# Features

- [Controllers](/eucalypt/0.8.0/features/controllers.md): Controllers map the application to a specified base route. Each controller also contains routes that extend from the base route.
- [Helpers](/eucalypt/0.8.0/features/helpers.md): Helpers modules contain methods that can be used in controllers and views.
- [Views](/eucalypt/0.8.0/features/views.md)
- [Layouts](/eucalypt/0.8.0/features/views/layouts.md)
- [Partials](/eucalypt/0.8.0/features/views/partials.md)
- [Static data](/eucalypt/0.8.0/features/static-data.md): Accessing and storing static YAML, JSON and XML files.
- [Core application file](/eucalypt/0.8.0/features/core-application-file.md): The core application file contains the main configurations for your application, as well as require directives to various parts of your applications.
- [Configuration](/eucalypt/0.8.0/features/configuration.md)
- [Logging](/eucalypt/0.8.0/features/configuration/logging.md)
- [Asset pipeline](/eucalypt/0.8.0/features/configuration/asset-pipeline.md)
- [Manifest asset files](/eucalypt/0.8.0/features/configuration/asset-pipeline/manifest-asset-files.md)
- [Initializers](/eucalypt/0.8.0/features/configuration/initializers.md)
- [Database](/eucalypt/0.8.0/features/configuration/database.md)
- [Manifest accessor](/eucalypt/0.8.0/features/manifest-accessor.md)
- [Application path helpers](/eucalypt/0.8.0/features/application-path-helpers.md)
- [Blog environment](/eucalypt/0.8.0/features/blog-environment.md)
- [Articles](/eucalypt/0.8.0/features/blog-environment/articles.md)
- [Authentication](/eucalypt/0.8.0/features/authentication.md): Authentication is the process of verifying the identify of a user. It is handled by Warden, and comes with a basic setup with helpers for authenticating routes.
- [Authorization](/eucalypt/0.8.0/features/authorization.md): Authorization is the process of checking whether an authenticated user has the correct permissions to perform an action. It is handled by Pundit, and based around a concept called policies.
- [Rendering static files](/eucalypt/0.8.0/features/rendering-static-webpages.md)
- [Maintenance mode](/eucalypt/0.8.0/features/maintenance-mode.md)
