diff --git a/.env.sample b/.env.sample
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..01bb04b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.sample
@@ -0,0 +1,260 @@
+# ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
+# 
+# Recommended: APP_NAME, HTML_TITLE, JWT_SECRET, SESSION_SECRET, 
+#   GOOGLE_ANALYTICS, HTML_META_*, EMAIL_*, SEO_*
+# 
+# See https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv/blob/master/README.md
+#=====
+
+
+
+# Application
+#-----
+
+#NODE_ENV=
+# defaults to 'development'
+# other supported options include 'test', 'production' or 'nightwatch'
+
+#APP_NAME=
+# defaults to 'MeanStackJS'
+
+#HTML_TITLE=
+# defaults to 'Development MEANSTACKJS' in development environment
+# defaults to 'MEANSTACKJS' in production environment
+# defaults to 'Nightwatch E2E MEANSTACKJS' in nightwatch environment
+# defaults to 'Test MEANSTACKJS' in test environment
+
+#IP=
+# defaults to '0.0.0.0'
+
+#HOST=
+# fallsback to HOSTNAME
+# defaults to 'localhost'
+
+#JWT_SECRET=
+# defaults to 'MEANSTACKJS'
+
+#SESSION_SECRET=
+# defaults to 'MEANSTACKJS'
+
+#HTTP_ACTIVE
+# defaults to true
+
+#PORT=
+# defaults to 3000
+
+#HTTPS_ACTIVE
+# defaults to false
+
+#HTTPSPORT=
+# defaults to 3043
+
+#HTTPS_KEY
+# defaults to './configs/certificates/keyExample.pem'
+
+#HTTPS_CERT
+# defaults to './configs/certificates/certExample.pem'
+
+
+## Minification
+
+#MINIFY=
+# defaults to 'default' in development and nightwatch environments
+# defaults to 'minify' in production environment
+# defaults to 'concat' in test environment
+
+
+## Database
+
+#DB_PORT_27017_TCP_ADDR=
+#MONGODB=
+#MONGOLAB_URI=
+# defaults to 'mongodb://localhost/dev'
+
+
+### Mongo Express
+
+#MONGOEXPRESSPORT=
+# defaults to 8081
+
+
+### SocketIO
+
+#SOCKETIOPORT=
+# defaults to 8282
+
+
+
+# Content Delivery Network
+#-----
+
+#CDN
+# defaults to false
+
+#MAXCDN_COMPANY_ALIAS=
+# defaults to ''
+
+#MAXCDN_CONSUMER_KEY=
+# defaults to ''
+
+#MAXCDN_CONSUMER_SECRET=
+# defaults to ''
+
+#MAXCDN_ZONE_ID=
+# defaults to false
+
+
+
+# Google Analytics
+#-----
+
+#GOOGLE_ANALYTICS
+# defaults to 'UA-71654331-1'
+
+
+
+# HTML Meta
+#-----
+
+#HTML_META_TITLE=
+# defaults to 'Mean Stack JS Demo'
+
+#HTML_META_KEYWORDS=
+# defaults to 'MEAN, MEANSTACKJS, mongodb, expressjs, angularjs,no...'
+
+#HTML_META_DESCRIPTION=
+# defaults to 'Mean Stack JS was built for ease of use with javas...'
+
+#HTML_META_OG_URL=
+# defaults to 'https://meanstackjs.herokuapp.com/'
+
+#HTML_META_OG_TYPE=
+# defaults to 'website'
+
+#HTML_META_OG_TITLE=
+# defaults to 'Mean Stack JS Demo'
+
+#HTML_META_OG_DESCRIPTION=
+# defaults to 'Mean Stack JS was built for ease of use with javasc...'
+
+#HTML_META_OG_IMAGE=
+# defaults to 'http://meanstackjs.com/images/logo/header.png'
+
+#HTML_META_FB_APPID=
+# defaults to '1610630462580116'
+
+#HTML_META_TWITTER_CREATOR=
+# defaults to '@greenpioneerdev'
+
+#HTML_META_TWITTER_CARD=
+# defaults to 'summary_large_image'
+
+#HTML_META_TWITTER_TITLE=
+# defaults to 'Mean Stack JS Demo'
+
+#HTML_META_TWITTER_DESCRIPTION=
+# defaults to 'Mean Stack JS was built for ease of use with javasc...'
