diff --git a/config/app.php b/config/app.php
index 8098f75..079138c 100644
--- a/config/app.php
+++ b/config/app.php
@@ -12,4 +12,19 @@
     */
 
     'asset_url' => get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . '/assets/',
+
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Encryption Key
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | This key is used by the Illuminate encrypter service and should be set
+    | to a random, 32 character string, otherwise these encrypted strings
+    | will not be safe. Please do this before deploying an application!
+    |
+    */
+
+    'key' => env('RADIATE_KEY'),
+
+    'cipher' => 'AES-256-CBC',
 ];
diff --git a/config/view.php b/config/view.php
index 4c10c4d..0e9fe05 100644
--- a/config/view.php
+++ b/config/view.php
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 <?php
 
-use Radiate\Support\Facades\App;
-
 return [
     /*
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -12,5 +10,5 @@
     |
     */
 
-    'path' => App::basePath('views'),
+    'path' => base_path('resources/views'),
 ];
diff --git a/helpers.php b/helpers.php
index b3d9bbc..6c98e3b 100644
--- a/helpers.php
+++ b/helpers.php
@@ -1 +1,38 @@
 <?php
+
+use Radiate\Support\Facades\App;
+
+if (!function_exists('base_path')) {
+    /**
+     * Get a path from the app base path
+     *
+     * @param string $path
+     * @return string
+     */
+    function base_path(?string $path = null)
+    {
+        return App::basePath($path);
+    }
+}
+
+if (!function_exists('env')) {
+    /**
+     * Get an "environment" variable with getenv or constant
+     *
+     * @param string $key
+     * @param mixed $default
+     * @return mixed
+     */
+    function env(string $key, $default = null)
+    {
+        if ($env = getenv($key)) {
+            return $env;
+        }
+
+        if (defined($key)) {
+            return constant($key);
+        }
+
+        return $default;
+    }
+}