diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 6e5292d82..41c294010 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -158,3 +158,5 @@ gem 'concurrent-ruby', require: false
 gem 'connection_pool', require: false
 gem 'xorcist', '~> 1.1'
 gem 'cocoon', '~> 1.2'
+
+gem 'random_name_generator'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 2d7ee2df8..987f7d80d 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -549,6 +549,7 @@ GEM
       thor (~> 1.0)
     rainbow (3.1.1)
     rake (13.0.6)
+    random_name_generator (2.0.1)
     rdf (3.2.9)
       link_header (~> 0.0, >= 0.0.8)
     rdf-normalize (0.5.1)
@@ -849,6 +850,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   rails-controller-testing (~> 1.0)
   rails-i18n (~> 6.0)
   rails-settings-cached (~> 0.6)
+  random_name_generator
   rdf-normalize (~> 0.5)
   redcarpet (~> 3.6)
   redis (~> 4.5)
@@ -886,3 +888,9 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   webpacker (~> 5.4)
   webpush!
   xorcist (~> 1.1)
+
+RUBY VERSION
+   ruby 3.0.4p208
+
+BUNDLED WITH
+   2.2.33
diff --git a/app/controllers/auth/registrations_controller.rb b/app/controllers/auth/registrations_controller.rb
index 540b04a6c..a53f10d81 100644
--- a/app/controllers/auth/registrations_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/auth/registrations_controller.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
+require 'random_name_generator'
+require 'securerandom'
+
 class Auth::RegistrationsController < Devise::RegistrationsController
   include RegistrationSpamConcern
 
@@ -45,6 +48,21 @@ class Auth::RegistrationsController < Devise::RegistrationsController
   end
 
   def build_resource(hash = nil)
+
+    # hack to always use auto-generated usernames and passwords
+    if !hash.nil?
+      username = generate_name
+      password = SecureRandom.hex
+
+      hash["account_attributes"] = {
+        "username": username.parameterize(separator: '_'),
+        "display_name": username
+      }
+      hash["email"] = "#{hash["account_attributes"]["username"]}@#{Rails.configuration.x.web_domain}"
+      hash["password"] = password
+      hash["password_confirmation"] = password
+    end
+
     super(hash)
 
     resource.locale                 = I18n.locale
@@ -62,7 +80,9 @@ class Auth::RegistrationsController < Devise::RegistrationsController
   end
 
   def after_sign_up_path_for(_resource)
-    auth_setup_path
+    # Hack to automatically visit the confirmation link after successful sign-up.
+    # This way we can use the default configuration but still get away without an email server.
+    "/auth/confirmation?confirmation_token=#{@user.confirmation_token}"
   end
 
   def after_sign_in_path_for(_resource)
@@ -156,4 +176,11 @@ class Auth::RegistrationsController < Devise::RegistrationsController
   def set_cache_headers
     response.headers['Cache-Control'] = 'private, no-store'
   end
+
+  @@first_name_generator = RandomNameGenerator.new(File.new("#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/roman.txt"))
+  @@last_name_generator = RandomNameGenerator.new(RandomNameGenerator::FANTASY)
+
+  def generate_name
+    "#{@@first_name_generator.compose(3)} #{@@last_name_generator.compose(2)}"
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/controllers/auth/roman.txt b/app/controllers/auth/roman.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..851d52538
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/auth/roman.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+-a
+-al
+-au +c
+-an
+-ba
+-be
+-bi
+-br +v
+-da
+-di
+-do
+-du
+-e
+-eu +c
+-fa
+bi
+be
+bo
+bu
+nul +v
+gu
+da
+au +c -c
+fri
+gus
++tus
++ta
++lus
++la
++lius
++lia
++nus
++na
++es
++ius -c
++ia -c
++cus
++ca
++tor
++cio
++cia
++tin
++tia
++ssia -v
diff --git a/app/views/auth/registrations/new.html.haml b/app/views/auth/registrations/new.html.haml
index 0d8fd800f..40020b1f5 100644
--- a/app/views/auth/registrations/new.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/auth/registrations/new.html.haml
@@ -16,14 +16,8 @@
       = render 'application/card', account: @invite.user.account
 
