diff --git a/bin/rails b/bin/rails
index 4d608ed..0739660 100755
--- a/bin/rails
+++ b/bin/rails
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env ruby
-begin
-  load File.expand_path("../spring", __FILE__)
-rescue LoadError
-end
-APP_PATH = File.expand_path('../../config/application', __FILE__)
+APP_PATH = File.expand_path('../config/application', __dir__)
 require_relative '../config/boot'
 require 'rails/commands'
diff --git a/bin/rake b/bin/rake
index 8017a02..1724048 100755
--- a/bin/rake
+++ b/bin/rake
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env ruby
-begin
-  load File.expand_path("../spring", __FILE__)
-rescue LoadError
-end
 require_relative '../config/boot'
 require 'rake'
 Rake.application.run
diff --git a/bin/setup b/bin/setup
index acdb2c1..e620b4d 100755
--- a/bin/setup
+++ b/bin/setup
@@ -1,29 +1,34 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env ruby
 require 'pathname'
+require 'fileutils'
+include FileUtils
 
 # path to your application root.
-APP_ROOT = Pathname.new File.expand_path('../../',  __FILE__)
+APP_ROOT = Pathname.new File.expand_path('../../', __FILE__)
 
-Dir.chdir APP_ROOT do
+def system!(*args)
+  system(*args) || abort("\n== Command #{args} failed ==")
+end
+
+chdir APP_ROOT do
   # This script is a starting point to setup your application.
-  # Add necessary setup steps to this file:
+  # Add necessary setup steps to this file.
 
-  puts "== Installing dependencies =="
-  system "gem install bundler --conservative"
-  system "bundle check || bundle install"
+  puts '== Installing dependencies =='
+  system! 'gem install bundler --conservative'
+  system('bundle check') || system!('bundle install')
 
   # puts "\n== Copying sample files =="
-  # unless File.exist?("config/database.yml")
-  #   system "cp config/database.yml.sample config/database.yml"
+  # unless File.exist?('config/database.yml')
+  #   cp 'config/database.yml.sample', 'config/database.yml'
   # end
 
   puts "\n== Preparing database =="
-  system "bin/rake db:setup"
+  system! 'bin/rails db:setup'
 
   puts "\n== Removing old logs and tempfiles =="
-  system "rm -f log/*"
-  system "rm -rf tmp/cache"
+  system! 'bin/rails log:clear tmp:clear'
 
   puts "\n== Restarting application server =="
-  system "touch tmp/restart.txt"
+  system! 'bin/rails restart'
 end
diff --git a/bin/update b/bin/update
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a8e4462
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/update
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+require 'pathname'
+require 'fileutils'
+include FileUtils
+
+# path to your application root.
+APP_ROOT = Pathname.new File.expand_path('../../', __FILE__)
+
+def system!(*args)
+  system(*args) || abort("\n== Command #{args} failed ==")
+end
+
+chdir APP_ROOT do
+  # This script is a way to update your development environment automatically.
+  # Add necessary update steps to this file.
+
+  puts '== Installing dependencies =='
+  system! 'gem install bundler --conservative'
+  system('bundle check') || system!('bundle install')
+
+  puts "\n== Updating database =="
+  system! 'bin/rails db:migrate'
+
+  puts "\n== Removing old logs and tempfiles =="
+  system! 'bin/rails log:clear tmp:clear'
+
+  puts "\n== Restarting application server =="
+  system! 'bin/rails restart'
+end
diff --git a/config/application.rb b/config/application.rb
index 43f2506..4c51632 100644
--- a/config/application.rb
+++ b/config/application.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require File.expand_path('../boot', __FILE__)
+require_relative 'boot'
 
 require 'rails/all'
 
