diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/Inspire.php b/app/Console/Commands/Inspire.php
deleted file mode 100644
index db9ab854..00000000
--- a/app/Console/Commands/Inspire.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace App\Console\Commands;
-
-use Illuminate\Console\Command;
-use Illuminate\Foundation\Inspiring;
-
-class Inspire extends Command
-{
-    /**
-     * The name and signature of the console command.
-     *
-     * @var string
-     */
-    protected $signature = 'inspire';
-
-    /**
-     * The console command description.
-     *
-     * @var string
-     */
-    protected $description = 'Display an inspiring quote';
-
-    /**
-     * Execute the console command.
-     *
-     * @return mixed
-     */
-    public function handle()
-    {
-        $this->comment(PHP_EOL.Inspiring::quote().PHP_EOL);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/app/Console/Kernel.php b/app/Console/Kernel.php
index 71c519d3..622e774b 100644
--- a/app/Console/Kernel.php
+++ b/app/Console/Kernel.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class Kernel extends ConsoleKernel
      * @var array
      */
     protected $commands = [
-        // Commands\Inspire::class,
+        //
     ];
 
     /**
@@ -27,4 +27,14 @@ class Kernel extends ConsoleKernel
         // $schedule->command('inspire')
         //          ->hourly();
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Register the Closure based commands for the application.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    protected function commands()
+    {
+        require base_path('routes/console.php');
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/Events/Event.php b/app/Events/Event.php
deleted file mode 100644
index ba2f8883..00000000
--- a/app/Events/Event.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace App\Events;
-
-abstract class Event
-{
-    //
-}
diff --git a/app/Exceptions/Handler.php b/app/Exceptions/Handler.php
index 2ad2cd9a..5309bfa8 100644
--- a/app/Exceptions/Handler.php
+++ b/app/Exceptions/Handler.php
@@ -3,12 +3,8 @@
 namespace App\Exceptions;
 
 use Exception;
-use Illuminate\Validation\ValidationException;
-use Illuminate\Session\TokenMismatchException;
-use Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException;
+use Illuminate\Auth\AuthenticationException;
 use Symfony\Component\Debug\Exception\FlattenException;
-use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\ModelNotFoundException;
-use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\HttpException;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Exceptions\Handler as ExceptionHandler;
 
 class Handler extends ExceptionHandler
@@ -19,10 +15,12 @@ class Handler extends ExceptionHandler
      * @var array
      */
     protected $dontReport = [
-        AuthorizationException::class,
-        HttpException::class,
-        ModelNotFoundException::class,
-        ValidationException::class,
+        \Illuminate\Auth\AuthenticationException::class,
+        \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException::class,
+        \Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\HttpException::class,
+        \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\ModelNotFoundException::class,
+        \Illuminate\Session\TokenMismatchException::class,
+        \Illuminate\Validation\ValidationException::class,
     ];
 
     /**
@@ -30,38 +28,39 @@ class Handler extends ExceptionHandler
      *
      * This is a great spot to send exceptions to Sentry, Bugsnag, etc.
      *
-     * @param  \Exception  $exc
+     * @param  \Exception  $exception
      * @return void
      */
-    public function report(Exception $exc)
+    public function report(Exception $exception)
     {
-        parent::report($exc);
+        parent::report($exception);
     }
 
     /**
      * Render an exception into an HTTP response.
      *
      * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
-     * @param  \Exception  $exc
+     * @param  \Exception  $exception
      * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
      */
-    public function render($request, Exception $exc)
+    public function render($request, Exception $exception)
     {
-        if (config('app.debug')) {
-            return $this->renderExceptionWithWhoops($exc);
-        }
+        return parent::render($request, $exception);
+    }
 
