diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/ConfirmPasswordController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/ConfirmPasswordController.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..138c1f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/ConfirmPasswordController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers\Auth;
+
+use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
+use App\Providers\RouteServiceProvider;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\ConfirmsPasswords;
+
+class ConfirmPasswordController extends Controller
+{
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Confirm Password Controller
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | This controller is responsible for handling password confirmations and
+    | uses a simple trait to include the behavior. You're free to explore
+    | this trait and override any functions that require customization.
+    |
+    */
+
+    use ConfirmsPasswords;
+
+    /**
+     * Where to redirect users when the intended url fails.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $redirectTo = RouteServiceProvider::HOME;
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new controller instance.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        $this->middleware('auth');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/ForgotPasswordController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/ForgotPasswordController.php
index 6a247fe..465c39c 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/ForgotPasswordController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/ForgotPasswordController.php
@@ -19,14 +19,4 @@ class ForgotPasswordController extends Controller
     */
 
     use SendsPasswordResetEmails;
-
-    /**
-     * Create a new controller instance.
-     *
-     * @return void
-     */
-    public function __construct()
-    {
-        $this->middleware('guest');
-    }
 }
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/RegisterController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/RegisterController.php
index 5d286cf..c6a6de6 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/RegisterController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/RegisterController.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace App\Http\Controllers\Auth;
 
 use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
+use App\Providers\RouteServiceProvider;
 use App\User;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\RegistersUsers;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Hash;
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ class RegisterController extends Controller
      *
      * @var string
      */
-    protected $redirectTo = '/home';
+    protected $redirectTo = RouteServiceProvider::HOME;
 
     /**
      * Create a new controller instance.
@@ -49,9 +50,9 @@ public function __construct()
     protected function validator(array $data)
     {
         return Validator::make($data, [
-            'name' => 'required|string|max:255',
-            'email' => 'required|string|email|max:255|unique:users',
-            'password' => 'required|string|min:6|confirmed',
+            'name' => ['required', 'string', 'max:255'],
+            'email' => ['required', 'string', 'email', 'max:255', 'unique:users'],
+            'password' => ['required', 'string', 'min:8', 'confirmed'],
         ]);
     }
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/ResetPasswordController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/ResetPasswordController.php
index cf726ee..b1726a3 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/ResetPasswordController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/ResetPasswordController.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace App\Http\Controllers\Auth;
 
 use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
+use App\Providers\RouteServiceProvider;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\ResetsPasswords;
 
 class ResetPasswordController extends Controller
@@ -25,15 +26,5 @@ class ResetPasswordController extends Controller
      *
      * @var string
      */
-    protected $redirectTo = '/home';
-
-    /**
-     * Create a new controller instance.
-     *
-     * @return void
-     */
-    public function __construct()
-    {
-        $this->middleware('guest');
-    }
+    protected $redirectTo = RouteServiceProvider::HOME;
 }
diff --git a/app/Http/Kernel.php b/app/Http/Kernel.php
index d15c28e..fbf38dc 100644
--- a/app/Http/Kernel.php
+++ b/app/Http/Kernel.php
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ class Kernel extends HttpKernel
      * @var array
      */
     protected $middleware = [
+        \App\Http\Middleware\TrustProxies::class,
         \App\Http\Middleware\CheckForMaintenanceMode::class,
         \Illuminate\Foundation\Http\Middleware\ValidatePostSize::class,
         \App\Http\Middleware\TrimStrings::class,
-        //\Illuminate\Foundation\Http\Middleware\ConvertEmptyStringsToNull::class,
-        \App\Http\Middleware\TrustProxies::class,
+        \Illuminate\Foundation\Http\Middleware\ConvertEmptyStringsToNull::class,
     ];
 
     /**
@@ -38,12 +38,8 @@ class Kernel extends HttpKernel
         ],
 
         'api' => [
-            'throttle:240,1',
-            'bindings',
-        ],
-
-        'basic' => [
-            \App\Http\Middleware\AuthBasic::class,
+            'throttle:60,1',
+            \Illuminate\Routing\Middleware\SubstituteBindings::class,
         ],
     ];
 
