diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 9c9a013..6bd521c 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-SITE_NAME=Hypothetical Template
-SITE_DESC=A website template
+SITE_NAME="Hypothetical Template"
+SITE_DESC="A website template"
 
 APP_ENV=local
 APP_DEBUG=true
diff --git a/app/Console/Kernel.php b/app/Console/Kernel.php
index 0aad259..71c519d 100644
--- a/app/Console/Kernel.php
+++ b/app/Console/Kernel.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class Kernel extends ConsoleKernel
      * @var array
      */
     protected $commands = [
-        \App\Console\Commands\Inspire::class,
+        // Commands\Inspire::class,
     ];
 
     /**
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class Kernel extends ConsoleKernel
      */
     protected function schedule(Schedule $schedule)
     {
-        $schedule->command('inspire')
-                 ->hourly();
+        // $schedule->command('inspire')
+        //          ->hourly();
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Exceptions/Handler.php b/app/Exceptions/Handler.php
index 2cc435b..a4ada88 100644
--- a/app/Exceptions/Handler.php
+++ b/app/Exceptions/Handler.php
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
 namespace App\Exceptions;
 
 use Exception;
+use Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\ModelNotFoundException;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\HttpException;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Validation\ValidationException;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Exceptions\Handler as ExceptionHandler;
 
 class Handler extends ExceptionHandler
@@ -14,7 +17,10 @@ class Handler extends ExceptionHandler
      * @var array
      */
     protected $dontReport = [
+        AuthorizationException::class,
         HttpException::class,
+        ModelNotFoundException::class,
+        ValidationException::class,
     ];
 
     /**
@@ -27,7 +33,7 @@ class Handler extends ExceptionHandler
      */
     public function report(Exception $e)
     {
-        return parent::report($e);
+        parent::report($e);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/AuthController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/AuthController.php
index 4e7f7cf..417365a 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/AuthController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/AuthController.php
@@ -24,9 +24,11 @@ class AuthController extends Controller
     use AuthenticatesAndRegistersUsers, ThrottlesLogins;
 
     /**
-     * Page the user is redirected to after successfully registering
+     * Where to redirect users after login / registration.
+     *
+     * @var string
      */
-    protected $redirectPath = '/dashboard';
+    protected $redirectTo = '/dashboard';
 
     /**
      * Create a new authentication controller instance.
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ class AuthController extends Controller
      */
     public function __construct()
     {
-        $this->middleware('guest', ['except' => 'getLogout']);
+        $this->middleware('guest', ['except' => 'logout']);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Controller.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Controller.php
index 9be752a..7371801 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Controller.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Controller.php
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Bus\DispatchesJobs;
 use Illuminate\Routing\Controller as BaseController;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Validation\ValidatesRequests;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\Access\AuthorizesRequests;
 
-abstract class Controller extends BaseController
+class Controller extends BaseController
 {
     use DispatchesJobs, ValidatesRequests;
 }
diff --git a/app/Http/Kernel.php b/app/Http/Kernel.php
index ceea60a..f0d8083 100644
--- a/app/Http/Kernel.php
+++ b/app/Http/Kernel.php
@@ -9,25 +9,44 @@ class Kernel extends HttpKernel
     /**
      * The application's global HTTP middleware stack.
      *
+     * These middleware are run during every request to your application.
+     *
      * @var array
      */
     protected $middleware = [
         \Illuminate\Foundation\Http\Middleware\CheckForMaintenanceMode::class,
-        \App\Http\Middleware\EncryptCookies::class,
-        \Illuminate\Cookie\Middleware\AddQueuedCookiesToResponse::class,
-        \Illuminate\Session\Middleware\StartSession::class,
-        \Illuminate\View\Middleware\ShareErrorsFromSession::class,
-        \App\Http\Middleware\VerifyCsrfToken::class,
+    ];
+
+    /**
+     * The application's route middleware groups.
+     *
+     * @var array
+     */
+    protected $middlewareGroups = [
+        'web' => [
+            \App\Http\Middleware\EncryptCookies::class,
+            \Illuminate\Cookie\Middleware\AddQueuedCookiesToResponse::class,
+            \Illuminate\Session\Middleware\StartSession::class,
+            \Illuminate\View\Middleware\ShareErrorsFromSession::class,
+            \App\Http\Middleware\VerifyCsrfToken::class,
+        ],
+
+        'api' => [
+            'throttle:60,1',
+        ],
     ];
 