-        if ($exc instanceof ModelNotFoundException) {
-            $exc = new NotFoundHttpException($exc->getMessage(), $exc);
+    /**
+     * Convert an authentication exception into an unauthenticated response.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Auth\AuthenticationException  $exception
+     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
+     */
+    protected function unauthenticated($request, AuthenticationException $exception)
+    {
+        if ($request->expectsJson()) {
+            return response()->json(['error' => 'Unauthenticated.'], 401);
         }
-
-        if ($exc instanceof TokenMismatchException) {
-            return redirect()->back()
-                ->withInput($request->except('password', '_token'))
-                ->withErrors('Validation Token has expired. Please try again', 'csrf');
-        }
-
-        return parent::render($request, $exc);
+        return redirect()->guest('login');
     }
 
     /**
@@ -70,7 +69,7 @@ class Handler extends ExceptionHandler
      * @param  \Exception $exc
      * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
      */
-    protected function renderExceptionWithWhoops(Exception $exc)
+    protected function renderExceptionWithWhoops(Exception $exception)
     {
         $whoops = new \Whoops\Run;
         $handler = new \Whoops\Handler\PrettyPageHandler();
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ class Handler extends ExceptionHandler
         });
         $whoops->pushHandler($handler);
 
-        $flattened = FlattenException::create($exc);
+        $flattened = FlattenException::create($exception);
 
         return new \Illuminate\Http\Response(
             $whoops->handleException($exc),
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/ForgotPasswordController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/ForgotPasswordController.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6a247fef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/ForgotPasswordController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers\Auth;
+
+use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\SendsPasswordResetEmails;
+
+class ForgotPasswordController extends Controller
+{
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Password Reset Controller
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | This controller is responsible for handling password reset emails and
+    | includes a trait which assists in sending these notifications from
+    | your application to your users. Feel free to explore this trait.
+    |
+    */
+
+    use SendsPasswordResetEmails;
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new controller instance.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        $this->middleware('guest');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/LoginController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/LoginController.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2abd9e04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/LoginController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers\Auth;
+
+use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\AuthenticatesUsers;
+
+class LoginController extends Controller
+{
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Login Controller
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | This controller handles authenticating users for the application and
+    | redirecting them to your home screen. The controller uses a trait
+    | to conveniently provide its functionality to your applications.
+    |
+    */
+
+    use AuthenticatesUsers;
+
+    /**
+     * Where to redirect users after login / registration.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $redirectTo = '/home';
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new controller instance.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        $this->middleware('guest', ['except' => 'logout']);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/AuthController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/RegisterController.php
similarity index 67%
rename from app/Http/Controllers/Auth/AuthController.php
rename to app/Http/Controllers/Auth/RegisterController.php
index a100dd6e..34c376cf 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/AuthController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/RegisterController.php
@@ -5,39 +5,38 @@ namespace App\Http\Controllers\Auth;
 use App\User;
 use Validator;
 use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
-use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\ThrottlesLogins;
-use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\AuthenticatesAndRegistersUsers;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\RegistersUsers;
 
-class AuthController extends Controller
+class RegisterController extends Controller
 {
     /*
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    | Registration & Login Controller
+    | Register Controller
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     |
-    | This controller handles the registration of new users, as well as the
-    | authentication of existing users. By default, this controller uses
-    | a simple trait to add these behaviors. Why don't you explore it?
+    | This controller handles the registration of new users as well as their
+    | validation and creation. By default this controller uses a trait to
+    | provide this functionality without requiring any additional code.
     |
     */
 
-    use AuthenticatesAndRegistersUsers, ThrottlesLogins;
+    use RegistersUsers;
 
     /**
      * Where to redirect users after login / registration.
      *
      * @var string
      */
-    protected $redirectTo = '/';
+    protected $redirectTo = '/home';
 
     /**
-     * Create a new authentication controller instance.
+     * Create a new controller instance.
      *
      * @return void
      */
     public function __construct()
     {
-        $this->middleware($this->guestMiddleware(), ['except' => 'logout']);
+        $this->middleware('guest');
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/PasswordController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/ResetPasswordController.php
similarity index 82%
rename from app/Http/Controllers/Auth/PasswordController.php
rename to app/Http/Controllers/Auth/ResetPasswordController.php
index 66f77366..c73bf99f 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/PasswordController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/ResetPasswordController.php
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ namespace App\Http\Controllers\Auth;
 use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\ResetsPasswords;
 
