diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 251aeb9..715bc44 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ APP_DEBUG=true
 APP_LOG_LEVEL=debug
 APP_URL=http://localhost
 
+LOG_CHANNEL=stack
+
 DB_CONNECTION=mysql
 DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
 DB_PORT=3306
@@ -30,3 +32,6 @@ MAIL_ENCRYPTION=null
 PUSHER_APP_ID=
 PUSHER_APP_KEY=
 PUSHER_APP_SECRET=
+
+MIX_PUSHER_APP_KEY="${PUSHER_APP_KEY}"
+MIX_PUSHER_APP_CLUSTER="${PUSHER_APP_CLUSTER}"
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/RegisterController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/RegisterController.php
index decab2a..e683ad8 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/RegisterController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/RegisterController.php
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 
 namespace Framework\Http\Controllers\Auth;
 
-use Framework\User;
 use Validator;
+use Framework\User;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Hash;
 use Framework\Http\Controllers\Controller;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\RegistersUsers;
 
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ protected function create(array $data)
         return User::create([
             'name' => $data['name'],
             'email' => $data['email'],
-            'password' => bcrypt($data['password']),
+            'password' => Hash::make($data['password']),
         ]);
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Http/Kernel.php b/app/Http/Kernel.php
index 86f26ac..16a0f65 100644
--- a/app/Http/Kernel.php
+++ b/app/Http/Kernel.php
@@ -53,8 +53,10 @@ class Kernel extends HttpKernel
         'auth' => \Illuminate\Auth\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' => \Framework\Http\Middleware\RedirectIfAuthenticated::class,
+        'signed' => \Illuminate\Routing\Middleware\ValidateSignature::class,
         'throttle' => \Illuminate\Routing\Middleware\ThrottleRequests::class,
     ];
 }
diff --git a/app/Http/Middleware/TrustProxies.php b/app/Http/Middleware/TrustProxies.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..00d0b28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Middleware/TrustProxies.php
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Framework\Http\Middleware;
+
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Fideloper\Proxy\TrustProxies as Middleware;
+
+class TrustProxies extends Middleware
+{
+    /**
+     * The trusted proxies for this application.
+     *
+     * @var array
+     */
+    protected $proxies;
+
+    /**
+     * The headers that should be used to detect proxies.
+     *
+     * @var int
+     */
+    protected $headers = Request::HEADER_X_FORWARDED_ALL;
+}
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index db8b529..85ed823 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -5,18 +5,21 @@
     "license": "MIT",
     "type": "project",
     "require": {
-        "php": ">=7.0.0",
-        "laravel/framework": "5.5.*",
-        "lucid-arch/laravel-foundation": "5.5.*",
-        "laravel/tinker": "~1.0"
+        "php": ">=7.1.3",
+        "laravel/framework": "5.6.*",
+        "lucid-arch/laravel-foundation": "5.6.*",
+        "laravel/tinker": "^1.0",
+        "fideloper/proxy": "~4.0"
     },
     "require-dev": {
-        "fzaninotto/faker": "~1.4",
-        "mockery/mockery": "0.9.*",
-        "phpunit/phpunit": "~6.0",
-        "symfony/css-selector": "3.1.*",
-        "symfony/dom-crawler": "3.1.*",
-        "lucid-arch/laravel-console": "5.5.*"
+        "fzaninotto/faker": "^1.4",
+        "mockery/mockery": "^1.0",
+        "nunomaduro/collision": "^2.0",
+        "phpunit/phpunit": "~7.0",
+        "symfony/css-selector": "~4.0",
+        "symfony/dom-crawler": "~4.0",
+        "lucid-arch/laravel-console": "5.6.*",
+        "filp/whoops": "^2.0"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "classmap": [
@@ -36,12 +39,10 @@
             "php artisan key:generate"
         ],
         "post-install-cmd": [
-            "Illuminate\\Foundation\\ComposerScripts::postInstall",
-            "php artisan optimize"
+            "Illuminate\\Foundation\\ComposerScripts::postInstall"
         ],
         "post-update-cmd": [
-            "Illuminate\\Foundation\\ComposerScripts::postUpdate",
-            "php artisan optimize"
+            "Illuminate\\Foundation\\ComposerScripts::postUpdate"
         ],
         "post-autoload-dump": [
             "Illuminate\\Foundation\\ComposerScripts::postAutoloadDump",
diff --git a/config/app.php b/config/app.php
index 30fcaa2..ab17e0f 100644
--- a/config/app.php
+++ b/config/app.php
@@ -107,23 +107,6 @@
 