+
+#HTML_META_TWITTER_URL=
+# defaults to 'https://meanstackjs.herokuapp.com/'
+
+#HTML_META_TWITTER_IMAGE=
+# defaults to 'http://meanstackjs.com/images/logo/header.png'
+
+#HTML_META_TWITTER_SITE=
+# defaults to '@meanstackjs'
+
+#HTML_META_CANONICAL=
+# defaults to 'https://meanstackjs.herokuapp.com/'
+
+#HTML_META_AUTHOR=
+# defaults to 'Green Pioneer Solutions'
+
+
+
+# Email Configuration
+#-----
+
+#EMAIL_FROM=
+# defaults to 'MEANSTACKJS@localhost.com'
+
+#EMAIL_ERROR=
+# defaults to 'MEANSTACKJS@localhost.com'
+
+#EMAIL_HOST=
+# defaults to 'smtp.mandrillapp.com'
+
+#EMAIL_PORT=
+# defaults to '587'
+
+#EMAIL_USER=
+# defaults to 'hackathonstarterdemo'
+
+#EMAIL_PASS=
+# defaults to 'E1K950_ydLR4mHw12a0ldA'
+
+
+## Email Templates
+
+#EMAIL_WELCOME_SUB=
+# defaults to 'Welcome to Mean Stack JS'
+
+#EMAIL_WELCOME_TEXT_STRING=
+# var username
+# defaults to 'Hi ' + username + ',\n\n' + 'Thanks for signing up ...'
+
+#EMAIL_RESET_SUB=
+# defaults to 'Reset your password on MEANSTACKJS '
+
+#EMAIL_RESET_TEXT_STRING=
+# var email
+# defaults to 'Hello,\n\n' + 'This is a confirmation that the pass...'
+
+#EMAIL_FORGOT_SUB=
+# defaults to 'Welcome to Mean Stack JS'
+
+#EMAIL_FORGOT_TEXT_STRING=
+# var host
+# var token
+# defaults to 'You are receiving this email because you (or someon...'
+
+
+
+# Search Engine Optimization
+#-----
+
+#SEO_TITLE=
+# defaults to 'Mean Stack JS Demo'
+
+#SEO_404=
+# defaults to 'Page Not Found'
+
+#SEO_500=
+# defaults to 'Server Side Error'
+
+#SEO_LOG_IN=
+# defaults to 'Signin to Mean Stack JS'
+
+#SEO_SIGN_UP=
+# defaults to 'Join Mean Stack JS '
+
+#SEO_ACCOUNT=
+# defaults to '<%= user.profile.name %> Account'
+
+#SEO_FORGOT=
+# defaults to 'Forgot Your Password '
+
+#SEO_RESET=
+# defaults to 'reset '
+
+#SEO_CREATE=
+# defaults to 'Create a New Blog'
+
+#SEO_EDIT=
+# defaults to 'Edit Your Blog'
+
+#SEO_LIST=
+# defaults to 'Blog List'
+
+#SEO_TAGS=
+# defaults to ['Add', 'Tags', 'To Blog', 'Mean Stack JS']
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 99f3f63..7a78aee 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 language: node_js
 node_js:
-  - 4
-  - 5
   - 6
   - 7
+  - 8
+  - 9
 os:
   - linux
   - centos
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fdb53fa..6ea3eac 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/greenpioneersolutions/meanstackjs.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/greenpioneersolutions/meanstackjs)
 [![Join the chat at https://gitter.im/greenpioneersolutions/meanstackjs](https://badges.gitter.im/greenpioneersolutions/meanstackjs.svg)](https://gitter.im/greenpioneersolutions/meanstackjs?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge)
 [![Known Vulnerabilities](https://snyk.io/test/github/greenpioneersolutions/meanstackjs/badge.svg)](https://snyk.io/test/github/greenpioneersolutions/meanstackjs/badge.svg)
-[![Codewake](https://www.codewake.com/badges/codewake2.svg)](https://www.codewake.com/p/meanstackjs)
 [![Code Triagers Badge](https://www.codetriage.com/greenpioneersolutions/meanstackjs/badges/users.svg)](https://www.codetriage.com/greenpioneersolutions/meanstackjs)
 [![Get help on Codementor](https://cdn.codementor.io/badges/get_help_github.svg)](https://www.codementor.io/jasonhumphrey?utm_source=github&utm_medium=button&utm_term=jasonhumphrey&utm_campaign=github)
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diff --git a/configs/environments/development.js b/configs/environments/development.js