-class PasswordController extends Controller
+class ResetPasswordController extends Controller
 {
     /*
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ class PasswordController extends Controller
     use ResetsPasswords;
 
     /**
-     * Create a new password controller instance.
+     * Create a new controller instance.
      *
      * @return void
      */
     public function __construct()
     {
-        $this->middleware($this->guestMiddleware());
+        $this->middleware('guest');
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Controller.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Controller.php
index d492e0b3..03e02a23 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Controller.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Controller.php
@@ -6,9 +6,8 @@ use Illuminate\Foundation\Bus\DispatchesJobs;
 use Illuminate\Routing\Controller as BaseController;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Validation\ValidatesRequests;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\Access\AuthorizesRequests;
-use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\Access\AuthorizesResources;
 
 class Controller extends BaseController
 {
-    use AuthorizesRequests, AuthorizesResources, DispatchesJobs, ValidatesRequests;
+    use AuthorizesRequests, DispatchesJobs, ValidatesRequests;
 }
diff --git a/app/Http/Kernel.php b/app/Http/Kernel.php
index ebad4d16..0a782b36 100644
--- a/app/Http/Kernel.php
+++ b/app/Http/Kernel.php
@@ -29,11 +29,13 @@ class Kernel extends HttpKernel
             \Illuminate\Session\Middleware\StartSession::class,
             \Illuminate\View\Middleware\ShareErrorsFromSession::class,
             \App\Http\Middleware\VerifyCsrfToken::class,
+            \Illuminate\Routing\Middleware\SubstituteBindings::class,
             \App\Http\Middleware\LinkHeadersMiddleware::class,
         ],
 
         'api' => [
             'throttle:60,1',
+            'bindings',
         ],
     ];
 
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@ class Kernel extends HttpKernel
     protected $routeMiddleware = [
         'auth' => \App\Http\Middleware\Authenticate::class,
         'auth.basic' => \Illuminate\Auth\Middleware\AuthenticateWithBasicAuth::class,
-        'can' => \Illuminate\Foundation\Http\Middleware\Authorize::class,
+        'can' => \Illuminate\Auth\Middleware\Authorize::class,
         'guest' => \App\Http\Middleware\RedirectIfAuthenticated::class,
         'myauth' => \App\Http\Middleware\MyAuthMiddleware::class,
         'throttle' => \Illuminate\Routing\Middleware\ThrottleRequests::class,
diff --git a/app/Http/Middleware/Authenticate.php b/app/Http/Middleware/Authenticate.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 67abcaea..00000000
--- a/app/Http/Middleware/Authenticate.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace App\Http\Middleware;
-
-use Closure;
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
-
-class Authenticate
-{
-    /**
-     * Handle an incoming request.
-     *
-     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
-     * @param  \Closure  $next
-     * @param  string|null  $guard
-     * @return mixed
-     */
-    public function handle($request, Closure $next, $guard = null)
-    {
-        if (Auth::guard($guard)->guest()) {
-            if ($request->ajax() || $request->wantsJson()) {
-                return response('Unauthorized.', 401);
-            } else {
-                return redirect()->guest('login');
-            }
-        }
-
-        return $next($request);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/Request.php b/app/Http/Requests/Request.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 76b2ffd4..00000000
--- a/app/Http/Requests/Request.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace App\Http\Requests;
-
-use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\FormRequest;
-
-abstract class Request extends FormRequest
-{
-    //
-}
diff --git a/app/Listeners/.gitkeep b/app/Listeners/.gitkeep
deleted file mode 100644
index 8b137891..00000000
--- a/app/Listeners/.gitkeep
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-
diff --git a/app/Policies/.gitkeep b/app/Policies/.gitkeep
deleted file mode 100644
index 8b137891..00000000
--- a/app/Policies/.gitkeep
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-
diff --git a/app/Providers/AuthServiceProvider.php b/app/Providers/AuthServiceProvider.php
index 57d88ea3..db3c26f9 100644
--- a/app/Providers/AuthServiceProvider.php
+++ b/app/Providers/AuthServiceProvider.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace App\Providers;
 
