diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/LoginController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/LoginController.php
index ed62a8bf3..807f1e2f9 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/LoginController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/LoginController.php
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
 use App\Http\Requests\Auth\LoginLoginRequest;
 use App\Models\User;
 use App\Services\PasswordBreachService;
+use App\Support\Auth\AuthenticatesUsers;
 use Illuminate\Auth\AuthenticationException;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Foundation\Application;
-use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\AuthenticatesUsers;
 use Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
@@ -43,6 +43,14 @@ class LoginController extends Controller
      */
     protected string $redirectTo = '/';
 
+    /**
+     * Get the login username to be used (form field name; value may be email or username).
+     */
+    public function username(): string
+    {
+        return 'username';
+    }
+
     /**
      * Create a new controller instance.
      *
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/RegisterController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/RegisterController.php
index e98794018..713e92e77 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/RegisterController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/RegisterController.php
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use App\Models\Invitation;
 use App\Models\Settings;
 use App\Models\User;
 use App\Rules\ValidEmailDomain;
-use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\RegistersUsers;
+use App\Support\Auth\RegistersUsers;
 use Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Illuminate\Routing\Redirector;
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/ResetPasswordController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/ResetPasswordController.php
index 481507e16..72b911cbf 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/ResetPasswordController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/ResetPasswordController.php
@@ -7,23 +7,12 @@ namespace App\Http\Controllers\Auth;
 use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
 use App\Jobs\SendPasswordResetEmail;
 use App\Models\User;
-use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\ResetsPasswords;
+use App\Support\Auth\RedirectsUsers;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 
 class ResetPasswordController extends Controller
 {
-    /*
-    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    | Password Reset Controller
-    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    |
-    | This controller is responsible for handling password reset requests
-    | and uses a simple trait to include this behavior. You're free to
-    | explore this trait and override any methods you wish to tweak.
-    |
-    */
-
-    use ResetsPasswords;
+    use RedirectsUsers;
 
     /**
      * Where to redirect users after resetting their password.
diff --git a/app/Support/Auth/AuthenticatesUsers.php b/app/Support/Auth/AuthenticatesUsers.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3b475df69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Support/Auth/AuthenticatesUsers.php
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Support\Auth;
+
+use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
+use Illuminate\Validation\ValidationException;
+
+trait AuthenticatesUsers
+{
+    use RedirectsUsers, ThrottlesLogins;
+
+    /**
+     * Show the application's login form.
+     *
+     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View
+     */
+    public function showLoginForm(): mixed
+    {
+        return view('auth.login');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Validate the user login request.
+     *
+     * @throws ValidationException
+     */
+    protected function validateLogin(Request $request): void
+    {
+        $request->validate([
+            $this->username() => 'required|string',
+            'password' => 'required|string',
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Attempt to log the user into the application.
+     */
+    protected function attemptLogin(Request $request): bool
+    {
+        return $this->guard()->attempt(
+            $this->credentials($request), $request->boolean('remember')
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the needed authorization credentials from the request.
+     *
+     * @return array<string, mixed>
+     */
+    protected function credentials(Request $request): array
+    {
+        return $request->only($this->username(), 'password');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Send the response after the user was authenticated.
+     */
+    protected function sendLoginResponse(Request $request): \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse|JsonResponse
+    {
+        $request->session()->regenerate();
+
+        $this->clearLoginAttempts($request);
+
+        if ($response = $this->authenticated($request, $this->guard()->user())) {
+            return $response;
+        }
+
+        return $request->wantsJson()
+            ? new JsonResponse([], 204)
+            : redirect()->intended($this->redirectPath());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The user has been authenticated.
+     *
+     * @param  mixed  $user
+     * @return \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse|JsonResponse|null
+     */
+    protected function authenticated(Request $request, $user): mixed
+    {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the failed login response instance.
+     *
+     * @throws ValidationException
+     */
+    protected function sendFailedLoginResponse(Request $request): never
+    {
+        throw ValidationException::withMessages([
+            $this->username() => [trans('auth.failed')],
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the login username to be used by the controller.
