# Zeython Docs

> Zeython — an async-first, batteries-included MVC framework for Python

Zeython is an async-first, batteries-included MVC framework for Python: a dependency injection container, an Active-Record-style async ORM, session and API-token auth, RBAC authorization, queues, WebSockets, and a Laravel-style CLI, built on Starlette and SQLAlchemy 2.0.

## Getting Started

- [Overview](https://zeython.zaber.dev/docs/index.md)
- [Getting Started](https://zeython.zaber.dev/docs/getting-started/index.md)
- [Architecture](https://zeython.zaber.dev/docs/architecture/index.md)

## Tutorial

- [Overview](https://zeython.zaber.dev/docs/tutorial/index.md)
- [1. Setup](https://zeython.zaber.dev/docs/tutorial-1-setup/index.md)
- [2. Models](https://zeython.zaber.dev/docs/tutorial-2-models/index.md)
- [3. Controllers & Routes](https://zeython.zaber.dev/docs/tutorial-3-controllers/index.md)
- [4. Relationships](https://zeython.zaber.dev/docs/tutorial-4-relationships/index.md)
- [5. Authentication & Authorization](https://zeython.zaber.dev/docs/tutorial-5-auth/index.md)
- [6. Testing](https://zeython.zaber.dev/docs/tutorial-6-testing/index.md)

## The Basics

- [Database & Migrations](https://zeython.zaber.dev/docs/database/index.md)
- [Relationships](https://zeython.zaber.dev/docs/relationships/index.md)
- [Validation](https://zeython.zaber.dev/docs/validation/index.md)
- [Model Events](https://zeython.zaber.dev/docs/model-events/index.md)
- [Factories & Seeders](https://zeython.zaber.dev/docs/database-seeding/index.md)
- [Views](https://zeython.zaber.dev/docs/views/index.md)
- [Frontend & CSS](https://zeython.zaber.dev/docs/frontend/index.md)

## Security

- [Authentication](https://zeython.zaber.dev/docs/authentication/index.md)
- [CSRF Protection](https://zeython.zaber.dev/docs/csrf/index.md)
- [Authorization](https://zeython.zaber.dev/docs/authorization/index.md)
- [API Authentication](https://zeython.zaber.dev/docs/api-authentication/index.md)
- [Security Headers](https://zeython.zaber.dev/docs/security-headers/index.md)
- [Rate Limiting](https://zeython.zaber.dev/docs/rate-limiting/index.md)
- [Multi-Tenancy](https://zeython.zaber.dev/docs/multi-tenancy/index.md)

## Building APIs

- [OpenAPI & API Docs](https://zeython.zaber.dev/docs/openapi/index.md)
- [API Standards](https://zeython.zaber.dev/docs/api-standards/index.md)

## Digging Deeper

- [CLI Reference](https://zeython.zaber.dev/docs/cli/index.md)
- [Console Commands](https://zeython.zaber.dev/docs/console-commands/index.md)
- [Plugins](https://zeython.zaber.dev/docs/plugins/index.md)
- [Localization](https://zeython.zaber.dev/docs/localization/index.md)
- [Events](https://zeython.zaber.dev/docs/events/index.md)
- [Background Jobs](https://zeython.zaber.dev/docs/queues/index.md)
- [Scheduling](https://zeython.zaber.dev/docs/scheduling/index.md)
- [WebSockets](https://zeython.zaber.dev/docs/websockets/index.md)
- [Mail](https://zeython.zaber.dev/docs/mail/index.md)
- [Caching](https://zeython.zaber.dev/docs/caching/index.md)
- [Redis (Distributed)](https://zeython.zaber.dev/docs/redis/index.md)
- [File Storage](https://zeython.zaber.dev/docs/storage/index.md)
- [Admin Panel](https://zeython.zaber.dev/docs/admin/index.md)
- [AI](https://zeython.zaber.dev/docs/ai/index.md)
- [AI Agents](https://zeython.zaber.dev/docs/ai-agents/index.md)

## Testing

- [Testing](https://zeython.zaber.dev/docs/testing/index.md)

## Deployment & Operations

- [Health Check](https://zeython.zaber.dev/docs/health-check/index.md)
- [Maintenance Mode](https://zeython.zaber.dev/docs/maintenance-mode/index.md)
- [Observability](https://zeython.zaber.dev/docs/observability/index.md)
- [Profiling](https://zeython.zaber.dev/docs/profiling/index.md)
- [Error Monitoring](https://zeython.zaber.dev/docs/error-monitoring/index.md)
- [Docker](https://zeython.zaber.dev/docs/docker/index.md)
- [Production Checklist](https://zeython.zaber.dev/docs/production-checklist/index.md)
- [Benchmarks](https://zeython.zaber.dev/docs/benchmarks/index.md)

## API Reference

- [Overview](https://zeython.zaber.dev/docs/reference/index.md)
- [Core](https://zeython.zaber.dev/docs/reference/core/index.md)
- [Database](https://zeython.zaber.dev/docs/reference/database/index.md)
- [Security](https://zeython.zaber.dev/docs/reference/security/index.md)
- [HTTP & APIs](https://zeython.zaber.dev/docs/reference/http-api/index.md)
- [Jobs & Realtime](https://zeython.zaber.dev/docs/reference/jobs-realtime/index.md)
- [Operations](https://zeython.zaber.dev/docs/reference/operations/index.md)
- [Extensibility](https://zeython.zaber.dev/docs/reference/extensibility/index.md)