-use Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Access\Gate as GateContract;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Gate;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Support\Providers\AuthServiceProvider as ServiceProvider;
 
 class AuthServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
@@ -19,12 +19,11 @@ class AuthServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
     /**
      * Register any application authentication / authorization services.
      *
-     * @param  \Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Access\Gate  $gate
      * @return void
      */
-    public function boot(GateContract $gate)
+    public function boot()
     {
-        $this->registerPolicies($gate);
+        $this->registerPolicies();
 
         //
     }
diff --git a/app/Providers/BroadcastServiceProvider.php b/app/Providers/BroadcastServiceProvider.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1dcf8d28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Providers/BroadcastServiceProvider.php
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Providers;
+
+use Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Broadcast;
+
+class BroadcastServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
+{
+    /**
+     * Bootstrap any application services.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function boot()
+    {
+        Broadcast::routes();
+
+        /*
+         * Authenticate the user's personal channel...
+         */
+        Broadcast::channel('App.User.*', function ($user, $userId) {
+            return (int) $user->id === (int) $userId;
+        });
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Providers/EventServiceProvider.php b/app/Providers/EventServiceProvider.php
index 58ce9624..ed0e3e5b 100644
--- a/app/Providers/EventServiceProvider.php
+++ b/app/Providers/EventServiceProvider.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace App\Providers;
 
-use Illuminate\Contracts\Events\Dispatcher as DispatcherContract;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Event;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Support\Providers\EventServiceProvider as ServiceProvider;
 
 class EventServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
@@ -21,12 +21,11 @@ class EventServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
     /**
      * Register any other events for your application.
      *
-     * @param  \Illuminate\Contracts\Events\Dispatcher  $events
      * @return void
      */
-    public function boot(DispatcherContract $events)
+    public function boot()
     {
-        parent::boot($events);
+        parent::boot();
 
         //
     }
diff --git a/app/Providers/RouteServiceProvider.php b/app/Providers/RouteServiceProvider.php
index bde08819..0ec8fbc2 100644
--- a/app/Providers/RouteServiceProvider.php
+++ b/app/Providers/RouteServiceProvider.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace App\Providers;
 
-use Illuminate\Routing\Router;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Support\Providers\RouteServiceProvider as ServiceProvider;
 
 class RouteServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
@@ -22,22 +22,23 @@ class RouteServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
      * @param  \Illuminate\Routing\Router  $router
      * @return void
      */
-    public function boot(Router $router)
+    public function boot()
     {
         //
 
-        parent::boot($router);
+        parent::boot();
     }
 
     /**
      * Define the routes for the application.
      *
-     * @param  \Illuminate\Routing\Router  $router
      * @return void
      */
-    public function map(Router $router)
+    public function map()
     {
-        $this->mapWebRoutes($router);
+        $this->mapWebRoutes();
+
+        $this->mapApiRoutes();
 
         //
     }
@@ -47,15 +48,33 @@ class RouteServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
      *
      * These routes all receive session state, CSRF protection, etc.
      *
-     * @param  \Illuminate\Routing\Router  $router
      * @return void
      */
-    protected function mapWebRoutes(Router $router)
+    protected function mapWebRoutes()
     {
-        $router->group([
-            'namespace' => $this->namespace, 'middleware' => 'web',
+        Route::group([
+            'middleware' => 'web',
+            'namespace' => $this->namespace,
         ], function ($router) {
-            require app_path('Http/routes.php');
+            require base_path('routes/web.php');
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Define the "api" routes for the application.
+     *
+     * These routes are typically stateless.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    protected function mapApiRoutes()
+    {
+        Route::group([
+            'middleware' => 'api',
+            'namespace' => $this->namespace,
+            'prefix' => 'api'
+        ], function ($router) {
+            require base_path('routes/api.php');
         });
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/User.php b/app/User.php
index 75741ae4..bfd96a6a 100644
--- a/app/User.php
+++ b/app/User.php
@@ -2,10 +2,13 @@
 
 namespace App;
 