     /**
      * The application's route middleware.
      *
+     * These middleware may be assigned to groups or used individually.
+     *
      * @var array
      */
     protected $routeMiddleware = [
         'auth' => \App\Http\Middleware\Authenticate::class,
         'auth.basic' => \Illuminate\Auth\Middleware\AuthenticateWithBasicAuth::class,
         'guest' => \App\Http\Middleware\RedirectIfAuthenticated::class,
+        'throttle' => \Illuminate\Routing\Middleware\ThrottleRequests::class,
     ];
 }
diff --git a/app/Http/Middleware/Authenticate.php b/app/Http/Middleware/Authenticate.php
index 4fbafec..faaeb04 100644
--- a/app/Http/Middleware/Authenticate.php
+++ b/app/Http/Middleware/Authenticate.php
@@ -3,38 +3,21 @@
 namespace App\Http\Middleware;
 
 use Closure;
-use Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Guard;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
 
 class Authenticate
 {
-    /**
-     * The Guard implementation.
-     *
-     * @var Guard
-     */
-    protected $auth;
-
-    /**
-     * Create a new filter instance.
-     *
-     * @param  Guard  $auth
-     * @return void
-     */
-    public function __construct(Guard $auth)
-    {
-        $this->auth = $auth;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Handle an incoming request.
      *
      * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
      * @param  \Closure  $next
+     * @param  string|null  $guard
      * @return mixed
      */
-    public function handle($request, Closure $next)
+    public function handle($request, Closure $next, $guard = null)
     {
-        if ($this->auth->guest()) {
+        if (Auth::guard($guard)->guest()) {
             if ($request->ajax()) {
                 return response('Unauthorized.', 401);
             } else {
diff --git a/app/Http/Middleware/RedirectIfAuthenticated.php b/app/Http/Middleware/RedirectIfAuthenticated.php
index 495b629..e27860e 100644
--- a/app/Http/Middleware/RedirectIfAuthenticated.php
+++ b/app/Http/Middleware/RedirectIfAuthenticated.php
@@ -3,39 +3,22 @@
 namespace App\Http\Middleware;
 
 use Closure;
-use Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Guard;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
 
 class RedirectIfAuthenticated
 {
-    /**
-     * The Guard implementation.
-     *
-     * @var Guard
-     */
-    protected $auth;
-
-    /**
-     * Create a new filter instance.
-     *
-     * @param  Guard  $auth
-     * @return void
-     */
-    public function __construct(Guard $auth)
-    {
-        $this->auth = $auth;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Handle an incoming request.
      *
      * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
      * @param  \Closure  $next
+     * @param  string|null  $guard
      * @return mixed
      */
-    public function handle($request, Closure $next)
+    public function handle($request, Closure $next, $guard = null)
     {
-        if ($this->auth->check()) {
-            return redirect('/home');
+        if (Auth::guard($guard)->check()) {
+            return redirect('/');
         }
 
         return $next($request);
diff --git a/app/Http/routes.php b/app/Http/routes.php
index 3ba109d..ac15a50 100644
--- a/app/Http/routes.php
+++ b/app/Http/routes.php
@@ -1,32 +1,34 @@
 <?php
 
-/*
-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-| Public Routes
-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-*/
+Route::group(['middleware' => ['web']], function () {
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Public Routes
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    */
 
-Route::get('/', function () {
-    return view('website.home');
+    Route::get('/', function () {
+        return view('website.home');
+    });
+
+    Route::get('/contact', function() {
+        return view('website.contact');
+    });
+
+    Route::post('/contact-submit', 'ContactController@postContactSubmit');
+
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Content Management Routes
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    */
+
+    // Authentication
+    Route::get('auth/login', 'Auth\AuthController@getLogin');
+    Route::post('auth/login', 'Auth\AuthController@postLogin');
+    Route::get('auth/logout', 'Auth\AuthController@getLogout');
+
+    // Registration
+    Route::get('auth/register', 'Auth\AuthController@getRegister');
+    Route::post('auth/register', 'Auth\AuthController@postRegister');
 });
-
-Route::get('/contact', function() {
-    return view('website.contact');
-});
-
-Route::post('/contact-submit', 'ContactController@postContactSubmit');
-
-/*
-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-| Content Management Routes
-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-*/
-
-// Authentication
-Route::get('auth/login', 'Auth\AuthController@getLogin');
-Route::post('auth/login', 'Auth\AuthController@postLogin');
-Route::get('auth/logout', 'Auth\AuthController@getLogout');
-
-// Registration
-Route::get('auth/register', 'Auth\AuthController@getRegister');
-Route::post('auth/register', 'Auth\AuthController@postRegister');
diff --git a/app/User.php b/app/User.php
index 86eabed..ef6fe91 100644
--- a/app/User.php
+++ b/app/User.php
@@ -2,34 +2,25 @@
 
 namespace App;
 
-use Illuminate\Auth\Authenticatable;
-use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
-use Illuminate\Auth\Passwords\CanResetPassword;
-use Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Authenticatable as AuthenticatableContract;
-use Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\CanResetPassword as CanResetPasswordContract;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\User as Authenticatable;
 
