diff --git a/app/Exceptions/Handler.php b/app/Exceptions/Handler.php
index fea9bfb..4f90117 100644
--- a/app/Exceptions/Handler.php
+++ b/app/Exceptions/Handler.php
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ class Handler extends ExceptionHandler
      *
      * @param  Throwable  $exception
      * @return void
+     *
+     * @throws \Exception
      */
     public function report(Throwable $exception)
     {
diff --git a/app/Http/Kernel.php b/app/Http/Kernel.php
index 77008d5..e78bbbd 100644
--- a/app/Http/Kernel.php
+++ b/app/Http/Kernel.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ class Kernel extends HttpKernel
      */
     protected $middleware = [
         \App\Http\Middleware\TrustProxies::class,
+        \Fruitcake\Cors\HandleCors::class,
         \App\Http\Middleware\CheckForMaintenanceMode::class,
         \Illuminate\Foundation\Http\Middleware\ValidatePostSize::class,
         \App\Http\Middleware\TrimStrings::class,
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ class Kernel extends HttpKernel
         'api' => [
             'snake_case',
             'throttle:60,1',
-            'bindings',
+            \Illuminate\Routing\Middleware\SubstituteBindings::class,
         ],
     ];
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Middleware/RedirectIfAuthenticated.php b/app/Http/Middleware/RedirectIfAuthenticated.php
index e4cec9c..2395ddc 100644
--- a/app/Http/Middleware/RedirectIfAuthenticated.php
+++ b/app/Http/Middleware/RedirectIfAuthenticated.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace App\Http\Middleware;
 
+use App\Providers\RouteServiceProvider;
 use Closure;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
 
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ class RedirectIfAuthenticated
     public function handle($request, Closure $next, $guard = null)
     {
         if (Auth::guard($guard)->check()) {
-            return redirect('/home');
+            return redirect(RouteServiceProvider::HOME);
         }
 
         return $next($request);
diff --git a/app/Http/Middleware/VerifyCsrfToken.php b/app/Http/Middleware/VerifyCsrfToken.php
index 324a166..0c13b85 100644
--- a/app/Http/Middleware/VerifyCsrfToken.php
+++ b/app/Http/Middleware/VerifyCsrfToken.php
@@ -6,13 +6,6 @@
 
 class VerifyCsrfToken extends Middleware
 {
-    /**
-     * Indicates whether the XSRF-TOKEN cookie should be set on the response.
-     *
-     * @var bool
-     */
-    protected $addHttpCookie = true;
-
     /**
      * The URIs that should be excluded from CSRF verification.
      *
diff --git a/app/Models/User.php b/app/Models/User.php
index 80dfd47..00267c4 100644
--- a/app/Models/User.php
+++ b/app/Models/User.php
@@ -49,6 +49,15 @@ class User extends BaseModel implements
         'password', 'remember_token', 'email_verified_at', 'primary_role',
     ];
 
+    /**
+     * The attributes that should be cast to native types.
+     *
+     * @var array
+     */
+    protected $casts = [
+        'email_verified_at' => 'datetime',
+    ];
+
     /**
      * Model's boot function
      */
diff --git a/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php b/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php
index 72c3913..9cf354c 100644
--- a/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php
+++ b/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php
@@ -9,24 +9,24 @@
 class AppServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
 {
     /**
-     * Bootstrap any application services.
+     * Register any application services.
      *
      * @return void
      */
-    public function boot()
+    public function register()
     {
-        //
+        $this->registerExceptionHandler();
+        $this->registerTelescope();
     }
 
     /**
-     * Register any application services.
+     * Bootstrap any application services.
      *
      * @return void
      */
-    public function register()
+    public function boot()
     {
-        $this->registerExceptionHandler();
-        $this->registerTelescope();
+        //
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/app/Providers/EventServiceProvider.php b/app/Providers/EventServiceProvider.php
index e0bd583..7830505 100644
--- a/app/Providers/EventServiceProvider.php
+++ b/app/Providers/EventServiceProvider.php
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 namespace App\Providers;
 
+use Illuminate\Auth\Events\Registered;
+use Illuminate\Auth\Listeners\SendEmailVerificationNotification;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Support\Providers\EventServiceProvider as ServiceProvider;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Event;
 
