diff --git a/euscanwww/djeuscan/tasks.py b/euscanwww/djeuscan/tasks.py
index 89a90dc..2f36f95 100644
--- a/euscanwww/djeuscan/tasks.py
+++ b/euscanwww/djeuscan/tasks.py
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
+import subprocess
+from StringIO import StringIO
+
 from celery.task import task
 from celery.task.sets import TaskSet
 
-from djeuscan.models import Package
+from django.conf import settings
 
+from djeuscan.models import Package
 from djeuscan.management.commands.regen_rrds import regen_rrds
 from djeuscan.management.commands.update_counters import update_counters
 from djeuscan.management.commands.scan_metadata import ScanMetadata
@@ -97,6 +101,41 @@ def scan_upstream_purge_task():
     scan_upstream_purge()
 
 
+def _launch_command(cmd):
+    fp = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+                          stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+    output = StringIO(fp.communicate()[0])
+    return output.getvalue()
+
+
+@task
+def emerge_sync():
+    cmd = ["emerge", "--sync", "--root", settings.PORTAGE_ROOT,
+           "--config-root", settings.PORTAGE_CONFIGROOT]
+    return _launch_command(cmd)
+
+
+@task
+def layman_sync():
+    cmd = ["layman", "-S", "--config", settings.LAYMAN_CONFIG]
+    return _launch_command(cmd)
+
+
+@task
+def emerge_regen():
+    cmd = [
+        "emerge", "--regen", "--jobs", settings.EMERGE_REGEN_JOBS, "--root",
+        settings.PORTAGE_ROOT, "--config-root", settings.PORTAGE_CONFIGROOT
+    ]
+    return _launch_command(cmd)
+
+
+@task
+def eix_update():
+    cmd = ["eix-update"]
+    return _launch_command(cmd)
+
+
 launchable_tasks = [
     regen_rrds_task,
     update_counters_task,
@@ -108,4 +147,8 @@ launchable_tasks = [
     scan_upstream_all_task,
     scan_upstream_task,
     scan_upstream_purge_task,
+    emerge_sync,
+    layman_sync,
+    emerge_regen,
+    eix_update,
 ]
diff --git a/euscanwww/euscanwww/settings.py b/euscanwww/euscanwww/settings.py
index d84e340..46182c0 100644
--- a/euscanwww/euscanwww/settings.py
+++ b/euscanwww/euscanwww/settings.py
@@ -202,6 +202,12 @@ LOGGING = {
 }
 
 
+PORTAGE_ROOT = "/usr/portage/"
+PORTAGE_CONFIGROOT = PORTAGE_ROOT
+LAYMAN_CONFIG = "/etc/layman/layman.cfg"
+EMERGE_REGEN_JOBS = 4
+
+
 # Celery config
 import djcelery
 djcelery.setup_loader()
@@ -213,7 +219,7 @@ try:
     from local_settings import *
 except ImportError, ex:
     import sys
-    sys.stderr.write(\
-            ("settings.py: error importing local settings file:\n" + \
-            "\t%s\n" + \
-            "Do you have a local_settings.py module?\n") % str(ex))
+    sys.stderr.write(
+        "settings.py: error importing local settings file:\n"
+        "\t%s\nDo you have a local_settings.py module?\n" % str(ex)
+    )
diff --git a/euscanwww/scripts/euscan.fcgi b/euscanwww/scripts/euscan.fcgi
index d9d5b91..166bbdb 100755
--- a/euscanwww/scripts/euscan.fcgi
+++ b/euscanwww/scripts/euscan.fcgi
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
 
-import sys, os
+import sys
+import os
 import os.path
 
 PROJECT = '/path/to/euscanwww'