index eef501e..6a1e6b3 100644
--- a/configs/environments/development.js
+++ b/configs/environments/development.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 var mongodbUri = process.env.DB_PORT_27017_TCP_ADDR || process.env.MONGODB || process.env.MONGOLAB_URI || 'mongodb://localhost/dev'
 module.exports = {
-  minify: 'default', // 'concat' all files or 'minify' concat and minfy  or 'default' leave as is
+  minify: process.env.MINIFY || 'default', // 'concat' all files or 'minify' concat and minfy  or 'default' leave as is
   html: {
-    title: 'Development MEANSTACKJS'
+    title: process.env.HTML_TITLE || 'Development MEANSTACKJS'
   },
   logger: 'dev',
   cdn: process.env.CDN || false,
@@ -19,15 +19,15 @@ module.exports = {
     port: process.env.SOCKETIOPORT || 8282
   },
   http: {
-    active: true,
+    active: process.env.HTTP_ACTIVE || true,
     port: process.env.PORT || 3000
   },
   https: {
-    active: false,
+    active: process.env.HTTPS_ACTIVE || false,
     redirect: true,
     port: process.env.HTTPSPORT || 3043,
-    key: './configs/certificates/keyExample.pem',
-    cert: './configs/certificates/certExample.pem'
+    key: process.env.HTTPS_KEY || './configs/certificates/keyExample.pem',
+    cert: process.env.HTTPS_CERT || './configs/certificates/certExample.pem'
   },
   throttle: {
     rateLimit: {
diff --git a/configs/environments/nightwatch.js b/configs/environments/nightwatch.js
index 77140e4..1c86265 100644
--- a/configs/environments/nightwatch.js
+++ b/configs/environments/nightwatch.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ var mongodbUri = process.env.DB_PORT_27017_TCP_ADDR || process.env.MONGODB || pr
 module.exports = {
   minify: process.env.MINIFY || 'default', // 'concat' all files or 'minify' concat and minfy  or 'default' leave as is - Added process env for testing
   html: {
-    title: 'Nightwatch E2E MEANSTACKJS'
+    title: process.env.HTML_TITLE || 'Nightwatch E2E MEANSTACKJS'
   },
   logger: false,
   cdn: process.env.CDN || false,
@@ -19,15 +19,15 @@ module.exports = {
     port: process.env.SOCKETIOPORT || 8282
   },
   http: {
-    active: true,
+    active: process.env.HTTP_ACTIVE || true,
     port: process.env.PORT || 3000
   },
   https: {
-    active: false,
+    active: process.env.HTTPS_ACTIVE || false,
     redirect: true,
     port: process.env.HTTPSPORT || 3043,
-    key: './configs/certificates/keyExample.pem',
-    cert: './configs/certificates/certExample.pem'
+    key: process.env.HTTPS_KEY || './configs/certificates/keyExample.pem',
+    cert: process.env.HTTPS_CERT || './configs/certificates/certExample.pem'
   },
   throttle: {
     rateLimit: {
diff --git a/configs/environments/production.js b/configs/environments/production.js
index a2f7bb1..d578f9f 100644
--- a/configs/environments/production.js
+++ b/configs/environments/production.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 var mongodbUri = process.env.DB_PORT_27017_TCP_ADDR || process.env.MONGODB || process.env.MONGOLAB_URI || 'mongodb://localhost/prod'
 module.exports = {
-  minify: 'minify', // 'concat' all files or 'minify' concat and minfy  or 'default' leave as is
+  minify: process.env.MINIFY || 'minify', // 'concat' all files or 'minify' concat and minfy  or 'default' leave as is
   html: {
-    title: 'MEANSTACKJS'
+    title: process.env.HTML_TITLE || 'MEANSTACKJS'
   },
   logger: 'combined',
   cdn: process.env.CDN || false,