@@ -11,17 +11,9 @@ module Gauge
     # Settings in config/environments/* take precedence over those specified here.
     # Application configuration should go into files in config/initializers
     # -- all .rb files in that directory are automatically loaded.
-
-    # Set Time.zone default to the specified zone and make Active Record auto-convert to this zone.
-    # Run "rake -D time" for a list of tasks for finding time zone names. Default is UTC.
-    # config.time_zone = 'Central Time (US & Canada)'
-
     # The default locale is :en and all translations from config/locales/*.rb,yml are auto loaded.
     # config.i18n.load_path += Dir[Rails.root.join('my', 'locales', '*.{rb,yml}').to_s]
     config.i18n.available_locales = [:bg, :en]
     config.i18n.default_locale = :bg
-
-    # Do not swallow errors in after_commit/after_rollback callbacks.
-    config.active_record.raise_in_transactional_callbacks = true
   end
 end
diff --git a/config/boot.rb b/config/boot.rb
index 6b750f0..30f5120 100644
--- a/config/boot.rb
+++ b/config/boot.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-ENV['BUNDLE_GEMFILE'] ||= File.expand_path('../../Gemfile', __FILE__)
+ENV['BUNDLE_GEMFILE'] ||= File.expand_path('../Gemfile', __dir__)
 
 require 'bundler/setup' # Set up gems listed in the Gemfile.
diff --git a/config/cable.yml b/config/cable.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0bbde6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/cable.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+development:
+  adapter: async
+
+test:
+  adapter: async
+
+production:
+  adapter: redis
+  url: redis://localhost:6379/1
diff --git a/config/environment.rb b/config/environment.rb
index ee8d90d..426333b 100644
--- a/config/environment.rb
+++ b/config/environment.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Load the Rails application.
-require File.expand_path('../application', __FILE__)
+require_relative 'application'
 
 # Initialize the Rails application.
 Rails.application.initialize!
diff --git a/config/environments/development.rb b/config/environments/development.rb
index b55e214..e64889c 100644
--- a/config/environments/development.rb
+++ b/config/environments/development.rb
@@ -9,13 +9,28 @@ Rails.application.configure do
   # Do not eager load code on boot.
   config.eager_load = false
 
-  # Show full error reports and disable caching.
-  config.consider_all_requests_local       = true
-  config.action_controller.perform_caching = false
+  # Show full error reports.
+  config.consider_all_requests_local = true
+
+  # Enable/disable caching. By default caching is disabled.
+  if Rails.root.join('tmp/caching-dev.txt').exist?
+    config.action_controller.perform_caching = true
+
+    config.cache_store = :memory_store
+    config.public_file_server.headers = {
+      'Cache-Control' => 'public, max-age=172800'
+    }
+  else
+    config.action_controller.perform_caching = false
+
+    config.cache_store = :null_store
+  end
 
   # Don't care if the mailer can't send.
   config.action_mailer.raise_delivery_errors = false
 
+  config.action_mailer.perform_caching = false
+
   # Print deprecation notices to the Rails logger.
   config.active_support.deprecation = :log
 
@@ -27,15 +42,13 @@ Rails.application.configure do
   # number of complex assets.
   config.assets.debug = true
 
-  # Asset digests allow you to set far-future HTTP expiration dates on all assets,
-  # yet still be able to expire them through the digest params.
-  config.assets.digest = true
-
-  # Adds additional error checking when serving assets at runtime.
-  # Checks for improperly declared sprockets dependencies.
-  # Raises helpful error messages.
-  config.assets.raise_runtime_errors = true
+  # Suppress logger output for asset requests.
+  config.assets.quiet = true
 
   # Raises error for missing translations
   # config.action_view.raise_on_missing_translations = true
+
+  # Use an evented file watcher to asynchronously detect changes in source code,
+  # routes, locales, etc. This feature depends on the listen gem.
+  # config.file_watcher = ActiveSupport::EventedFileUpdateChecker
 end
diff --git a/config/environments/production.rb b/config/environments/production.rb
index 5c1b32e..009b7b5 100644
--- a/config/environments/production.rb
+++ b/config/environments/production.rb
@@ -14,15 +14,9 @@ Rails.application.configure do
   config.consider_all_requests_local       = false
   config.action_controller.perform_caching = true
 
-  # Enable Rack::Cache to put a simple HTTP cache in front of your application
-  # Add `rack-cache` to your Gemfile before enabling this.
-  # For large-scale production use, consider using a caching reverse proxy like
-  # NGINX, varnish or squid.
-  # config.action_dispatch.rack_cache = true
-
   # Disable serving static files from the `/public` folder by default since
   # Apache or NGINX already handles this.
-  config.serve_static_files = ENV['RAILS_SERVE_STATIC_FILES'].present?
+  config.public_file_server.enabled = ENV['RAILS_SERVE_STATIC_FILES'].present?
 
