= Cinnamon Asynchronous Engine (CAE)
Cinnamon Asynchronous Engine (or CAE) is a standard component required by Cinnamon Server to function correctly. It is installed on a Cinnamon Server by default, according to the [wiki:Public/Docs/CinnamonSetupDebian980 installation instructions], with some standard modules.

However, CAE is highly configurable and extensible. Instead of exposing content management functionality by itself, CAE is rather a framework for running plugins performing specific tasks. All functionality is implemented by the plugins. Due to this flexible architecture, CAE can be easily adapted to the project's needs by:
* **Reconfiguring** a standard plugin to behave differently.
* **Removing** an unnecessary plugin.
* **Replacing** a standard plugin with a similar, but more specific custom plugin.
* **Adding** new functionality by developing a new plugin.