@@ -19,15 +19,15 @@ module.exports = {
     port: process.env.SOCKETIOPORT || 8282
   },
   http: {
-    active: true,
+    active: process.env.HTTP_ACTIVE || true,
     port: process.env.PORT || 3000
   },
   https: {
-    active: false,
+    active: process.env.HTTPS_ACTIVE || false,
     redirect: true,
     port: process.env.HTTPSPORT || 3043,
-    key: './configs/certificates/keyExample.pem',
-    cert: './configs/certificates/certExample.pem'
+    key: process.env.HTTPS_KEY || './configs/certificates/keyExample.pem',
+    cert: process.env.HTTPS_CERT || './configs/certificates/certExample.pem'
   },
   throttle: {
     rateLimit: {
diff --git a/configs/environments/test.js b/configs/environments/test.js
index 499dcfb..968b39c 100644
--- a/configs/environments/test.js
+++ b/configs/environments/test.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 var mongodbUri = process.env.DB_PORT_27017_TCP_ADDR || process.env.MONGODB || process.env.MONGOLAB_URI || 'mongodb://localhost/test'
 module.exports = {
-  minify: 'concat', // 'concat' all files or 'minify' concat and minfy  or 'default' leave as is
+  minify: process.env.MINIFY || 'concat', // 'concat' all files or 'minify' concat and minfy  or 'default' leave as is
   html: {
-    title: 'Test MEANSTACKJS'
+    title: process.env.HTML_TITLE || 'Test MEANSTACKJS'
   },
   logger: 'common',
   cdn: process.env.CDN || false,
@@ -19,15 +19,15 @@ module.exports = {
     port: process.env.SOCKETIOPORT || 8282
   },
   http: {
-    active: true,
+    active: process.env.HTTP_ACTIVE || true,
     port: process.env.PORT || 3000
   },
   https: {
-    active: false,
+    active: process.env.HTTPS_ACTIVE || false,
     redirect: true,
     port: process.env.HTTPSPORT || 3043,
-    key: './configs/certificates/keyExample.pem',
-    cert: './configs/certificates/certExample.pem'
+    key: process.env.HTTPS_KEY || './configs/certificates/keyExample.pem',
+    cert: process.env.HTTPS_CERT || './configs/certificates/certExample.pem'
   },
   throttle: {
     rateLimit: {
diff --git a/configs/seo.js b/configs/seo.js
index 67887c3..7d76927 100644
--- a/configs/seo.js
+++ b/configs/seo.js
@@ -2,37 +2,37 @@
 var _ = require('lodash')
 module.exports = {
   '/': {
-    title: 'Mean Stack JS Demo'
+    title: process.env.SEO_TITLE || 'Mean Stack JS Demo'
   },
   '/404': {
-    title: 'Page Not Found'
+    title: process.env.SEO_404 || 'Page Not Found'
   },
   '/500': {
-    title: 'Server Side Error'
+    title: process.env.SEO_500 || 'Server Side Error'
   },
   '/signin': {
-    title: 'Signin to Mean Stack JS'
+    title: process.env.SEO_LOG_IN || 'Signin to Mean Stack JS'
   },
   '/signup': {
-    title: 'Join Mean Stack JS '
+    title: process.env.SEO_SIGN_UP || 'Join Mean Stack JS '
   },
   '/account': {
-    title: '<%= user.profile.name %> Account'
+    title: process.env.SEO_ACCOUNT || '<%= user.profile.name %> Account'
   },
   '/forgot': {
-    title: 'Forgot Your Password '
+    title: process.env.SEO_FORGOT || 'Forgot Your Password '
   },
   '/reset/': {
-    title: 'reset '
+    title: process.env.SEO_RESET || 'reset '
   },
   '/blog/create': {
-    title: 'Create a New Blog'
+    title: process.env.SEO_CREATE || 'Create a New Blog'
   },
   '/blog/edit/': {
-    title: 'Edit Your Blog'
+    title: process.env.SEO_EDIT || 'Edit Your Blog'
   },
   '/blog/list': {
-    title: 'Blog List'
+    title: process.env.SEO_LIST || 'Blog List'
