Smoke testing

This covers all the areas that need to be thoroughly checked during the code freeze before release as well as how to test them. All of the below should be done firstly in the valid expected way and then in a malicious way with the intent of trying to break the program. All problems discovered should be created as issues on the repository and then (based on severity) will be addressed either before or after the release.

Before doing any of these, ensure you are using an up-to-date version of the code on master and all the settings files are using production settings (assuming you are on the production node).