Instruction file imported from hoelsner/ticket-system-mock (.github/instructions/production-test-instance.instructions.md). Copyright stays with the author.

Production Test Instance

• Prefer scripts/setup_production_test_instance.bash when the task is to stand up a production-style local instance from a generated deployment bundle or from the default published image path.
• The script stages the deployment bundle under .tms-prod-test/, writes the local .env, resolves WEBAPP_IMAGE from build-metadata.env when present, falls back to WEBAPP_IMAGE from the environment when provided, then defaults to hoelsner/ticket-system-mock:latest.
• When WEBAPP_IMAGE points at a local-only tag such as localhost.local/..., the script skips pulling that webapp image and still pulls the supporting images.
• The script starts the compose stack and validates the HTTPS entrypoint plus admin login.
• Default host ports are 8080 for HTTP and 8443 for HTTPS.
• The default verification path is https://localhost:8443/ and the predefined admin credentials are admin / admin1234.
• If the task is specifically about the published image path, keep the default image resolution unless the user explicitly asks to validate a locally built image bundle.