   },
   '/blog/view/:id': {
     title: '<%=  blog.title  %> -  <%=  blog.user.profile.name %> ',
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ module.exports = {
     twitterDescription: '<%=  blog.content  %> ',
     hook: function (self, data, cb) {
       data.blog = {
-        tags: ['Add', 'Tags', 'To Blog', 'Mean Stack JS']
+        tags: process.env.SEO_TAGS || ['Add', 'Tags', 'To Blog', 'Mean Stack JS']
       }
       self.models.blog.findOne({_id: data.params.id}).populate('user').then(function (blog) {
         data.blog = _.assign(data.blog, blog)
diff --git a/configs/settings.js b/configs/settings.js
index f97811b..e80b4bb 100644
--- a/configs/settings.js
+++ b/configs/settings.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ var _ = require('lodash')
 var environment = require('./environment.js').get()
 var baseLine = {
   app: {
-    name: 'MeanStackJS'
+    name: process.env.APP_NAME || 'MeanStackJS'
   },
   cache: {
     maxAge: 0,
@@ -95,13 +95,13 @@ var baseLine = {
   // JWT Object https://github.com/auth0/node-jsonwebtoken
   jwt: {
     // is used to compute a JWT SIGN
-    secret: 'MEANSTACKJS',
+    secret: process.env.JWT_SECRET || 'MEANSTACKJS',
     options: {
       expiresIn: 86400 // 24 hours.   or  the old way//60 * 120 // 60 seconds * 120  = 2 hours
     }
   },
   // is used to compute a session hash
-  sessionSecret: 'MEANSTACKJS',
+  sessionSecret: process.env.SESSION_SECRET || 'MEANSTACKJS',
   // The name of the MongoDB collection to store sessions in
   sessionCollection: 'sessions',
   // The session cookie settings
@@ -125,26 +125,26 @@ var baseLine = {
     consumerSecret: process.env.MAXCDN_CONSUMER_SECRET || ''
   },
   // SEO - Default html setup
-  googleAnalytics: 'UA-71654331-1',
+  googleAnalytics: process.env.GOOGLE_ANALYTICS || 'UA-71654331-1',
   html: {
-    title: 'Mean Stack JS Demo',
-    keywords: 'MEAN, MEANSTACKJS, mongodb, expressjs, angularjs,nodejs, javascript',
-    description: 'Mean Stack JS was built for ease of use with javascript at its core. MeanStackJS is a full stack javascript framework that will give you the power to develop web applications',
-    ogUrl: 'https://meanstackjs.herokuapp.com/',
-    ogType: 'website',
-    ogTitle: 'Mean Stack JS Demo',
-    ogDescription: 'Mean Stack JS was built for ease of use with javascript at its core. MeanStackJS is a full stack javascript framework that will give you the power to develop web applications',
-    ogImage: 'http://meanstackjs.com/images/logo/header.png',
-    fbAppId: '1610630462580116',
-    twitterCreator: '@greenpioneerdev',
-    twitterCard: 'summary_large_image',
-    twitterTitle: 'Mean Stack JS Demo',
-    twitterDescription: 'Mean Stack JS was built for ease of use with javascript at its core. MeanStackJS is a full stack javascript framework that will give you the power to develop web applications',
-    twitterUrl: 'https://meanstackjs.herokuapp.com/',
-    twitterImage: 'http://meanstackjs.com/images/logo/header.png',
-    twitterSite: '@meanstackjs',
-    canonical: 'https://meanstackjs.herokuapp.com/',
-    author: 'Green Pioneer Solutions'
+    title: process.env.HTML_META_TITLE || 'Mean Stack JS Demo',
+    keywords: process.env.HTML_META_KEYWORDS || 'MEAN, MEANSTACKJS, mongodb, expressjs, angularjs,nodejs, javascript',
+    description: process.env.HTML_META_DESCRIPTION || 'Mean Stack JS was built for ease of use with javascript at its core. MeanStackJS is a full stack javascript framework that will give you the power to develop web applications',