@@ -55,16 +51,32 @@ class Kernel extends HttpKernel
      * @var array
      */
     protected $routeMiddleware = [
-        'auth' => \Illuminate\Auth\Middleware\Authenticate::class,
+        'auth' => \App\Http\Middleware\Authenticate::class,
         'auth.basic' => \Illuminate\Auth\Middleware\AuthenticateWithBasicAuth::class,
         'bindings' => \Illuminate\Routing\Middleware\SubstituteBindings::class,
         'cache.headers' => \Illuminate\Http\Middleware\SetCacheHeaders::class,
         'can' => \Illuminate\Auth\Middleware\Authorize::class,
         'guest' => \App\Http\Middleware\RedirectIfAuthenticated::class,
+        'password.confirm' => \Illuminate\Auth\Middleware\RequirePassword::class,
+        'signed' => \Illuminate\Routing\Middleware\ValidateSignature::class,
         'throttle' => \Illuminate\Routing\Middleware\ThrottleRequests::class,
-        'blockip' => \App\Http\Middleware\BlockIp::class,
-        'oracle' => \App\Http\Middleware\Oracle::class,
-        'InforAuth' => \App\Http\Middleware\InforAuth::class,
-        'miller' => \App\Http\Middleware\Miller::class,
+        'verified' => \Illuminate\Auth\Middleware\EnsureEmailIsVerified::class,
+    ];
+
+    /**
+     * The priority-sorted list of middleware.
+     *
+     * This forces non-global middleware to always be in the given order.
+     *
+     * @var array
+     */
+    protected $middlewarePriority = [
+        \Illuminate\Session\Middleware\StartSession::class,
+        \Illuminate\View\Middleware\ShareErrorsFromSession::class,
+        \App\Http\Middleware\Authenticate::class,
+        \Illuminate\Routing\Middleware\ThrottleRequests::class,
+        \Illuminate\Session\Middleware\AuthenticateSession::class,
+        \Illuminate\Routing\Middleware\SubstituteBindings::class,
+        \Illuminate\Auth\Middleware\Authorize::class,
     ];
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/Http/Middleware/Authenticate.php b/app/Http/Middleware/Authenticate.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..704089a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Middleware/Authenticate.php
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Middleware;
+
+use Illuminate\Auth\Middleware\Authenticate as Middleware;
+
+class Authenticate extends Middleware
+{
+    /**
+     * Get the path the user should be redirected to when they are not authenticated.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
+     * @return string|null
+     */
+    protected function redirectTo($request)
+    {
+        if (! $request->expectsJson()) {
+            return route('login');
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Providers/RouteServiceProvider.php b/app/Providers/RouteServiceProvider.php
index 37aac4a..0f7cefa 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 = '/home';
+
     /**
      * Define your route model bindings, pattern filters, etc.
      *
diff --git a/bootstrap/app.php b/bootstrap/app.php
index f2801ad..037e17d 100644
--- a/bootstrap/app.php
+++ b/bootstrap/app.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 */
 
 $app = new Illuminate\Foundation\Application(
-    realpath(__DIR__.'/../')
+    $_ENV['APP_BASE_PATH'] ?? dirname(__DIR__)
 );
 
