diff --git a/database/seeders/DatabaseSeeder.php b/database/seeders/DatabaseSeeder.php
index 41b6bee..cd81d93 100644
--- a/database/seeders/DatabaseSeeder.php
+++ b/database/seeders/DatabaseSeeder.php
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@
 
 namespace Database\Seeders;
 
+use App\Models\Customer;
 use App\Models\Host;
+use App\Models\Instance;
+use App\Models\Order;
+use App\Models\ProvisioningRun;
 use App\Models\User;
 use Illuminate\Database\Seeder;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Hash;
@@ -55,8 +59,49 @@ class DatabaseSeeder extends Seeder
                 'cpu_weight' => 32,
                 'reserve_pct' => 15,
                 'pve_version' => 'pve-manager/8.2.2',
+                'node' => $host['name'],
                 'last_seen_at' => now(),
             ]);
         }
+
+        // A live customer (matched to the portal login) with an active instance.
+        $fsn1 = Host::query()->where('name', 'pve-fsn-1')->first();
+        $berger = Customer::updateOrCreate(
+            ['email' => 'kunde@clupilot.local'],
+            ['name' => 'Kanzlei Berger', 'locale' => 'de'],
+        );
+        $bergerOrder = Order::updateOrCreate(
+            ['stripe_event_id' => 'seed_berger'],
+            ['customer_id' => $berger->id, 'plan' => 'team', 'amount_cents' => 17900, 'currency' => 'EUR', 'datacenter' => 'fsn', 'status' => 'active'],
+        );
+        Instance::updateOrCreate(
+            ['subdomain' => 'kanzlei-berger'],
+            [
+                'customer_id' => $berger->id, 'order_id' => $bergerOrder->id, 'host_id' => $fsn1?->id,
+                'vmid' => 101, 'plan' => 'team', 'quota_gb' => 500, 'disk_gb' => 540, 'ram_mb' => 8192,
+                'cores' => 4, 'status' => 'active', 'cert_ok' => true, 'route_written' => true,
+            ],
+        );
+
+        // A few in-flight runs so the operator provisioning console has content.
+        $demoRuns = [
+            ['name' => 'Ordination Dr. Fux', 'plan' => 'start', 'step' => 7, 'status' => 'running'],
+            ['name' => 'Weingut Prantl', 'plan' => 'business', 'step' => 13, 'status' => 'waiting'],
+            ['name' => 'Praxis Sommer', 'plan' => 'team', 'step' => 2, 'status' => 'failed'],
+        ];
+        foreach ($demoRuns as $i => $demo) {
+            $customer = Customer::updateOrCreate(
+                ['email' => "demo{$i}@clupilot.local"],
+                ['name' => $demo['name'], 'locale' => 'de'],
+            );
+            $order = Order::updateOrCreate(
+                ['stripe_event_id' => "seed_demo_{$i}"],
+                ['customer_id' => $customer->id, 'plan' => $demo['plan'], 'amount_cents' => 1900, 'currency' => 'EUR', 'datacenter' => 'fsn', 'status' => 'provisioning'],
+            );
+            ProvisioningRun::updateOrCreate(
+                ['subject_type' => Order::class, 'subject_id' => $order->id, 'pipeline' => 'customer'],
+                ['current_step' => $demo['step'], 'status' => $demo['status'], 'attempt' => $demo['status'] === 'failed' ? 3 : 1, 'context' => []],
+            );
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/lang/de/provisioning.php b/lang/de/provisioning.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..48d6790
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lang/de/provisioning.php
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<?php
+
+return [
+    'step' => [
+        'validate_order' => 'Bestellung prüfen',
+        'reserve_resources' => 'Ressourcen reservieren',
+        'clone_vm' => 'VM aus Vorlage klonen',
+        'configure_cloud_init' => 'Cloud-Init konfigurieren',
+        'start_vm' => 'VM starten',
+        'wait_for_guest_agent' => 'Auf Gast-Agent warten',
+        'configure_network' => 'Netzwerk konfigurieren',
+        'deploy_application_stack' => 'Anwendung ausrollen',
+        'configure_nextcloud' => 'Nextcloud einrichten',
+        'create_customer_admin' => 'Admin-Konto anlegen',
+        'configure_dns_and_tls' => 'DNS & TLS einrichten',
+        'register_backup' => 'Backup einrichten',
+        'register_monitoring' => 'Monitoring einrichten',
+        'run_acceptance_checks' => 'Abnahmeprüfung',
+        'complete_provisioning' => 'Bereitstellung abschließen',
+    ],
+
+    'mail' => [
+        'ready_subject' => 'Ihre CluPilot Cloud ist bereit',
+        'ready_greeting' => 'Willkommen bei CluPilot!',
+        'ready_line' => 'Ihre Cloud ist eingerichtet und einsatzbereit. Hier sind Ihre Zugangsdaten:',
+        'ready_user' => 'Benutzername: :user',
+        'ready_password' => 'Initial-Passwort: :password (bitte nach dem ersten Login ändern)',
+        'ready_action' => 'Zur Cloud',
+    ],
+];
diff --git a/lang/en/provisioning.php b/lang/en/provisioning.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b5cf271
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lang/en/provisioning.php
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<?php
+
+return [
+    'step' => [
+        'validate_order' => 'Validate order',
+        'reserve_resources' => 'Reserve resources',
+        'clone_vm' => 'Clone VM from template',
+        'configure_cloud_init' => 'Configure cloud-init',
+        'start_vm' => 'Start VM',
+        'wait_for_guest_agent' => 'Wait for guest agent',
+        'configure_network' => 'Configure network',
+        'deploy_application_stack' => 'Deploy application stack',
+        'configure_nextcloud' => 'Set up Nextcloud',
+        'create_customer_admin' => 'Create admin account',
+        'configure_dns_and_tls' => 'Configure DNS & TLS',
+        'register_backup' => 'Register backup',
+        'register_monitoring' => 'Register monitoring',
+        'run_acceptance_checks' => 'Acceptance checks',
+        'complete_provisioning' => 'Complete provisioning',
+    ],
+
+    'mail' => [
+        'ready_subject' => 'Your CluPilot cloud is ready',
+        'ready_greeting' => 'Welcome to CluPilot!',
+        'ready_line' => 'Your cloud is set up and ready to use. Here are your credentials:',
+        'ready_user' => 'Username: :user',
+        'ready_password' => 'Initial password: :password (please change it after your first login)',
+        'ready_action' => 'Open your cloud',
+    ],
+];