+    ogUrl: process.env.HTML_META_OG_URL || 'https://meanstackjs.herokuapp.com/',
+    ogType: process.env.HTML_META_OG_TYPE || 'website',
+    ogTitle: process.env.HTML_META_OG_TITLE || 'Mean Stack JS Demo',
+    ogDescription: process.env.HTML_META_OG_DESCRIPTION || 'Mean Stack JS was built for ease of use with javascript at its core. MeanStackJS is a full stack javascript framework that will give you the power to develop web applications',
+    ogImage: process.env.HTML_META_OG_IMAGE || 'http://meanstackjs.com/images/logo/header.png',
+    fbAppId: process.env.HTML_META_FB_APPID || '1610630462580116',
+    twitterCreator: process.env.HTML_META_TWITTER_CREATOR || '@greenpioneerdev',
+    twitterCard: process.env.HTML_META_TWITTER_CARD || 'summary_large_image',
+    twitterTitle: process.env.HTML_META_TWITTER_TITLE || 'Mean Stack JS Demo',
+    twitterDescription: process.env.HTML_META_TWITTER_DESCRIPTION || 'Mean Stack JS was built for ease of use with javascript at its core. MeanStackJS is a full stack javascript framework that will give you the power to develop web applications',
+    twitterUrl: process.env.HTML_META_TWITTER_URL || 'https://meanstackjs.herokuapp.com/',
+    twitterImage: process.env.HTML_META_TWITTER_IMAGE || 'http://meanstackjs.com/images/logo/header.png',
+    twitterSite: process.env.HTML_META_TWITTER_SITE || '@meanstackjs',
+    canonical: process.env.HTML_META_CANONICAL || 'https://meanstackjs.herokuapp.com/',
+    author: process.env.HTML_META_AUTHOR || 'Green Pioneer Solutions'
   },
   seo: require('./seo.js'),
   // AGGREGATION
@@ -303,9 +303,9 @@ var baseLine = {
   email: {
     templates: {
       welcome: {
-        subject: 'Welcome to Mean Stack JS',
+        subject: process.env.EMAIL_WELCOME_SUB || 'Welcome to Mean Stack JS',
         text: function (username) {
-          return 'Hi ' + username + ',\n\n' +
+          return process.env.EMAIL_WELCOME_TEXT_STRING || 'Hi ' + username + ',\n\n' +
           'Thanks for signing up for Mean Stack JS.\n\n' +
           'If you have any questions about the site, you can reply to this ' +
           'email.\n\n' +
@@ -313,30 +313,30 @@ var baseLine = {
         }
       },
       reset: {
-        subject: 'Reset your password on MEANSTACKJS ',
+        subject: process.env.EMAIL_RESET_SUB || 'Reset your password on MEANSTACKJS ',
         text: function (email) {
-          return 'Hello,\n\n' +
+          return process.env.EMAIL_RESET_TEXT_STRING || 'Hello,\n\n' +
           'This is a confirmation that the password for your account ' + email + ' has just been changed.\n'
         }
       },
       forgot: {
-        subject: 'Welcome to Mean Stack JS',
+        subject: process.env.EMAIL_FORGOT_SUB || 'Welcome to Mean Stack JS',
         text: function (host, token) {
-          return 'You are receiving this email because you (or someone else) have requested the reset of the password for your account.\n\n' +
+          return process.env.EMAIL_FORGOT_TEXT_STRING || 'You are receiving this email because you (or someone else) have requested the reset of the password for your account.\n\n' +
           'Please click on the following link, or paste this into your browser to complete the process:\n\n' +
           'http://' + host + '/reset/' + token + '\n\n' +