   .fields-group
-    = f.simple_fields_for :account do |ff|
-      = ff.input :display_name, wrapper: :with_label, label: false, required: false, input_html: { 'aria-label': t('simple_form.labels.defaults.display_name'), autocomplete: 'off', placeholder: t('simple_form.labels.defaults.display_name') }
-      = ff.input :username, wrapper: :with_label, label: false, required: true, input_html: { 'aria-label': t('simple_form.labels.defaults.username'), autocomplete: 'off', placeholder: t('simple_form.labels.defaults.username'), pattern: '[a-zA-Z0-9_]+', maxlength: 30 }, append: "@#{site_hostname}", hint: false
-    = f.input :email, placeholder: t('simple_form.labels.defaults.email'), required: true, input_html: { 'aria-label': t('simple_form.labels.defaults.email'), autocomplete: 'username' }, hint: false
-    = f.input :password, placeholder: t('simple_form.labels.defaults.password'), required: true, input_html: { 'aria-label': t('simple_form.labels.defaults.password'), autocomplete: 'new-password', minlength: User.password_length.first, maxlength: User.password_length.last }, hint: false
-    = f.input :password_confirmation, placeholder: t('simple_form.labels.defaults.confirm_password'), required: true, input_html: { 'aria-label': t('simple_form.labels.defaults.confirm_password'), autocomplete: 'new-password' }, hint: false
-    = f.input :confirm_password, as: :string, placeholder: t('simple_form.labels.defaults.honeypot', label: t('simple_form.labels.defaults.password')), required: false, input_html: { 'aria-label': t('simple_form.labels.defaults.honeypot', label: t('simple_form.labels.defaults.password')), autocomplete: 'off' }, hint: false
-    = f.input :website, as: :url, wrapper: :with_label, label: t('simple_form.labels.defaults.honeypot', label: 'Website'), required: false, input_html: { 'aria-label': t('simple_form.labels.defaults.honeypot', label: 'Website'), autocomplete: 'off' }
+    = f.input :confirm_password, as: :string, placeholder: t('simple_form.labels.defaults.honeypot', label: t('simple_form.labels.defaults.password')), required: false, input_html: { 'aria-label' => t('simple_form.labels.defaults.honeypot', label: t('simple_form.labels.defaults.password')), :autocomplete => 'off' }, hint: false
+    = f.input :website, as: :url, wrapper: :with_label, label: t('simple_form.labels.defaults.honeypot', label: 'Website'), required: false, input_html: { 'aria-label' => t('simple_form.labels.defaults.honeypot', label: 'Website'), :autocomplete => 'off' }
 
   - if approved_registrations? && !@invite.present?
     .fields-group
diff --git a/config/environments/development.rb b/config/environments/development.rb
index c7b4a5d03..3be5106a1 100644
--- a/config/environments/development.rb
+++ b/config/environments/development.rb
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ Rails.application.configure do
   # If using a Heroku, Vagrant or generic remote development environment,
   # use letter_opener_web, accessible at  /letter_opener.
   # Otherwise, use letter_opener, which launches a browser window to view sent mail.
-  config.action_mailer.delivery_method = (ENV['HEROKU'] || ENV['VAGRANT'] || ENV['REMOTE_DEV']) ? :letter_opener_web : :letter_opener
+  # config.action_mailer.delivery_method = (ENV['HEROKU'] || ENV['VAGRANT'] || ENV['REMOTE_DEV']) ? :letter_opener_web : :letter_opener
+  config.action_mailer.delivery_method = :file
 
   config.after_initialize do
     Bullet.enable        = true
diff --git a/config/environments/production.rb b/config/environments/production.rb
index 00d783477..a22139f81 100644
--- a/config/environments/production.rb
+++ b/config/environments/production.rb
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ Rails.application.configure do
     read_timeout: 20,
   }
 
-  config.action_mailer.delivery_method = ENV.fetch('SMTP_DELIVERY_METHOD', 'smtp').to_sym
+  config.action_mailer.delivery_method = :file
 
   config.action_dispatch.default_headers = {
     'Server'                 => 'Mastodon',