     'cipher' => 'AES-256-CBC',
 
-    /*
-    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    | Logging Configuration
-    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    |
-    | Here you may configure the log settings for your application. Out of
-    | the box, Laravel uses the Monolog PHP logging library. This gives
-    | you a variety of powerful log handlers / formatters to utilize.
-    |
-    | Available Settings: "single", "daily", "syslog", "errorlog"
-    |
-    */
-
-    'log' => env('APP_LOG', 'single'),
-
-    'log_level' => env('APP_LOG_LEVEL', 'debug'),
-
     /*
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     | Autoloaded Service Providers
diff --git a/config/filesystems.php b/config/filesystems.php
index f59cf9e..a1fa734 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", "s3", "rackspace"
+    | Supported Drivers: "local", "ftp", "sftp", "s3", "rackspace"
     |
     */
 
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
             'secret' => env('AWS_SECRET'),
             'region' => env('AWS_REGION'),
             'bucket' => env('AWS_BUCKET'),
+            'url' => env('AWS_URL'),
         ],
 
     ],
diff --git a/config/hashing.php b/config/hashing.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f3332ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/hashing.php
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+<?php
+
+return [
+
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Default Hash Driver
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | This option controls the default hash driver that will be used to hash
+    | passwords for your application. By default, the bcrypt algorithm is
+    | used; however, you remain free to modify this option if you wish.
+    |
+    | Supported: "bcrypt", "argon"
+    |
+    */
+
+    'driver' => 'bcrypt',
+
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Bcrypt Options
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | Here you may specify the configuration options that should be used when
+    | passwords are hashed using the Bcrypt algorithm. This will allow you
+    | to control the amount of time it takes to hash the given password.
+    |
+    */
+
+    'bcrypt' => [
+        'rounds' => 10,
+    ],
+
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Argon Options
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | Here you may specify the configuration options that should be used when
+    | passwords are hashed using the Argon algorithm. These will allow you
+    | to control the amount of time it takes to hash the given password.
+    |
+    */
+
+    'argon' => [
+        'memory' => 1024,
+        'threads' => 2,
+        'time' => 2,
+    ],
+
+];
diff --git a/config/logging.php b/config/logging.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..400bc7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/logging.php
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+<?php
+
+use Monolog\Handler\StreamHandler;
+
+return [
+
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Default Log Channel
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | This option defines the default log channel that gets used when writing
+    | messages to the logs. The name specified in this option should match
+    | one of the channels defined in the "channels" configuration array.
+    |
+    */
+
+    'default' => env('LOG_CHANNEL', 'stack'),
+
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Log Channels
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | Here you may configure the log channels for your application. Out of
+    | the box, Laravel uses the Monolog PHP logging library. This gives
+    | you a variety of powerful log handlers / formatters to utilize.
+    |
+    | Available Drivers: "single", "daily", "slack", "syslog",
+    |                    "errorlog", "monolog",
+    |                    "custom", "stack"
+    |
+    */
+
+    'channels' => [
+        'stack' => [
+            'driver' => 'stack',
+            'channels' => ['single'],
+        ],
+
+        'single' => [
+            'driver' => 'single',
+            'path' => storage_path('logs/laravel.log'),
+            'level' => 'debug',
+        ],
+
+        'daily' => [
+            'driver' => 'daily',
+            'path' => storage_path('logs/laravel.log'),
+            'level' => 'debug',
+            'days' => 7,
+        ],
+
+        'slack' => [
+            'driver' => 'slack',
+            'url' => env('LOG_SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL'),
+            'username' => 'Laravel Log',
+            'emoji' => ':boom:',
+            'level' => 'critical',
+        ],
+
+        'stderr' => [
+            'driver' => 'monolog',
+            'handler' => StreamHandler::class,
+            'with' => [
+                'stream' => 'php://stderr',
+            ],
+        ],
+
+        'syslog' => [
+            'driver' => 'syslog',
+            'level' => 'debug',
+        ],
+
+        'errorlog' => [
+            'driver' => 'errorlog',
+            'level' => 'debug',
+        ],
+    ],
+
+];
diff --git a/config/queue.php b/config/queue.php
index 4d83ebd..efb271b 100644
--- a/config/queue.php
+++ b/config/queue.php
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
             'connection' => 'default',
             'queue' => 'default',
             'retry_after' => 90,
+            'block_for' => null,
         ],
 
     ],
diff --git a/config/services.php b/config/services.php
index 4460f0e..aa1f7f8 100644
--- a/config/services.php
+++ b/config/services.php
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     'ses' => [
         'key' => env('SES_KEY'),
         'secret' => env('SES_SECRET'),
-        'region' => 'us-east-1',
+        'region' => env('SES_REGION', 'us-east-1'),
     ],
 