           'If you did not request this, please ignore this email and your password will remain unchanged.\n'
         }
       }
     },
-    from: 'MEANSTACKJS@localhost.com',
-    error: 'MEANSTACKJS@localhost.com',
+    from: process.env.EMAIL_FROM || 'MEANSTACKJS@localhost.com',
+    error: process.env.EMAIL_ERROR || 'MEANSTACKJS@localhost.com',
     connect: {
-      host: 'smtp.mandrillapp.com', // Gmail, SMTP
-      port: '587',
+      host: process.env.EMAIL_HOST || 'smtp.mandrillapp.com', // Gmail, SMTP
+      port: process.env.EMAIL_PORT || '587',
       auth: {
-        user: 'hackathonstarterdemo',
-        pass: 'E1K950_ydLR4mHw12a0ldA'
+        user: process.env.EMAIL_USER || 'hackathonstarterdemo',
+        pass: process.env.EMAIL_PASS || 'E1K950_ydLR4mHw12a0ldA'
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 953532e..91d6b23 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "meanstackjs",
-  "version": "1.8.0",
+  "version": "1.8.1",
   "description": "Mean Stack JS is an enterprise ready full stack JavaScript solution using MongoDB, ExpressJs, AngularJs, and NodeJs. Providing a simple project structure to quickly build prototypes into production ready applications for modern agile development teams.",
   "main": "index.js",
   "standard": {
@@ -92,11 +92,11 @@
     "buildreq": "latest",
     "chalksay": "^1.1.0",
     "compression": "^1.6.0",
-    "connect-mongo": "^1.1.0",
+    "connect-mongo": "^2.0.0",
     "cookie-parser": "^1.4.0",
     "cors": "^2.7.1",
-    "cross-env": "^3.1.3",
-    "debug": "^2.5.1",
+    "cross-env": "^5.1.3",
+    "debug": "^3.1.0",
     "dotenv": "^4.0.0",
     "ejs": "^2.5.5",
     "express": "^4.14.1",
@@ -107,15 +107,15 @@
     "express-query-parameters": "^1.0.1",
     "express-session": "^1.12.1",
     "express-sitemap": "^1.6.3",
-    "express-status-monitor": "^0.1.7",
-    "express-validator": "^3.0.0",
+    "express-status-monitor": "^1.0.1",
+    "express-validator": "^4.3.0",
     "glob": "^7.1.1",
     "helmet": "^3.1.0",
     "hpp": "^0.2.1",
     "http-status-codes": "^1.0.6",
     "is-there": "^4.3.3",
     "isbot": "^2.0.1",
-    "jsonwebtoken": "^7.2.1",
+    "jsonwebtoken": "^8.1.0",
     "less": "^2.7.2",
     "lodash": "^4.17.4",
     "maxcdn": "^0.2.0",
@@ -130,9 +130,9 @@
     "node-outlook": "^1.1.6",
     "node-sass": "^4.5.0",
     "node-uuid": "^1.4.7",
-    "node-xlsx": "^0.7.4",
-    "nodemailer": "^2.3.2",
-    "passport": "0.3.2",
+    "node-xlsx": "^0.11.2",
+    "nodemailer": "^2.7.2",
+    "passport": "0.4.0",
     "passport-azure-ad": "^3.0.4",
     "passport-facebook": "^2.1.1",
     "passport-github": "^1.1.0",
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
     "passport-oauth": "^1.0.0",
     "passport-openid": "^0.4.0",
     "passport-twitter": "^1.0.4",
-    "path-to-regexp": "^1.7.0",
+    "path-to-regexp": "^2.1.0",
     "pug": "^2.0.0-alpha8",
     "q": "^1.4.1",
     "redis": "^2.6.2",
@@ -150,14 +150,14 @@
     "run-auto": "^2.0.0",
     "semver": "^5.3.0",
     "serial-concat-files": "^1.0.0",
+    "snyk": "^1.30.1",
     "socket.io": "^2.0.2",
-    "uglify-js": "^2.6.2",
-    "uglifycss": "0.0.25",
-    "validator": "^6.2.1",
+    "uglify-js": "^2.8.29",
+    "uglifycss": "0.0.27",
+    "validator": "^9.2.0",
     "winston": "^2.3.1",
     "winston-daily-rotate-file": "^1.4.4",
-    "winston-mongodb": "^2.0.7",
-    "snyk": "^1.30.1"
+    "winston-mongodb": "^2.0.10"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "blessed": "^0.1.81",