 /*
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 5806a5a..2cd5e89 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -8,28 +8,26 @@
     "license": "MIT",
     "type": "project",
     "require": {
-        "php": "^7.1.3",
-        "aws/aws-sdk-php-laravel": "^3.6",
-        "folklore/graphql": "~1.0.0",
+        "php": "^7.4|^8.0",
+        "aws/aws-sdk-php-laravel": "^3.7",
         "guzzlehttp/guzzle": "^6.3",
-        "laravel/framework": "5.8.*",
-        "laravel/passport": "~5.0",
-        "laravel/tinker": "~1.0",
-        "lcobucci/jwt": "3.3.3",
-        "orchestra/parser": "~3.0",
+        "laravel/framework": "^6.20",
+        "laravel/passport": "^9.4",
+        "laravel/tinker": "^2.5",
+        "lcobucci/jwt": "^4.1",
+        "orchestra/parser": "^4.0",
         "sentry/sentry-laravel": "2.13.0",
         "shiftonelabs/laravel-sqs-fifo-queue": "^2.0",
-        "spatie/array-to-xml": "2.3.0",
-        "symfony/psr-http-message-bridge": "^1.1",
-        "fideloper/proxy": "^4.0"
+        "spatie/array-to-xml": "^3.1",
+        "symfony/psr-http-message-bridge": "^2.1",
+        "fideloper/proxy": "^4.4"
     },
     "require-dev": {
-        "fzaninotto/faker": "~1.4",
         "mockery/mockery": "~1.0",
-        "phpunit/phpunit": "^7.5",
-        "filp/whoops": "~2.0",
+        "phpunit/phpunit": "^8.5.8|^9.3.3",
         "nunomaduro/collision": "^3.0",
-        "beyondcode/laravel-dump-server": "^1.0"
+        "fakerphp/faker": "^1.9.1",
+        "facade/ignition": "^1.16.4"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "classmap": [
diff --git a/config/app.php b/config/app.php
index 04ef388..30a9bdb 100644
--- a/config/app.php
+++ b/config/app.php
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
         /**
          * GraphQL
          */
-        Folklore\GraphQL\ServiceProvider::class,
+        //Folklore\GraphQL\ServiceProvider::class,
 
         /*
          * Application Service Providers...
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@
         App\Providers\RouteServiceProvider::class,
         //Sentry\Laravel\ServiceProvider::class,
         Sentry\Laravel\ServiceProvider::class,
-       // Sentry\SentryLaravel\SentryLaravelServiceProvider::class,
+        // Sentry\SentryLaravel\SentryLaravelServiceProvider::class,
         // Amazon SQS
         Aws\Laravel\AwsServiceProvider::class,
         // Amazon SQS FIFO
diff --git a/config/auth.php b/config/auth.php
index 7817501..aaf982b 100644
--- a/config/auth.php
+++ b/config/auth.php
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
         'api' => [
             'driver' => 'token',
             'provider' => 'users',
+            'hash' => false,
         ],
     ],
 
@@ -96,7 +97,21 @@
             'provider' => 'users',
             'table' => 'password_resets',
             'expire' => 60,
+            'throttle' => 60,
         ],
     ],
 
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Password Confirmation Timeout
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | Here you may define the amount of seconds before a password confirmation
+    | times out and the user is prompted to re-enter their password via the
+    | confirmation screen. By default, the timeout lasts for three hours.
+    |
+    */
+
+    'password_timeout' => 10800,
+
 ];
diff --git a/config/broadcasting.php b/config/broadcasting.php
index 3ca45ea..3bba110 100644
--- a/config/broadcasting.php
+++ b/config/broadcasting.php
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
             'app_id' => env('PUSHER_APP_ID'),
             'options' => [
                 'cluster' => env('PUSHER_APP_CLUSTER'),
-                'encrypted' => true,
+                'useTLS' => true,
             ],
         ],
 
diff --git a/config/database.php b/config/database.php
index 921769c..b42d9b3 100644
--- a/config/database.php
+++ b/config/database.php
@@ -119,10 +119,10 @@
 
     'redis' => [
 
-        'client' => env('REDIS_CLIENT', 'predis'),
+        'client' => env('REDIS_CLIENT', 'phpredis'),
 
         'options' => [
-            'cluster' => env('REDIS_CLUSTER', 'predis'),
+            'cluster' => env('REDIS_CLUSTER', 'redis'),
             'prefix' => env('REDIS_PREFIX', Str::slug(env('APP_NAME', 'laravel'), '_').'_database_'),
         ],
 