@@ -13,7 +15,9 @@ class EventServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
      * @var array
      */
     protected $listen = [
-
+        Registered::class => [
+            // SendEmailVerificationNotification::class,
+        ],
     ];
 
     /**
diff --git a/app/Providers/RouteServiceProvider.php b/app/Providers/RouteServiceProvider.php
index 7101879..4968b82 100644
--- a/app/Providers/RouteServiceProvider.php
+++ b/app/Providers/RouteServiceProvider.php
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ class RouteServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
      */
     protected $namespace = 'App\Http\Controllers';
 
+    /**
+     * The path to the "home" route for your application.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    public const HOME = '/';
+
     /**
      * Define your route model bindings, pattern filters, etc.
      *
@@ -38,6 +45,7 @@ public function map()
     {
         $this->mapApiRoutes();
 
+        // Re-enable if you would like to add web routes (eg. non-API routes for things like legacy webhook receivers)
         //$this->mapWebRoutes();
     }
 
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index c3fedf4..c7d486e 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
     "require": {
         "php": "^7.2.5",
         "fideloper/proxy": "^4.2",
+        "fruitcake/laravel-cors": "^1.0",
+        "guzzlehttp/guzzle": "^6.3",
         "laravel/framework": "^7.0",
         "laravel/tinker": "^2.4",
         "specialtactics/l5-api": "^2.0"
@@ -21,11 +23,11 @@
         "barryvdh/laravel-ide-helper": "^2.7",
         "beyondcode/laravel-dump-server": "^1.4",
         "facade/ignition": "^2.0",
-        "fzaninotto/faker": "^1.9",
-        "laravel/telescope": "^3.3",
-        "mockery/mockery": "^1.0",
-        "nunomaduro/collision": "^4.2",
-        "phpunit/phpunit": "^8.5"
+        "fzaninotto/faker": "^1.9.1",
+        "mockery/mockery": "^1.3.1",
+        "nunomaduro/collision": "^4.1",
+        "phpunit/phpunit": "^8.5",
+        "laravel/telescope": "^3.3"
     },
     "config": {
         "optimize-autoloader": true,
diff --git a/config/app.php b/config/app.php
index c9960cd..8409e00 100644
--- a/config/app.php
+++ b/config/app.php
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     |
     */
 
-    'debug' => env('APP_DEBUG', false),
+    'debug' => (bool) env('APP_DEBUG', false),
 
     /*
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@
         'File' => Illuminate\Support\Facades\File::class,
         'Gate' => Illuminate\Support\Facades\Gate::class,
         'Hash' => Illuminate\Support\Facades\Hash::class,
+        'Http' => Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http::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 a999082..3a2555c 100644
--- a/config/auth.php
+++ b/config/auth.php
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
             'provider' => 'users',
             'table' => 'password_resets',
             'expire' => 60,
+            'throttle' => 60,
         ],
     ],
 
diff --git a/config/cache.php b/config/cache.php
index 46751e6..4f41fdf 100644
--- a/config/cache.php
+++ b/config/cache.php
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 
         'array' => [
             'driver' => 'array',
+            'serialize' => false,
         ],
 
         'database' => [
diff --git a/config/cors.php b/config/cors.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..558369d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/cors.php
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<?php
+
+return [
+
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) Configuration
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | Here you may configure your settings for cross-origin resource sharing
+    | or "CORS". This determines what cross-origin operations may execute
+    | in web browsers. You are free to adjust these settings as needed.
+    |
+    | To learn more: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/CORS
+    |
+    */
+
+    'paths' => ['api/*'],
+
+    'allowed_methods' => ['*'],
+
+    'allowed_origins' => ['*'],
+
+    'allowed_origins_patterns' => [],
+
+    'allowed_headers' => ['*'],
+
+    'exposed_headers' => [],
+
+    'max_age' => 0,
+
+    'supports_credentials' => false,
+
+];
diff --git a/config/database.php b/config/database.php
index 199382d..b42d9b3 100644
--- a/config/database.php
+++ b/config/database.php
@@ -130,16 +130,16 @@
             'url' => env('REDIS_URL'),
             'host' => env('REDIS_HOST', '127.0.0.1'),
             'password' => env('REDIS_PASSWORD', null),
-            'port' => env('REDIS_PORT', 6379),
-            'database' => env('REDIS_DB', 0),
+            'port' => env('REDIS_PORT', '6379'),
+            'database' => env('REDIS_DB', '0'),
         ],
 