     'sparkpost' => [
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 40f48ff..7d480e8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
 {
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
-    "dev": "cross-env NODE_ENV=development webpack --progress --hide-modules --config=node_modules/laravel-mix/setup/webpack.config.js",
-    "watch": "cross-env NODE_ENV=development webpack --watch --progress --hide-modules --config=node_modules/laravel-mix/setup/webpack.config.js",
-    "hot": "cross-env NODE_ENV=development webpack-dev-server --inline --hot --config=node_modules/laravel-mix/setup/webpack.config.js",
-    "production": "cross-env NODE_ENV=production webpack --progress --hide-modules --config=node_modules/laravel-mix/setup/webpack.config.js"
+      "dev": "npm run development",
+      "development": "cross-env NODE_ENV=development node_modules/webpack/bin/webpack.js --progress --hide-modules --config=node_modules/laravel-mix/setup/webpack.config.js",
+      "watch": "npm run development -- --watch",
+      "watch-poll": "npm run watch -- --watch-poll",
+      "hot": "cross-env NODE_ENV=development node_modules/webpack-dev-server/bin/webpack-dev-server.js --inline --hot --config=node_modules/laravel-mix/setup/webpack.config.js",
+      "prod": "npm run production",
+      "production": "cross-env NODE_ENV=production node_modules/webpack/bin/webpack.js --no-progress --hide-modules --config=node_modules/laravel-mix/setup/webpack.config.js"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "axios": "^0.15.2",
-    "bootstrap-sass": "^3.3.7",
-    "jquery": "^3.1.0",
-    "laravel-mix": "^0.10.0",
-    "lodash": "^4.16.2",
-    "vue": "^2.0.1"
-  },
-  "dependencies": {
-    "bootbox": "^4.4.0",
-    "font-awesome": "^4.7.0",
-    "vue-router": "^2.1.2"
+      "axios": "^0.18",
+      "bootstrap": "^4.0.0",
+      "popper.js": "^1.12",
+      "cross-env": "^5.1",
+      "jquery": "^3.2",
+      "laravel-mix": "^2.0",
+      "lodash": "^4.17.4",
+      "vue": "^2.5.7"
   }
 }
diff --git a/phpunit.xml b/phpunit.xml
index 8fe8cc8..f6ad675 100644
--- a/phpunit.xml
+++ b/phpunit.xml
@@ -34,5 +34,6 @@
         <env name="CACHE_DRIVER" value="array"/>
         <env name="SESSION_DRIVER" value="array"/>
         <env name="QUEUE_DRIVER" value="sync"/>
+        <env name="MAIL_DRIVER" value="array"/>
     </php>
 </phpunit>
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 55fbdf3..8948f99 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -28,22 +28,27 @@ If you prefer a video, watch the announcement of The Lucid Architecture at Larac
 - [Microservices](#microservices)
 
 ## Installation
-### 5.5
+### 5.6
 To start your project with Lucid right away, run the following command:
 
 ```
 composer create-project lucid-arch/laravel my-project
 ```
 
-This will give you a Laravel 5.5 installation with Lucid out-of-the-box. If you wish to download other versions of Laravel you may specify it as well:
+This will give you a Laravel 5.6 installation with Lucid out-of-the-box. If you wish to download other versions of Laravel you may specify it as well:
+
+##### 5.5
+```
+composer create-project lucid-arch/laravel=5.5.x my-project-5.5
+```
+
+> Literally 5.5.x and not 5.5.0 or 5.5.1...
 
 ##### 5.4
 ```
 composer create-project lucid-arch/laravel=5.4.x my-project-5.4
 ```
 
-> Literally 5.4.x and not 5.4.0 or 5.4.1...
-
 ##### 5.3
 ```
 composer create-project lucid-arch/laravel=5.3.x my-project-5.3
diff --git a/resources/lang/en/validation.php b/resources/lang/en/validation.php
index 9608bc2..fd641f9 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en/validation.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en/validation.php
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
         'array'   => 'The :attribute must have at least :min items.',
     ],
     'not_in'               => 'The selected :attribute is invalid.',
+    'not_regex'            => 'The :attribute format is invalid.',
     'numeric'              => 'The :attribute must be a number.',
     'present'              => 'The :attribute field must be present.',
     'regex'                => 'The :attribute format is invalid.',
diff --git a/tests/CreatesApplication.php b/tests/CreatesApplication.php
index 547152f..ff133fb 100644
--- a/tests/CreatesApplication.php
+++ b/tests/CreatesApplication.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Tests;
 
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Hash;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Console\Kernel;
 
 trait CreatesApplication
@@ -17,6 +18,8 @@ public function createApplication()
 
         $app->make(Kernel::class)->bootstrap();
 
+        Hash::driver('bcrypt')->setRounds(4);
+
         return $app;
     }
 }