diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b76317344..785c3cd3f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,14 +16,15 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ### Changed
 
-- Upgraded all Composer and Node dependencies, most notably: PHP to 8.5 (from 8.4), TailwindCSS to v4.0 (from v3) and Laravel to v12 (from v10)
+- Upgraded all Composer and Node dependencies, most notably: PHP to 8.5 (previously 8.4), TailwindCSS to v4.0 (previously v3) and Laravel to v12 (previously v10)
 - **Docker:**
-  - Upgraded all Docker dependencies, most notably: Postgres to v18 (from v15) and Redis to v8 (from v7)
+  - Upgraded all Docker dependencies, most notably: Postgres to v18 (previously v15) and Redis to v8 (previously v7)
   -
 - **Laravel Configurations:**
   - Changed hashing algorithm from `bcrypt` to `argon2id` for enhanced security
-  - Use Redis for sessions and expire inactive sessions after 24h
+  - Use Redis for sessions and expire inactive sessions after 24h (previously 14 days)
   - Encrypt user sessions data
+  - Expire password reset tokens after 10 minutes (previously 60 minutes)
   - Redirect Laravel logs to `stderr` so they can be viewed in docker logs
   - Configured production logging to rotate automatically and keep only the last 10 days of logs to reduce disk usage
   - Changed production log level from `debug` to `warning` to reduce disk usage and avoid logging sensitive information
@@ -87,7 +88,8 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ### Refactored
 
-- Completely refactored all database migrations for a cleaner, more consistent and optimized schema
+- Completely refactored all database migrations for a cleaner, more consistent and stable database schema
+- Completely refactored all database models
 
 ## Issues
 
diff --git a/app/Models/.gitkeep b/app/Models/.gitkeep
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb..000000000
diff --git a/app/Models/User.php b/app/Models/User.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..513481ef3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Models/User.php
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Models;
+
+use Carbon\CarbonInterface;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\User as Authenticatable;
+
+/**
+ * @property int $id
+ * @property string $name
+ * @property string $email
+ * @property CarbonInterface|null $email_verified_at
+ * @property string $password
+ * @property CarbonInterface $created_at
+ * @property CarbonInterface $updated_at
+ */
+final class User extends Authenticatable
+{
+    /** @use HasFactory<\Database\Factories\UserFactory> */
+    use HasFactory;
+
+    /**
+     * The attributes that should be hidden for serialization.
+     *
+     * @var list<string>
+     */
+    protected $hidden = [
+        'password',
+        'remember_token',
+    ];
+
+    /**
+     * Get the attributes that should be cast.
+     *
+     * @return array<string, string>
+     */
+    protected function casts(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            'email_verified_at' => 'datetime',
+            'password' => 'hashed',
+        ];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/config/auth.php b/config/auth.php
index 57130512d..b23fa2b71 100644
--- a/config/auth.php
+++ b/config/auth.php
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ return [
         'users' => [
             'provider' => 'users',
             'table' => env('AUTH_PASSWORD_RESET_TOKEN_TABLE', 'password_reset_tokens'),
-            'expire' => 60,
+            'expire' => 10,
             'throttle' => 60,
         ],
     ],
diff --git a/config/hashing.php b/config/hashing.php
index 94db9645a..e0db28ada 100644
--- a/config/hashing.php
+++ b/config/hashing.php
@@ -18,23 +18,6 @@ return [
 
     'driver' => env('HASH_DRIVER', 'argon2id'),
 
-    /*
-    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    | 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' => env('BCRYPT_ROUNDS', 14),
-        'verify' => env('HASH_VERIFY', true),
-        'limit' => env('BCRYPT_LIMIT'),
-    ],
-
     /*
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     | Argon Options
diff --git a/database/factories/.gitkeep b/database/factories/.gitkeep
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb..000000000
diff --git a/database/factories/UserFactory.php b/database/factories/UserFactory.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0383a7e03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/factories/UserFactory.php
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Database\Factories;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\Factory;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Hash;
+
+/**
+ * @extends \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\Factory<\App\Models\User>
+ */
+final class UserFactory extends Factory
+{
+    /**
+     * The current password being used by the factory.
+     */
+    private static string $password;
+
+    /**
+     * Define the model's default state.
+     */
+    public function definition(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            'name' => fake()->name(),
+            'email' => fake()->unique()->safeEmail(),
+            'email_verified_at' => now(),
+            'password' => self::$password ??= Hash::make('password'),
+        ];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Indicate that the model's email address should be unverified.
+     */
+    public function unverified(): static
+    {
+        return $this->state(fn (array $attributes): array => [
+            'email_verified_at' => null,
+        ]);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/database/migrations/.gitkeep b/database/migrations/.gitkeep
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb..000000000
diff --git a/database/migrations/2025_12_10_154334_create_users_table.php b/database/migrations/2025_12_10_154334_create_users_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ff437717f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2025_12_10_154334_create_users_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     */
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::create('users', function (Blueprint $table): void {
+            $table->id();
+            $table->string('name');
+            $table->string('email')->unique();
+            $table->timestamp('email_verified_at')->nullable();
+            $table->string('password');
+            $table->timestamps();
+        });
+    }
+};
diff --git a/database/migrations/2025_12_10_154403_create_password_reset_tokens_table.php b/database/migrations/2025_12_10_154403_create_password_reset_tokens_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..895fb8b04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2025_12_10_154403_create_password_reset_tokens_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     */
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::create('password_reset_tokens', function (Blueprint $table): void {
+            $table->string('email')->primary();
+            $table->string('token');
+            $table->timestamp('created_at')->nullable();
+        });
+    }
+};
diff --git a/tests/ArchTest.php b/tests/ArchTest.php
index 1223c741f..6b23cd499 100644
--- a/tests/ArchTest.php
+++ b/tests/ArchTest.php
@@ -192,8 +192,8 @@ arch('Models')
     ->expect('App\Models')
     ->toBeClasses()
     ->toExtend(\Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model::class)
+    ->ignoring('App\Models\Scopes')
     ->not->toUseTrait(\Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\SoftDeletes::class)
-    ->toOnlyUse('Illuminate\Database')
     ->toHaveLineCountLessThan(250)
     ->not->toHaveSuffix('Model');