-class User extends Model implements AuthenticatableContract, CanResetPasswordContract
+class User extends Authenticatable
 {
-    use Authenticatable, CanResetPassword;
-
-    /**
-     * The database table used by the model.
-     *
-     * @var string
-     */
-    protected $table = 'users';
-
     /**
      * The attributes that are mass assignable.
      *
      * @var array
      */
-    protected $fillable = ['name', 'email', 'password'];
+    protected $fillable = [
+        'name', 'email', 'password',
+    ];
 
     /**
      * The attributes excluded from the model's JSON form.
      *
      * @var array
      */
-    protected $hidden = ['password', 'remember_token'];
+    protected $hidden = [
+        'password', 'remember_token',
+    ];
 }
diff --git a/config/app.php b/config/app.php
index f141ed7..3309908 100644
--- a/config/app.php
+++ b/config/app.php
@@ -2,6 +2,19 @@
 
 return [
 
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Application Environment
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | This value determines the "environment" your application is currently
+    | running in. This may determine how you prefer to configure various
+    | services your application utilizes. Set this in your ".env" file.
+    |
+    */
+
+    'env' => env('APP_ENV', 'production'),
+
     /*
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     | Application Debug Mode
@@ -78,7 +91,7 @@ return [
     |
     */
 
-    'key' => env('APP_KEY', 'SomeRandomString'),
+    'key' => env('APP_KEY'),
 
     'cipher' => 'AES-256-CBC',
 
@@ -113,13 +126,11 @@ return [
         /*
          * Laravel Framework Service Providers...
          */
-        Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ArtisanServiceProvider::class,
         Illuminate\Auth\AuthServiceProvider::class,
         Illuminate\Broadcasting\BroadcastServiceProvider::class,
         Illuminate\Bus\BusServiceProvider::class,
         Illuminate\Cache\CacheServiceProvider::class,
         Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ConsoleSupportServiceProvider::class,
-        Illuminate\Routing\ControllerServiceProvider::class,
         Illuminate\Cookie\CookieServiceProvider::class,
         Illuminate\Database\DatabaseServiceProvider::class,
         Illuminate\Encryption\EncryptionServiceProvider::class,
@@ -169,7 +180,6 @@ return [
         'Artisan'   => Illuminate\Support\Facades\Artisan::class,
         'Auth'      => Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth::class,
         'Blade'     => Illuminate\Support\Facades\Blade::class,
-        'Bus'       => Illuminate\Support\Facades\Bus::class,
         'Cache'     => Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache::class,
         'Config'    => Illuminate\Support\Facades\Config::class,
         'Cookie'    => Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cookie::class,
@@ -179,8 +189,6 @@ return [
         'Event'     => Illuminate\Support\Facades\Event::class,
         'File'      => Illuminate\Support\Facades\File::class,
         'Hash'      => Illuminate\Support\Facades\Hash::class,
-        'Input'     => Illuminate\Support\Facades\Input::class,
-        'Inspiring' => Illuminate\Foundation\Inspiring::class,
         'Lang'      => Illuminate\Support\Facades\Lang::class,
         'Log'       => Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log::class,
         'Mail'      => Illuminate\Support\Facades\Mail::class,
diff --git a/config/auth.php b/config/auth.php
index 7f4a87f..3fa7f49 100644
--- a/config/auth.php
+++ b/config/auth.php
@@ -4,64 +4,104 @@ return [
 
     /*
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    | Default Authentication Driver
+    | Authentication Defaults
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     |
-    | This option controls the authentication driver that will be utilized.
-    | This driver manages the retrieval and authentication of the users
-    | attempting to get access to protected areas of your application.
+    | This option controls the default authentication "guard" and password
+    | reset options for your application. You may change these defaults
+    | as required, but they're a perfect start for most applications.
+    |
+    */
+
+    'defaults' => [
+        'guard' => 'web',
+        'passwords' => 'users',
+    ],
+
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Authentication Guards
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | Next, you may define every authentication guard for your application.
+    | Of course, a great default configuration has been defined for you
+    | here which uses session storage and the Eloquent user provider.
+    |
+    | All authentication drivers have a user provider. This defines how the
+    | users are actually retrieved out of your database or other storage
+    | mechanisms used by this application to persist your user's data.
+    |
+    | Supported: "session", "token"
+    |
+    */
+
+    'guards' => [
+        'web' => [
+            'driver' => 'session',
+            'provider' => 'users',
+        ],
+
+        'api' => [
+            'driver' => 'token',
+            'provider' => 'users',
+        ],
+    ],
+
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | User Providers
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | All authentication drivers have a user provider. This defines how the
+    | users are actually retrieved out of your database or other storage
+    | mechanisms used by this application to persist your user's data.
+    |
+    | If you have multiple user tables or models you may configure multiple
+    | sources which represent each model / table. These sources may then
+    | be assigned to any extra authentication guards you have defined.
     |
     | Supported: "database", "eloquent"
     |
     */
 