+use Illuminate\Notifications\Notifiable;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\User as Authenticatable;
 
 class User extends Authenticatable
 {
+    use Notifiable;
+
     /**
      * The attributes that are mass assignable.
      *
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index b1a8b9c0..f4656161 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 {
     "name": "jonnybarnes/jonnybarnes.uk",
-    "description": "The code for jonnybanres.uk, based on Laravel 5.2",
+    "description": "The code for jonnybanres.uk, based on Laravel 5.3",
     "keywords": ["framework", "laravel", "indieweb"],
     "license": "CC0-1.0",
     "type": "project",
     "require": {
         "ext-intl": "*",
         "php": ">=7.0.0",
-        "laravel/framework": "5.2.*",
+        "laravel/framework": "5.3.*",
         "jonnybarnes/indieweb": "dev-master",
         "jonnybarnes/webmentions-parser": "dev-master",
         "guzzlehttp/guzzle": "~6.0",
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
         "fzaninotto/faker": "~1.4",
         "mockery/mockery": "0.9.*",
         "phpunit/phpunit": "~5.0",
-        "symfony/css-selector": "2.8.*|3.0.*",
-        "symfony/dom-crawler": "2.8.*|3.0.*",
+        "symfony/css-selector": "3.1.*",
+        "symfony/dom-crawler": "3.1.*",
         "barryvdh/laravel-debugbar": "~2.0",
         "filp/whoops": "~2.0"
     },
diff --git a/composer.lock b/composer.lock
index bcd7f6bd..1da9d527 100644
--- a/composer.lock
+++ b/composer.lock
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
         "Read more about it at https://getcomposer.org/doc/01-basic-usage.md#composer-lock-the-lock-file",
         "This file is @generated automatically"
     ],
-    "hash": "f353d67fde3ccad2d10d6ded9ef3778a",
-    "content-hash": "74cc6cb201324d06d26c1df3bcc92475",
+    "hash": "7a7231eebef62c0fb518cf030d531d95",
+    "content-hash": "3815acce9215a64c27a68ada0123dc48",
     "packages": [
         {
             "name": "anahkiasen/underscore-php",
@@ -1533,16 +1533,16 @@
         },
         {
             "name": "laravel/framework",
-            "version": "v5.2.45",
+            "version": "v5.3.6",
             "source": {
                 "type": "git",
                 "url": "https://github.com/laravel/framework.git",
-                "reference": "2a79f920d5584ec6df7cf996d922a742d11095d1"
+                "reference": "c63a7fb7066fea2bce91ace5c830c01d503abe6c"
             },
             "dist": {
                 "type": "zip",
-                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/laravel/framework/zipball/2a79f920d5584ec6df7cf996d922a742d11095d1",
-                "reference": "2a79f920d5584ec6df7cf996d922a742d11095d1",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/laravel/framework/zipball/c63a7fb7066fea2bce91ace5c830c01d503abe6c",
+                "reference": "c63a7fb7066fea2bce91ace5c830c01d503abe6c",
                 "shasum": ""
             },
             "require": {
@@ -1555,20 +1555,20 @@
                 "monolog/monolog": "~1.11",
                 "mtdowling/cron-expression": "~1.0",
                 "nesbot/carbon": "~1.20",
-                "paragonie/random_compat": "~1.4",
-                "php": ">=5.5.9",
+                "paragonie/random_compat": "~1.4|~2.0",
+                "php": ">=5.6.4",
                 "psy/psysh": "0.7.*",
+                "ramsey/uuid": "~3.0",
                 "swiftmailer/swiftmailer": "~5.1",
-                "symfony/console": "2.8.*|3.0.*",
-                "symfony/debug": "2.8.*|3.0.*",
-                "symfony/finder": "2.8.*|3.0.*",
-                "symfony/http-foundation": "2.8.*|3.0.*",
-                "symfony/http-kernel": "2.8.*|3.0.*",
-                "symfony/polyfill-php56": "~1.0",
-                "symfony/process": "2.8.*|3.0.*",
-                "symfony/routing": "2.8.*|3.0.*",
-                "symfony/translation": "2.8.*|3.0.*",
-                "symfony/var-dumper": "2.8.*|3.0.*",
+                "symfony/console": "3.1.*",
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-            "time": "2016-07-30 07:22:48"
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+                    "dev-master": "3.1-dev"
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@@ -3839,7 +3836,7 @@
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-            "time": "2016-07-26 08:03:56"
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@@ -5512,16 +5509,16 @@
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@@ -5561,20 +5558,20 @@
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             "description": "Symfony CssSelector Component",
             "homepage": "https://symfony.com",
-            "time": "2016-06-29 05:40:00"
+            "time": "2016-06-29 05:41:56"
         },
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             "name": "symfony/dom-crawler",
-            "version": "v3.0.9",
+            "version": "v3.1.4",
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                 "type": "git",
                 "url": "https://github.com/symfony/dom-crawler.git",
-                "reference": "dff8fecf1f56990d88058e3a1885c2a5f1b8e970"
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+                    "dev-master": "3.1-dev"
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@@ -5617,7 +5614,7 @@
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             "homepage": "https://symfony.com",
-            "time": "2016-07-30 07:22:48"
+            "time": "2016-08-05 08:37:39"
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diff --git a/config/app.php b/config/app.php
index 76190440..5ac83ad3 100644
--- a/config/app.php
+++ b/config/app.php
@@ -2,6 +2,18 @@
 