         'cache' => [
             'url' => env('REDIS_URL'),
             'host' => env('REDIS_HOST', '127.0.0.1'),
             'password' => env('REDIS_PASSWORD', null),
-            'port' => env('REDIS_PORT', 6379),
-            'database' => env('REDIS_CACHE_DB', 1),
+            'port' => env('REDIS_PORT', '6379'),
+            'database' => env('REDIS_CACHE_DB', '1'),
         ],
 
     ],
diff --git a/config/filesystems.php b/config/filesystems.php
index ec6a7ce..94c8112 100644
--- a/config/filesystems.php
+++ b/config/filesystems.php
@@ -62,8 +62,24 @@
             'region' => env('AWS_DEFAULT_REGION'),
             'bucket' => env('AWS_BUCKET'),
             'url' => env('AWS_URL'),
+            'endpoint' => env('AWS_ENDPOINT'),
         ],
 
     ],
 
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Symbolic Links
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | Here you may configure the symbolic links that will be created when the
+    | `storage:link` Artisan command is executed. The array keys should be
+    | the locations of the links and the values should be their targets.
+    |
+    */
+
+    'links' => [
+        public_path('storage') => storage_path('app/public'),
+    ],
+
 ];
diff --git a/config/logging.php b/config/logging.php
index 0df8212..088c204 100644
--- a/config/logging.php
+++ b/config/logging.php
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     'channels' => [
         'stack' => [
             'driver' => 'stack',
-            'channels' => ['daily'],
+            'channels' => ['single'],
             'ignore_exceptions' => false,
         ],
 
@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@
             'driver' => 'monolog',
             'handler' => NullHandler::class,
         ],
+
+        'emergency' => [
+            'path' => storage_path('logs/laravel.log'),
+        ],
     ],
 
 ];
diff --git a/config/mail.php b/config/mail.php
index 3c65eb3..5201bb7 100644
--- a/config/mail.php
+++ b/config/mail.php
@@ -4,45 +4,72 @@
 
     /*
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    | Mail Driver
+    | Default Mailer
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     |
-    | Laravel supports both SMTP and PHP's "mail" function as drivers for the
-    | sending of e-mail. You may specify which one you're using throughout
-    | your application here. By default, Laravel is setup for SMTP mail.
-    |
-    | Supported: "smtp", "sendmail", "mailgun", "ses",
-    |            "postmark", "log", "array"
+    | This option controls the default mailer that is used to send any email
+    | messages sent by your application. Alternative mailers may be setup
+    | and used as needed; however, this mailer will be used by default.
     |
     */
 
-    'driver' => env('MAIL_DRIVER', 'smtp'),
+    'default' => env('MAIL_MAILER', 'smtp'),
 
     /*
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    | SMTP Host Address
+    | Mailer Configurations
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     |
-    | Here you may provide the host address of the SMTP server used by your
-    | applications. A default option is provided that is compatible with
-    | the Mailgun mail service which will provide reliable deliveries.
+    | Here you may configure all of the mailers used by your application plus
+    | their respective settings. Several examples have been configured for
+    | you and you are free to add your own as your application requires.
     |
-    */
-
-    'host' => env('MAIL_HOST', 'smtp.mailgun.org'),
-
-    /*
-    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    | SMTP Host Port
-    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Laravel supports a variety of mail "transport" drivers to be used while
+    | sending an e-mail. You will specify which one you are using for your
+    | mailers below. You are free to add additional mailers as required.
     |
-    | This is the SMTP port used by your application to deliver e-mails to
-    | users of the application. Like the host we have set this value to
-    | stay compatible with the Mailgun e-mail application by default.
+    | Supported: "smtp", "sendmail", "mailgun", "ses",
+    |            "postmark", "log", "array"
     |
     */
 