@@ -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 77fa5de..220c010 100644
--- a/config/filesystems.php
+++ b/config/filesystems.php
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     | may even configure multiple disks of the same driver. Defaults have
     | been setup for each driver as an example of the required options.
     |
-    | Supported Drivers: "local", "ftp", "sftp", "s3", "rackspace"
+    | Supported Drivers: "local", "ftp", "sftp", "s3"
     |
     */
 
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
             'region' => env('AWS_DEFAULT_REGION'),
             'bucket' => env('AWS_BUCKET'),
             'url' => env('AWS_URL'),
+            'endpoint' => env('AWS_ENDPOINT'),
         ],
 
     ],
diff --git a/config/logging.php b/config/logging.php
index d09cd7d..088c204 100644
--- a/config/logging.php
+++ b/config/logging.php
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
+use Monolog\Handler\NullHandler;
 use Monolog\Handler\StreamHandler;
 use Monolog\Handler\SyslogUdpHandler;
 
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@
     'channels' => [
         'stack' => [
             'driver' => 'stack',
-            'channels' => ['daily'],
+            'channels' => ['single'],
             'ignore_exceptions' => false,
         ],
 
@@ -89,6 +90,15 @@
             'driver' => 'errorlog',
             'level' => 'debug',
         ],
+
+        'null' => [
+            'driver' => 'monolog',
+            'handler' => NullHandler::class,
+        ],
+
+        'emergency' => [
+            'path' => storage_path('logs/laravel.log'),
+        ],
     ],
 
 ];
diff --git a/config/mail.php b/config/mail.php
index 6f8469f..3c65eb3 100644
--- a/config/mail.php
+++ b/config/mail.php
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
     | 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", "mandrill", "ses",
-    |            "sparkpost", "postmark", "log", "array"
+    | Supported: "smtp", "sendmail", "mailgun", "ses",
+    |            "postmark", "log", "array"
     |
     */
 
diff --git a/config/queue.php b/config/queue.php
index 07c7d2a..3a30d6c 100644
--- a/config/queue.php
+++ b/config/queue.php
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
     */
 
     'failed' => [
+        'driver' => env('QUEUE_FAILED_DRIVER', 'database'),
         'database' => env('DB_CONNECTION', 'mysql'),
         'table' => 'failed_jobs',
     ],
diff --git a/config/services.php b/config/services.php
index 8ce6cc6..2a1d616 100644
--- a/config/services.php
+++ b/config/services.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     |
     | This file is for storing the credentials for third party services such
-    | as Mailgun, SparkPost and others. This file provides a sane default
+    | as Mailgun, Postmark, AWS and more. This file provides the de facto
     | location for this type of information, allowing packages to have
     | a conventional file to locate the various service credentials.
     |
@@ -30,8 +30,4 @@
         'region' => env('AWS_DEFAULT_REGION', 'us-east-1'),
     ],
 
-    'sparkpost' => [
-        'secret' => env('SPARKPOST_SECRET'),
-    ],
-
 ];
diff --git a/resources/lang/en/passwords.php b/resources/lang/en/passwords.php
index e5544d2..724de4b 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en/passwords.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en/passwords.php
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@
     |
     */
 
-    'password' => 'Passwords must be at least six characters and match the confirmation.',
     'reset' => 'Your password has been reset!',
     'sent' => 'We have e-mailed 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.",
 
diff --git a/resources/lang/en/validation.php b/resources/lang/en/validation.php
index e1d879f..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.',
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@
     'not_in' => 'The selected :attribute is invalid.',
     'not_regex' => 'The :attribute format is invalid.',
     'numeric' => 'The :attribute must be a number.',
+    'password' => 'The password is incorrect.',
     'present' => 'The :attribute field must be present.',
     'regex' => 'The :attribute format is invalid.',
     'required' => 'The :attribute field is required.',
@@ -109,7 +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.',