-    'driver' => 'eloquent',
+    'providers' => [
+        'users' => [
+            'driver' => 'eloquent',
+            'model' => App\User::class,
+        ],
+
+        // 'users' => [
+        //     'driver' => 'database',
+        //     'table' => 'users',
+        // ],
+    ],
 
     /*
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    | Authentication Model
-    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    |
-    | When using the "Eloquent" authentication driver, we need to know which
-    | Eloquent model should be used to retrieve your users. Of course, it
-    | is often just the "User" model but you may use whatever you like.
-    |
-    */
-
-    'model' => App\User::class,
-
-    /*
-    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    | Authentication Table
-    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    |
-    | When using the "Database" authentication driver, we need to know which
-    | table should be used to retrieve your users. We have chosen a basic
-    | default value but you may easily change it to any table you like.
-    |
-    */
-
-    'table' => 'users',
-
-    /*
-    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    | Password Reset Settings
+    | Resetting Passwords
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     |
     | Here you may set the options for resetting passwords including the view
-    | that is your password reset e-mail. You can also set the name of the
+    | that is your password reset e-mail. You may also set the name of the
     | table that maintains all of the reset tokens for your application.
     |
+    | You may specify multiple password reset configurations if you have more
+    | than one user table or model in the application and you want to have
+    | separate password reset settings based on the specific user types.
+    |
     | The expire time is the number of minutes that the reset token should be
     | considered valid. This security feature keeps tokens short-lived so
     | they have less time to be guessed. You may change this as needed.
     |
     */
 
-    'password' => [
-        'email' => 'emails.password',
-        'table' => 'password_resets',
-        'expire' => 60,
+    'passwords' => [
+        'users' => [
+            'provider' => 'users',
+            'email' => 'auth.emails.password',
+            'table' => 'password_resets',
+            'expire' => 60,
+        ],
     ],
 
 ];
diff --git a/config/mail.php b/config/mail.php
index a22807e..cb783c9 100644
--- a/config/mail.php
+++ b/config/mail.php
@@ -108,17 +108,4 @@ return [
 
     'sendmail' => '/usr/sbin/sendmail -bs',
 
-    /*
-    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    | Mail "Pretend"
-    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    |
-    | When this option is enabled, e-mail will not actually be sent over the
-    | web and will instead be written to your application's logs files so
-    | you may inspect the message. This is great for local development.
-    |
-    */
-
-    'pretend' => false,
-
 ];
diff --git a/config/queue.php b/config/queue.php
index cf9b09d..38fa540 100644
--- a/config/queue.php
+++ b/config/queue.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ return [
     | syntax for each one. Here you may set the default queue driver.
     |
     | Supported: "null", "sync", "database", "beanstalkd",
-    |            "sqs", "iron", "redis"
+    |            "sqs", "redis"
     |
     */
 
@@ -53,19 +53,11 @@ return [
             'driver' => 'sqs',
             'key'    => 'your-public-key',
             'secret' => 'your-secret-key',
-            'queue'  => 'your-queue-url',
+            'prefix' => 'https://sqs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/your-account-id',
+            'queue'  => 'your-queue-name',
             'region' => 'us-east-1',
         ],
 
-        'iron' => [
-            'driver'  => 'iron',
-            'host'    => 'mq-aws-us-east-1.iron.io',
-            'token'   => 'your-token',
-            'project' => 'your-project-id',
-            'queue'   => 'your-queue-name',
-            'encrypt' => true,
-        ],
-
         'redis' => [
             'driver' => 'redis',
             'connection' => 'default',
diff --git a/database/seeds/DatabaseSeeder.php b/database/seeds/DatabaseSeeder.php
index 988ea21..2a28edd 100644
--- a/database/seeds/DatabaseSeeder.php
+++ b/database/seeds/DatabaseSeeder.php
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
 use Illuminate\Database\Seeder;
-use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
 
 class DatabaseSeeder extends Seeder
 {
@@ -12,10 +11,6 @@ class DatabaseSeeder extends Seeder
      */
     public function run()
     {
-        Model::unguard();
-
         // $this->call(UserTableSeeder::class);
-
-        Model::reguard();
     }
 }
diff --git a/phpspec.yml b/phpspec.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index eb57939..0000000
--- a/phpspec.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-suites:
-    main:
-        namespace: App
-        psr4_prefix: App
-        src_path: app
\ No newline at end of file