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Create a Firebase Project
Firebase is a Google tool that provides a quick and simple way to add user authorization and a database to your app This tutorial describes how to setup a Firebase project.
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1. Go to firebase.com and sign in with your Google Account.
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2. Create a new project.
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3. Name the project the same as the app you’re building, e.g. MyPeeps.
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4. On the next window, Disable Google Analytics and then click Continue. Then press "Create App".
You need an “app” within your Firebase project. In this tutorial, you’ll setup a web app. Choose the icon within the blue rectangle below:
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5. Name the “app” the same as the project (e.g., peopleapp). Do not check the box for Firebase hosting.
6. Once you register the app, the following screen will appear:
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7. Copy the code in the blue box and paste it into a Google Doc. These are the settings you’ll need to connect your web app to the database and user authorization in this Firebase “app”. If you don’t copy this information now, you can also get it later by going to “settings” in your Firebase project).
8. Click on “Continue to Console”.
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Setup Authentication
9. Choose the Authentication button, then “Get Started”. Choose “Email/Password” for your sign-in provider, and enable it. Don’t enable “Email link” for now.
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Setup Firestore
10. Go back to the Project Overview then click “Cloud Firestore”. Then click on “Create Database”. Choose the Location closest to you and click “Next”. Choose “Start in test mode”, then click “Create”.
You are now setup with a Firestore database and a mechanism for allowing users to login to your app.