-    'port' => env('MAIL_PORT', 587),
+    'mailers' => [
+        'smtp' => [
+            'transport' => 'smtp',
+            'host' => env('MAIL_HOST', 'smtp.mailgun.org'),
+            'port' => env('MAIL_PORT', 587),
+            'encryption' => env('MAIL_ENCRYPTION', 'tls'),
+            'username' => env('MAIL_USERNAME'),
+            'password' => env('MAIL_PASSWORD'),
+            'timeout' => null,
+        ],
+
+        'ses' => [
+            'transport' => 'ses',
+        ],
+
+        'mailgun' => [
+            'transport' => 'mailgun',
+        ],
+
+        'postmark' => [
+            'transport' => 'postmark',
+        ],
+
+        'sendmail' => [
+            'transport' => 'sendmail',
+            'path' => '/usr/sbin/sendmail -bs',
+        ],
+
+        'log' => [
+            'transport' => 'log',
+            'channel' => env('MAIL_LOG_CHANNEL'),
+        ],
+
+        'array' => [
+            'transport' => 'array',
+        ],
+    ],
 
     /*
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -60,47 +87,6 @@
         'name' => env('MAIL_FROM_NAME', 'Example'),
     ],
 
-    /*
-    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    | E-Mail Encryption Protocol
-    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    |
-    | Here you may specify the encryption protocol that should be used when
-    | the application send e-mail messages. A sensible default using the
-    | transport layer security protocol should provide great security.
-    |
-    */
-
-    'encryption' => env('MAIL_ENCRYPTION', 'tls'),
-
-    /*
-    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    | SMTP Server Username
-    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    |
-    | If your SMTP server requires a username for authentication, you should
-    | set it here. This will get used to authenticate with your server on
-    | connection. You may also set the "password" value below this one.
-    |
-    */
-
-    'username' => env('MAIL_USERNAME'),
-
-    'password' => env('MAIL_PASSWORD'),
-
-    /*
-    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    | Sendmail System Path
-    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    |
-    | When using the "sendmail" driver to send e-mails, we will need to know
-    | the path to where Sendmail lives on this server. A default path has
-    | been provided here, which will work well on most of your systems.
-    |
-    */
-
-    'sendmail' => '/usr/sbin/sendmail -bs',
-
     /*
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     | Markdown Mail Settings
@@ -120,17 +106,4 @@
         ],
     ],
 
-    /*
-    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    | Log Channel
-    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    |
-    | If you are using the "log" driver, you may specify the logging channel
-    | if you prefer to keep mail messages separate from other log entries
-    | for simpler reading. Otherwise, the default channel will be used.
-    |
-    */
-
-    'log_channel' => env('MAIL_LOG_CHANNEL'),
-
 ];
diff --git a/config/queue.php b/config/queue.php
index 3a30d6c..00b76d6 100644
--- a/config/queue.php
+++ b/config/queue.php
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
             'secret' => env('AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY'),
             'prefix' => env('SQS_PREFIX', 'https://sqs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/your-account-id'),
             'queue' => env('SQS_QUEUE', 'your-queue-name'),
+            'suffix' => env('SQS_SUFFIX'),
             'region' => env('AWS_DEFAULT_REGION', 'us-east-1'),
         ],
 
diff --git a/config/session.php b/config/session.php
index fbb9b4d..da692f3 100644
--- a/config/session.php
+++ b/config/session.php
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
     |
     */
 
-    'secure' => env('SESSION_SECURE_COOKIE', false),
+    'secure' => env('SESSION_SECURE_COOKIE'),
 
     /*
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -188,12 +188,12 @@
     |
     | This option determines how your cookies behave when cross-site requests
     | take place, and can be used to mitigate CSRF attacks. By default, we
-    | do not enable this as other CSRF protection services are in place.
+    | will set this value to "lax" since this is a secure default value.
     |
-    | Supported: "lax", "strict"
+    | Supported: "lax", "strict", "none", null
     |
     */
 