 return [
 
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Application Name
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | This value is the name of your application. This value is used when the
+    | framework needs to place the application's name in a notification or
+    | any other location as required by the application or its packages.
+    */
+
+    'name' => 'jonnybarnes.uk',
+
     /*
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     | Application Environment
@@ -151,6 +163,7 @@ return [
         Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\FoundationServiceProvider::class,
         Illuminate\Hashing\HashServiceProvider::class,
         Illuminate\Mail\MailServiceProvider::class,
+        Illuminate\Notifications\NotificationServiceProvider::class,
         Illuminate\Pagination\PaginationServiceProvider::class,
         Illuminate\Pipeline\PipelineServiceProvider::class,
         Illuminate\Queue\QueueServiceProvider::class,
@@ -166,6 +179,7 @@ return [
          */
         App\Providers\AppServiceProvider::class,
         App\Providers\AuthServiceProvider::class,
+        // App\Providers\BroadcastServiceProvider::class,
         App\Providers\EventServiceProvider::class,
         App\Providers\RouteServiceProvider::class,
 
@@ -221,6 +235,7 @@ return [
         'Lang' => Illuminate\Support\Facades\Lang::class,
         'Log' => Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log::class,
         'Mail' => Illuminate\Support\Facades\Mail::class,
+        'Notification' => Illuminate\Support\Facades\Notification::class,
         'Password' => Illuminate\Support\Facades\Password::class,
         'Queue' => Illuminate\Support\Facades\Queue::class,
         'Redirect' => Illuminate\Support\Facades\Redirect::class,
diff --git a/config/auth.php b/config/auth.php
index 3fa7f491..97b29789 100644
--- a/config/auth.php
+++ b/config/auth.php
@@ -81,10 +81,6 @@ return [
     | Resetting Passwords
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     |
-    | Here you may set the options for resetting passwords including the view
-    | 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.
@@ -94,11 +90,9 @@ return [
     | they have less time to be guessed. You may change this as needed.
     |
     */
-
     'passwords' => [
         'users' => [
             'provider' => 'users',
-            'email' => 'auth.emails.password',
             'table' => 'password_resets',
             'expire' => 60,
         ],
diff --git a/config/broadcasting.php b/config/broadcasting.php
index bf8b2dfe..19a59bad 100644
--- a/config/broadcasting.php
+++ b/config/broadcasting.php
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ return [
     | framework when an event needs to be broadcast. You may set this to
     | any of the connections defined in the "connections" array below.
     |
-    | Supported: "pusher", "redis", "log"
+    | Supported: "pusher", "redis", "log", "null"
     |
     */
 