+     */
+    public function username(): string
+    {
+        return 'email';
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the guard to be used during authentication.
+     */
+    protected function guard(): \Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\StatefulGuard
+    {
+        return Auth::guard();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Support/Auth/RedirectsUsers.php b/app/Support/Auth/RedirectsUsers.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d18f06f14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Support/Auth/RedirectsUsers.php
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Support\Auth;
+
+trait RedirectsUsers
+{
+    /**
+     * Get the post register / login redirect path.
+     */
+    public function redirectPath(): string
+    {
+        if (method_exists($this, 'redirectTo')) {
+            return $this->redirectTo();
+        }
+
+        return isset($this->redirectTo) ? $this->redirectTo : '/home';
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Support/Auth/RegistersUsers.php b/app/Support/Auth/RegistersUsers.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2b00c491f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Support/Auth/RegistersUsers.php
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Support\Auth;
+
+use Illuminate\Auth\Events\Registered;
+use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
+
+trait RegistersUsers
+{
+    use RedirectsUsers;
+
+    /**
+     * Show the application registration form.
+     *
+     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View
+     */
+    public function showRegistrationForm(): mixed
+    {
+        return view('auth.register');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Handle a registration request for the application.
+     */
+    public function register(Request $request): \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse|JsonResponse
+    {
+        $this->validator($request->all())->validate();
+
+        event(new Registered($user = $this->create($request->all())));
+
+        $this->guard()->login($user);
+
+        if ($response = $this->registered($request, $user)) {
+            return $response;
+        }
+
+        return $request->wantsJson()
+            ? new JsonResponse([], 201)
+            : redirect($this->redirectPath());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the guard to be used during registration.
+     */
+    protected function guard(): \Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\StatefulGuard
+    {
+        return Auth::guard();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The user has been registered.
+     *
+     * @param  mixed  $user
+     * @return \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse|JsonResponse|null
+     */
+    protected function registered(Request $request, $user): mixed
+    {
+        return null;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Support/Auth/ThrottlesLogins.php b/app/Support/Auth/ThrottlesLogins.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a9bf763d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Support/Auth/ThrottlesLogins.php
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Support\Auth;
+
+use Illuminate\Auth\Events\Lockout;
+use Illuminate\Cache\RateLimiter;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Http\Response;
+use Illuminate\Support\Str;
+use Illuminate\Validation\ValidationException;
+
+trait ThrottlesLogins
+{
+    /**
+     * Determine if the user has too many failed login attempts.
+     */
+    protected function hasTooManyLoginAttempts(Request $request): bool
+    {
+        return $this->limiter()->tooManyAttempts(
+            $this->throttleKey($request), $this->maxAttempts()
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Increment the login attempts for the user.
+     */
+    protected function incrementLoginAttempts(Request $request): void
+    {
+        $this->limiter()->hit(
+            $this->throttleKey($request), $this->decayMinutes() * 60
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Redirect the user after determining they are locked out.
+     *
+     * @throws ValidationException
+     */
+    protected function sendLockoutResponse(Request $request): never
+    {
+        $seconds = $this->limiter()->availableIn(
+            $this->throttleKey($request)
+        );
+
+        throw ValidationException::withMessages([
+            $this->username() => [trans('auth.throttle', [
+                'seconds' => $seconds,
+                'minutes' => (int) ceil($seconds / 60),
+            ])],
+        ])->status(Response::HTTP_TOO_MANY_REQUESTS);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Clear the login locks for the given user credentials.
+     */
+    protected function clearLoginAttempts(Request $request): void
+    {
+        $this->limiter()->clear($this->throttleKey($request));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Fire an event when a lockout occurs.
+     */
+    protected function fireLockoutEvent(Request $request): void
+    {
+        event(new Lockout($request));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the throttle key for the given request.
+     */
+    protected function throttleKey(Request $request): string
+    {
+        return Str::transliterate(Str::lower($request->input($this->username()).'|'.$request->ip()));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the rate limiter instance.
+     */
+    protected function limiter(): RateLimiter
+    {
+        return app(RateLimiter::class);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the maximum number of attempts to allow.