-    'same_site' => null,
+    'same_site' => 'lax',
 
 ];
diff --git a/database/migrations/2019_08_19_000000_create_failed_jobs_table.php b/database/migrations/2019_08_19_000000_create_failed_jobs_table.php
index 389bdf7..9bddee3 100644
--- a/database/migrations/2019_08_19_000000_create_failed_jobs_table.php
+++ b/database/migrations/2019_08_19_000000_create_failed_jobs_table.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class CreateFailedJobsTable extends Migration
     public function up()
     {
         Schema::create('failed_jobs', function (Blueprint $table) {
-            $table->bigIncrements('id');
+            $table->id();
             $table->text('connection');
             $table->text('queue');
             $table->longText('payload');
diff --git a/phpunit.xml b/phpunit.xml
index 7d83ad9..8f37563 100644
--- a/phpunit.xml
+++ b/phpunit.xml
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<phpunit backupGlobals="false"
-         backupStaticAttributes="false"
+<phpunit xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="./vendor/phpunit/phpunit/phpunit.xsd"
          bootstrap="tests/bootstrap.php"
          colors="true"
+         backupGlobals="false"
+         backupStaticAttributes="false"
          convertErrorsToExceptions="true"
          convertNoticesToExceptions="true"
          convertWarningsToExceptions="true"
@@ -33,9 +35,11 @@
         <server name="APP_ENV" value="testing"/>
         <server name="BCRYPT_ROUNDS" value="4"/>
         <server name="CACHE_DRIVER" value="array"/>
-        <server name="MAIL_DRIVER" value="array"/>
+        <server name="DB_CONNECTION" value="sqlite"/>
+        <server name="DB_DATABASE" value=":memory:"/>
+        <server name="MAIL_MAILER" value="array"/>
         <server name="QUEUE_CONNECTION" value="sync"/>
         <server name="SESSION_DRIVER" value="array"/>
-        <server name="TELESCOPE_ENABLED" value="false" />
+        <server name="TELESCOPE_ENABLED" value="false"/>
     </php>
 </phpunit>
diff --git a/public/.htaccess b/public/.htaccess
index b75525b..3aec5e2 100644
--- a/public/.htaccess
+++ b/public/.htaccess
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} (.+)/$
     RewriteRule ^ %1 [L,R=301]
 
-    # Handle Front Controller...
+    # Send Requests To Front Controller...
     RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
     RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
     RewriteRule ^ index.php [L]
diff --git a/resources/lang/en/passwords.php b/resources/lang/en/passwords.php
index f3b01a4..2345a56 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en/passwords.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en/passwords.php
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@
     */
 
     'reset' => 'Your password has been reset!',
-    'sent' => 'We have e-mailed your password reset link!',
+    'sent' => 'We have emailed your password reset link!',
+    'throttled' => 'Please wait before retrying.',
     'token' => 'This password reset token is invalid.',
-    'user' => "We can't find a user with that e-mail address.",
+    'user' => "We can't find a user with that email address.",
 
 ];
diff --git a/resources/lang/en/validation.php b/resources/lang/en/validation.php
index ce1d80d..a65914f 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en/validation.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en/validation.php
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     'dimensions' => 'The :attribute has invalid image dimensions.',
     'distinct' => 'The :attribute field has a duplicate value.',
     'email' => 'The :attribute must be a valid email address.',
-    'ends_with' => 'The :attribute must end with one of the following: :values',
+    'ends_with' => 'The :attribute must end with one of the following: :values.',
     'exists' => 'The selected :attribute is invalid.',
     'file' => 'The :attribute must be a file.',
     'filled' => 'The :attribute field must have a value.',
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
         'string' => 'The :attribute must be :size characters.',
         'array' => 'The :attribute must contain :size items.',
     ],
-    'starts_with' => 'The :attribute must start with one of the following: :values',
+    'starts_with' => 'The :attribute must start with one of the following: :values.',
     'string' => 'The :attribute must be a string.',
     'timezone' => 'The :attribute must be a valid zone.',
     'unique' => 'The :attribute has already been taken.',
diff --git a/routes/channels.php b/routes/channels.php
index f16a20b..963b0d2 100644
--- a/routes/channels.php
+++ b/routes/channels.php
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Broadcast;
+
 /*
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 | Broadcast Channels
diff --git a/routes/console.php b/routes/console.php
index 75dd0cd..da55196 100644
--- a/routes/console.php
+++ b/routes/console.php
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Inspiring;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Artisan;
 
 /*
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/routes/web.php b/routes/web.php
index cb3f0ca..94febc7 100644
--- a/routes/web.php
+++ b/routes/web.php
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
+
 /*
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 | Web Routes