   # Compress JavaScripts and CSS.
   config.assets.js_compressor = :uglifier
@@ -31,16 +25,20 @@ Rails.application.configure do
   # Do not fallback to assets pipeline if a precompiled asset is missed.
   config.assets.compile = false
 
-  # Asset digests allow you to set far-future HTTP expiration dates on all assets,
-  # yet still be able to expire them through the digest params.
-  config.assets.digest = true
-
   # `config.assets.precompile` and `config.assets.version` have moved to config/initializers/assets.rb
 
+  # Enable serving of images, stylesheets, and JavaScripts from an asset server.
+  # config.action_controller.asset_host = 'http://assets.example.com'
+
   # Specifies the header that your server uses for sending files.
   # config.action_dispatch.x_sendfile_header = 'X-Sendfile' # for Apache
   # config.action_dispatch.x_sendfile_header = 'X-Accel-Redirect' # for NGINX
 
+  # Mount Action Cable outside main process or domain
+  # config.action_cable.mount_path = nil
+  # config.action_cable.url = 'wss://example.com/cable'
+  # config.action_cable.allowed_request_origins = [ 'http://example.com', /http:\/\/example.*/ ]
+
   # Force all access to the app over SSL, use Strict-Transport-Security, and use secure cookies.
   # config.force_ssl = true
 
@@ -49,16 +47,15 @@ Rails.application.configure do
   config.log_level = :debug
 
   # Prepend all log lines with the following tags.
-  # config.log_tags = [ :subdomain, :uuid ]
-
-  # Use a different logger for distributed setups.
-  # config.logger = ActiveSupport::TaggedLogging.new(SyslogLogger.new)
+  config.log_tags = [ :request_id ]
 
   # Use a different cache store in production.
   # config.cache_store = :mem_cache_store
 
-  # Enable serving of images, stylesheets, and JavaScripts from an asset server.
-  # config.action_controller.asset_host = 'http://assets.example.com'
+  # Use a real queuing backend for Active Job (and separate queues per environment)
+  # config.active_job.queue_adapter     = :resque
+  # config.active_job.queue_name_prefix = "gauge_#{Rails.env}"
+  config.action_mailer.perform_caching = false
 
   # Ignore bad email addresses and do not raise email delivery errors.
   # Set this to true and configure the email server for immediate delivery to raise delivery errors.
@@ -74,6 +71,16 @@ Rails.application.configure do
   # Use default logging formatter so that PID and timestamp are not suppressed.
   config.log_formatter = ::Logger::Formatter.new
 
+  # Use a different logger for distributed setups.
+  # require 'syslog/logger'
+  # config.logger = ActiveSupport::TaggedLogging.new(Syslog::Logger.new 'app-name')
+
+  if ENV["RAILS_LOG_TO_STDOUT"].present?
+    logger           = ActiveSupport::Logger.new(STDOUT)
+    logger.formatter = config.log_formatter
+    config.logger = ActiveSupport::TaggedLogging.new(logger)
+  end
+
   # Do not dump schema after migrations.
   config.active_record.dump_schema_after_migration = false
 end
diff --git a/config/environments/test.rb b/config/environments/test.rb
index 1c19f08..30587ef 100644
--- a/config/environments/test.rb
+++ b/config/environments/test.rb
@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@ Rails.application.configure do
   # preloads Rails for running tests, you may have to set it to true.
   config.eager_load = false
 
-  # Configure static file server for tests with Cache-Control for performance.
-  config.serve_static_files   = true
-  config.static_cache_control = 'public, max-age=3600'
+  # Configure public file server for tests with Cache-Control for performance.
+  config.public_file_server.enabled = true
+  config.public_file_server.headers = {
+    'Cache-Control' => 'public, max-age=3600'
+  }
 
   # Show full error reports and disable caching.
   config.consider_all_requests_local       = true
@@ -25,15 +27,13 @@ Rails.application.configure do
 
   # Disable request forgery protection in test environment.
   config.action_controller.allow_forgery_protection = false
+  config.action_mailer.perform_caching = false
 
