diff --git a/app/Models/User.php b/app/Models/User.php
index def621f..5eedd37 100644
--- a/app/Models/User.php
+++ b/app/Models/User.php
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@
 
 namespace App\Models;
 
-// use Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\MustVerifyEmail;
+
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\MustVerifyEmail;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\User as Authenticatable;
 use Illuminate\Notifications\Notifiable;
 
-class User extends Authenticatable
+class User extends Authenticatable implements MustVerifyEmail
 {
     use HasFactory, Notifiable;
 
diff --git a/app/Providers/FortifyServiceProvider.php b/app/Providers/FortifyServiceProvider.php
index 201c43a..178b342 100644
--- a/app/Providers/FortifyServiceProvider.php
+++ b/app/Providers/FortifyServiceProvider.php
@@ -58,5 +58,9 @@ class FortifyServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
         Fortify::resetPasswordView(function (Request $request) {
             return view('auth.reset-password', ['request' => $request]);
         });
+
+        Fortify::verifyEmailView(function () {
+            return view('auth.verify-email');
+        });
     }
 }
diff --git a/config/fortify.php b/config/fortify.php
index 91e9624..d2f3487 100644
--- a/config/fortify.php
+++ b/config/fortify.php
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ return [
     |
     */
 
-    'home' => '/',
+    'home' => '/dashboard',
 
     /*
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ return [
     'features' => [
         Features::registration(),
         Features::resetPasswords(),
-        // Features::emailVerification(),
+        Features::emailVerification(),
         Features::updateProfileInformation(),
         Features::updatePasswords(),
 //        Features::twoFactorAuthentication([
diff --git a/resources/views/auth/verify-email.blade.php b/resources/views/auth/verify-email.blade.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..59fb0ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/views/auth/verify-email.blade.php
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+<x-layout.guest>
+    <x-slot:heading>Verify Email</x-slot:heading>
+    @if ($errors->any())
+        <div>
+            <div>Something went wrong!</div>
+
+            <ul>
+                @foreach($errors->all() as $error)
+                    <li>{{ $error }}</li>
+                @endforeach
+            </ul>
+        </div>
+    @endif
+
+    <div class="mt-10 sm:mx-auto sm:w-full sm:max-w-[480px]">
+        <div class="bg-white px-6 py-12 shadow sm:rounded-lg sm:px-12">
+            Thanks for signing up! Before getting started, could you verify your email address by clicking on the link we just emailed to you?
+            If you didn't receive the email, we will gladly send you another.
+
+            @if(session('status') == 'verification-link-sent')
+                <div class="text-green-600">
+                    A new verification link has been sent to the email address you provided during registration.
+                </div>
+            @endif
+
+            <div class="mt-4 flex items-center justify-between">
+                <form method="POST" action="{{ route('verification.send') }}">
+                    @csrf
+
+                    <div>
+                        <x-auth.form-button>Resend Verification Email</x-auth.form-button>
+                    </div>
+                </form>
+
+                <form method="POST" action="{{ route('logout') }}">
+                    @csrf
+
+                    <x-auth.form-button>Logout</x-auth.form-button>
+                </form>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</x-layout.guest>
diff --git a/routes/web.php b/routes/web.php
index 86a06c5..5e926c5 100644
--- a/routes/web.php
+++ b/routes/web.php
@@ -5,3 +5,7 @@ use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
 Route::get('/', function () {
     return view('welcome');
 });
+
+Route::get('/dashboard', function () {
+   return view('welcome');
+})->middleware('auth', 'verified');