-    'default' => env('BROADCAST_DRIVER', 'pusher'),
+    'default' => env('BROADCAST_DRIVER', 'null'),
 
     /*
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ return [
             'driver' => 'log',
         ],
 
+        'null' => [
+            'driver' => 'null',
+        ],
+
     ],
 
 ];
diff --git a/config/cache.php b/config/cache.php
index 6b8ac914..1d3de874 100644
--- a/config/cache.php
+++ b/config/cache.php
@@ -51,6 +51,14 @@ return [
 
         'memcached' => [
             'driver' => 'memcached',
+            'persistent_id' => env('MEMCACHED_PERSISTENT_ID'),
+            'sasl' => [
+                env('MEMCACHED_USERNAME'),
+                env('MEMCACHED_PASSWORD'),
+            ],
+            'options' => [
+                // Memcached::OPT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT  => 2000,
+            ],
             'servers' => [
                 [
                     'host' => env('MEMCACHED_HOST', '127.0.0.1'),
diff --git a/config/database.php b/config/database.php
index 598a7ff3..f3549992 100644
--- a/config/database.php
+++ b/config/database.php
@@ -53,29 +53,30 @@ return [
         ],
 
         'mysql' => [
-            'driver'    => 'mysql',
-            'host'      => env('DB_HOST', 'localhost'),
-            'port'      => env('DB_PORT', '3306'),
-            'database'  => env('DB_DATABASE', 'forge'),
-            'username'  => env('DB_USERNAME', 'forge'),
-            'password'  => env('DB_PASSWORD', ''),
-            'charset'   => 'utf8mb4',
-            'collation' => 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci',
-            'prefix'    => '',
-            'strict'    => false,
-            'engine'    => null,
+            'driver' => 'mysql',
+            'host' => env('DB_HOST', 'localhost'),
+            'port' => env('DB_PORT', '3306'),
+            'database' => env('DB_DATABASE', 'forge'),
+            'username' => env('DB_USERNAME', 'forge'),
+            'password' => env('DB_PASSWORD', ''),
+            'charset' => 'utf8',
+            'collation' => 'utf8_unicode_ci',
+            'prefix' => '',
+            'strict' => true,
+            'engine' => null,
         ],
 
         'pgsql' => [
-            'driver'    => 'pgsql',
-            'host'      => env('DB_HOST', 'localhost'),
-            'port'      => env('DB_PORT', '5432'),
-            'database'  => env('DB_DATABASE', 'forge'),
-            'username'  => env('DB_USERNAME', 'forge'),
-            'password'  => env('DB_PASSWORD', ''),
-            'charset'   => 'utf8',
-            'prefix'    => '',
-            'schema'    => 'public',
+            'driver' => 'pgsql',
+            'host' => env('DB_HOST', 'localhost'),
+            'port' => env('DB_PORT', '5432'),
+            'database' => env('DB_DATABASE', 'forge'),
+            'username' => env('DB_USERNAME', 'forge'),
+            'password' => env('DB_PASSWORD', ''),
+            'charset' => 'utf8',
+            'prefix' => '',
+            'schema' => 'public',
+            'sslmode' => 'prefer',
         ],
 