   # Tell Action Mailer not to deliver emails to the real world.
   # The :test delivery method accumulates sent emails in the
   # ActionMailer::Base.deliveries array.
   config.action_mailer.delivery_method = :test
 
-  # Randomize the order test cases are executed.
-  config.active_support.test_order = :random
-
   # Print deprecation notices to the stderr.
   config.active_support.deprecation = :stderr
 
diff --git a/config/initializers/application_controller_renderer.rb b/config/initializers/application_controller_renderer.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..51639b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/initializers/application_controller_renderer.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Be sure to restart your server when you modify this file.
+
+# ApplicationController.renderer.defaults.merge!(
+#   http_host: 'example.org',
+#   https: false
+# )
diff --git a/config/initializers/cookies_serializer.rb b/config/initializers/cookies_serializer.rb
index 7f70458..5a6a32d 100644
--- a/config/initializers/cookies_serializer.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/cookies_serializer.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 # Be sure to restart your server when you modify this file.
 
+# Specify a serializer for the signed and encrypted cookie jars.
+# Valid options are :json, :marshal, and :hybrid.
 Rails.application.config.action_dispatch.cookies_serializer = :json
diff --git a/config/initializers/wrap_parameters.rb b/config/initializers/wrap_parameters.rb
index 33725e9..cf733ef 100644
--- a/config/initializers/wrap_parameters.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/wrap_parameters.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 # Enable parameter wrapping for JSON. You can disable this by setting :format to an empty array.
 ActiveSupport.on_load(:action_controller) do
-  wrap_parameters format: [:json] if respond_to?(:wrap_parameters)
+  wrap_parameters format: [:json]
 end
 
 # To enable root element in JSON for ActiveRecord objects.
diff --git a/config/puma.rb b/config/puma.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c7f311f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/puma.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+# Puma can serve each request in a thread from an internal thread pool.
+# The `threads` method setting takes two numbers a minimum and maximum.
+# Any libraries that use thread pools should be configured to match
+# the maximum value specified for Puma. Default is set to 5 threads for minimum
+# and maximum, this matches the default thread size of Active Record.
+#
+threads_count = ENV.fetch("RAILS_MAX_THREADS") { 5 }.to_i
+threads threads_count, threads_count
+
+# Specifies the `port` that Puma will listen on to receive requests, default is 3000.
+#
+port        ENV.fetch("PORT") { 3000 }
+
+# Specifies the `environment` that Puma will run in.
+#
+environment ENV.fetch("RAILS_ENV") { "development" }
+
+# Specifies the number of `workers` to boot in clustered mode.
+# Workers are forked webserver processes. If using threads and workers together
+# the concurrency of the application would be max `threads` * `workers`.
+# Workers do not work on JRuby or Windows (both of which do not support
+# processes).
+#
+# workers ENV.fetch("WEB_CONCURRENCY") { 2 }
+
+# Use the `preload_app!` method when specifying a `workers` number.
+# This directive tells Puma to first boot the application and load code
+# before forking the application. This takes advantage of Copy On Write
+# process behavior so workers use less memory. If you use this option
+# you need to make sure to reconnect any threads in the `on_worker_boot`
+# block.
+#
+# preload_app!
+
+# The code in the `on_worker_boot` will be called if you are using
+# clustered mode by specifying a number of `workers`. After each worker
+# process is booted this block will be run, if you are using `preload_app!`
+# option you will want to use this block to reconnect to any threads
+# or connections that may have been created at application boot, Ruby
+# cannot share connections between processes.
+#
+# on_worker_boot do
+#   ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection if defined?(ActiveRecord)
+# end
+
+# Allow puma to be restarted by `rails restart` command.
+plugin :tmp_restart
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 8fbcb1c..abc9976 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ Rails.application.routes.draw do
   get 'ratings' => 'home#ratings'
   get 'export' => 'home#export'
   get 'conflicts' => 'home#conflicts'
+  # For details on the DSL available within this file, see http://guides.rubyonrails.org/routing.html
 end
diff --git a/config/spring.rb b/config/spring.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9119b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/spring.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+%w(
+  .ruby-version
+  .rbenv-vars
+  tmp/restart.txt
+  tmp/caching-dev.txt
+).each { |path| Spring.watch(path) }