+     */
+    public function maxAttempts(): int
+    {
+        return isset($this->maxAttempts) ? $this->maxAttempts : 5;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the number of minutes to throttle for.
+     */
+    public function decayMinutes(): int
+    {
+        return isset($this->decayMinutes) ? $this->decayMinutes : 1;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 542a37c41..4956db2fa 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@
         "laravel/sanctum": "^4.0",
         "laravel/scout": "^10.13",
         "laravel/tinker": "^2.10.1",
-        "laravel/ui": "^4.6",
         "livewire/blaze": "^1.0",
         "livewire/livewire": "^3.6",
         "livewire/volt": "^1.6",
@@ -163,8 +162,7 @@
     },
     "scripts": {
         "post-update-cmd": [
-            "@php artisan ide-helper:generate --ansi",
-            "@php artisan vendor:publish --tag=laravel-assets --ansi --force"
+            "@php artisan ide-helper:generate --ansi"
         ],
         "post-autoload-dump": [
             "Illuminate\\Foundation\\ComposerScripts::postAutoloadDump",
diff --git a/composer.lock b/composer.lock
index 24de93209..9ce16ad8a 100644
--- a/composer.lock
+++ b/composer.lock
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         "Read more about it at https://getcomposer.org/doc/01-basic-usage.md#installing-dependencies",
         "This file is @generated automatically"
     ],
-    "content-hash": "c32c6bf6562bff67b37af654f09b476b",
+    "content-hash": "8de687f72473f4ec9902d492ff625378",
     "packages": [
         {
             "name": "aharen/omdbapi",
@@ -3315,69 +3315,6 @@
             },
             "time": "2026-02-06T14:12:35+00:00"
         },
-        {
-            "name": "laravel/ui",
-            "version": "v4.6.1",
-            "source": {
-                "type": "git",
-                "url": "https://github.com/laravel/ui.git",
-                "reference": "7d6ffa38d79f19c9b3e70a751a9af845e8f41d88"
-            },
-            "dist": {
-                "type": "zip",
-                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/laravel/ui/zipball/7d6ffa38d79f19c9b3e70a751a9af845e8f41d88",
-                "reference": "7d6ffa38d79f19c9b3e70a751a9af845e8f41d88",
-                "shasum": ""
-            },
-            "require": {
-                "illuminate/console": "^9.21|^10.0|^11.0|^12.0",
-                "illuminate/filesystem": "^9.21|^10.0|^11.0|^12.0",
-                "illuminate/support": "^9.21|^10.0|^11.0|^12.0",
-                "illuminate/validation": "^9.21|^10.0|^11.0|^12.0",
-                "php": "^8.0",
-                "symfony/console": "^6.0|^7.0"
-            },
-            "require-dev": {
-                "orchestra/testbench": "^7.35|^8.15|^9.0|^10.0",
-                "phpunit/phpunit": "^9.3|^10.4|^11.5"
-            },
-            "type": "library",
-            "extra": {
-                "laravel": {
-                    "providers": [
-                        "Laravel\\Ui\\UiServiceProvider"
-                    ]
-                },
-                "branch-alias": {
-                    "dev-master": "4.x-dev"
-                }
-            },
-            "autoload": {
-                "psr-4": {
-                    "Laravel\\Ui\\": "src/",
-                    "Illuminate\\Foundation\\Auth\\": "auth-backend/"
-                }
-            },
-            "notification-url": "https://packagist.org/downloads/",
-            "license": [
-                "MIT"
-            ],
-            "authors": [
-                {
-                    "name": "Taylor Otwell",
-                    "email": "taylor@laravel.com"
-                }
-            ],
-            "description": "Laravel UI utilities and presets.",
-            "keywords": [
-                "laravel",
-                "ui"
-            ],
-            "support": {
-                "source": "https://github.com/laravel/ui/tree/v4.6.1"
-            },
-            "time": "2025-01-28T15:15:29+00:00"
-        },
         {
             "name": "league/commonmark",
             "version": "2.8.0",