         'travis' => [
diff --git a/config/mail.php b/config/mail.php
index a0765885..1ed58486 100644
--- a/config/mail.php
+++ b/config/mail.php
@@ -54,8 +54,10 @@ return [
     | used globally for all e-mails that are sent by your application.
     |
     */
-
-    'from' => ['address' => null, 'name' => null],
+    'from' => [
+        'address' => 'hello@example.com',
+        'name' => 'Example',
+    ],
 
     /*
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/config/queue.php b/config/queue.php
index b4ae7965..549322ed 100644
--- a/config/queue.php
+++ b/config/queue.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ return [
     | API, giving you convenient access to each back-end using the same
     | syntax for each one. Here you may set the default queue driver.
     |
-    | Supported: "null", "sync", "database", "beanstalkd", "sqs", "redis"
+    | Supported: "sync", "database", "beanstalkd", "sqs", "redis", "null"
     |
     */
 
@@ -38,14 +38,14 @@ return [
             'driver' => 'database',
             'table' => 'jobs',
             'queue' => 'default',
-            'expire' => 90,
+            'retry_after' => 90,
         ],
 
         'beanstalkd' => [
             'driver' => 'beanstalkd',
             'host' => 'localhost',
             'queue' => 'default',
-            'ttr' => 90,
+            'retry_after' => 90,
         ],
 
         'sqs' => [
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ return [
             'driver' => 'redis',
             'connection' => 'default',
             'queue' => 'default',
-            'expire' => 90,
+            'retry_after' => 90,
         ],
 
     ],
diff --git a/config/services.php b/config/services.php
index 1581f1db..287b1186 100644
--- a/config/services.php
+++ b/config/services.php
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@ return [
         'secret' => env('MAILGUN_SECRET'),
     ],
 
-    'mandrill' => [
-        'secret' => env('MANDRILL_SECRET'),
-    ],
-
     'ses' => [
         'key' => env('SES_KEY'),
         'secret' => env('SES_SECRET'),
diff --git a/database/migrations/2016_09_06_152900_add_exception_column_to_failed_jobs_table.php b/database/migrations/2016_09_06_152900_add_exception_column_to_failed_jobs_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e42bce8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2016_09_06_152900_add_exception_column_to_failed_jobs_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+
+class AddExceptionColumnToFailedJobsTable extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function up()
+    {
+        Schema::table('failed_jobs', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->text('exception');
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function down()
+    {
+        Schema::table('failed_jobs', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->dropColumn('exception');
+        });
+    }
+}
diff --git a/routes/api.php b/routes/api.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6b907f39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routes/api.php
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+
+/*
+|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+| API Routes
+|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|
+| Here is where you can register API routes for your application. These
+| routes are loaded by the RouteServiceProvider within a group which
+| is assigned the "api" middleware group. Enjoy building your API!
+|
+*/
+
+Route::get('/user', function (Request $request) {
+    return $request->user();
+})->middleware('auth:api');
diff --git a/routes/console.php b/routes/console.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..75dd0cde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routes/console.php
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Inspiring;
+
+/*
+|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+| Console Routes
+|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|
+| This file is where you may define all of your Closure based console
+| commands. Each Closure is bound to a command instance allowing a
+| simple approach to interacting with each command's IO methods.
+|
+*/
+
+Artisan::command('inspire', function () {
+    $this->comment(Inspiring::quote());
+})->describe('Display an inspiring quote');
diff --git a/app/Http/routes.php b/routes/web.php
similarity index 96%
rename from app/Http/routes.php
rename to routes/web.php
index 35f9fd42..da7a6f74 100644
--- a/app/Http/routes.php
+++ b/routes/web.php
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 
 /*
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-| Application Routes
+| Web Routes
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 |
-| Here is where you can register all of the routes for an application.
-| It's a breeze. Simply tell Laravel the URIs it should respond to
-| and give it the controller to call when that URI is requested.
+| This file is where you may define all of the routes that are handled
+| by your application. Just tell Laravel the URIs it should respond
+| to using a Closure or controller method. Build something great!
 |
 */