diff --git a/.firebaserc b/.firebaserc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b87b610
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.firebaserc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "projects": {
+    "default": "noteups-web-original-backend"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/firebase.json b/firebase.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..49218a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/firebase.json
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{
+  "functions": [
+    {
+      "source": "functions",
+      "codebase": "default",
+      "ignore": [
+        "node_modules",
+        ".git",
+        "firebase-debug.log",
+        "firebase-debug.*.log"
+      ],
+      "predeploy": [
+        "npm --prefix \"$RESOURCE_DIR\" run lint"
+      ]
+    }
+  ],
+  "database": {
+    "rules": "database.rules.json"
+  },
+  "firestore": {
+    "rules": "firestore.rules",
+    "indexes": "firestore.indexes.json"
+  },
+  "hosting": {
+    "public": "public",
+    "ignore": [
+      "firebase.json",
+      "**/.*",
+      "**/node_modules/**"
+    ]
+  },
+  "storage": {
+    "rules": "storage.rules"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/functions/index.js b/functions/index.js
index 0d3ca7f..e81477f 100644
--- a/functions/index.js
+++ b/functions/index.js
@@ -1,9 +1,19 @@
-const functions = require("firebase-functions");
+/**
+ * Import function triggers from their respective submodules:
+ *
+ * const {onCall} = require("firebase-functions/v2/https");
+ * const {onDocumentWritten} = require("firebase-functions/v2/firestore");
+ *
+ * See a full list of supported triggers at https://firebase.google.com/docs/functions
+ */
 
-// // Create and deploy your first functions
-// // https://firebase.google.com/docs/functions/get-started
-//
-// exports.helloWorld = functions.https.onRequest((request, response) => {
-//   functions.logger.info("Hello logs!", {structuredData: true});
+const {onRequest} = require("firebase-functions/v2/https");
+const logger = require("firebase-functions/logger");
+
+// Create and deploy your first functions
+// https://firebase.google.com/docs/functions/get-started
+
+// exports.helloWorld = onRequest((request, response) => {
+//   logger.info("Hello logs!", {structuredData: true});
 //   response.send("Hello from Firebase!");
 // });
diff --git a/functions/package.json b/functions/package.json
index 1e606ae..a88bc5e 100644
--- a/functions/package.json
+++ b/functions/package.json
@@ -10,17 +10,17 @@
     "logs": "firebase functions:log"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": "16"
+    "node": "18"
   },
   "main": "index.js",
   "dependencies": {
-    "firebase-admin": "^11.5.0",
-    "firebase-functions": "^4.2.0"
+    "firebase-admin": "^11.8.0",
+    "firebase-functions": "^4.3.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "eslint": "^8.15.0",
     "eslint-config-google": "^0.14.0",
-    "firebase-functions-test": "^3.0.0"
+    "firebase-functions-test": "^3.1.0"
   },
   "private": true
 }
diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
index cb94d49..ad41d9d 100644
--- a/public/index.html
+++ b/public/index.html
@@ -6,17 +6,17 @@
     <title>Welcome to Firebase Hosting</title>
 
     <!-- update the version number as needed -->
-    <script defer src="/__/firebase/9.19.1/firebase-app-compat.js"></script>
+    <script defer src="/__/firebase/9.22.1/firebase-app-compat.js"></script>
     <!-- include only the Firebase features as you need -->
-    <script defer src="/__/firebase/9.19.1/firebase-auth-compat.js"></script>
-    <script defer src="/__/firebase/9.19.1/firebase-database-compat.js"></script>
-    <script defer src="/__/firebase/9.19.1/firebase-firestore-compat.js"></script>
-    <script defer src="/__/firebase/9.19.1/firebase-functions-compat.js"></script>
-    <script defer src="/__/firebase/9.19.1/firebase-messaging-compat.js"></script>
-    <script defer src="/__/firebase/9.19.1/firebase-storage-compat.js"></script>
-    <script defer src="/__/firebase/9.19.1/firebase-analytics-compat.js"></script>
-    <script defer src="/__/firebase/9.19.1/firebase-remote-config-compat.js"></script>
-    <script defer src="/__/firebase/9.19.1/firebase-performance-compat.js"></script>
+    <script defer src="/__/firebase/9.22.1/firebase-auth-compat.js"></script>
+    <script defer src="/__/firebase/9.22.1/firebase-database-compat.js"></script>
+    <script defer src="/__/firebase/9.22.1/firebase-firestore-compat.js"></script>
+    <script defer src="/__/firebase/9.22.1/firebase-functions-compat.js"></script>
+    <script defer src="/__/firebase/9.22.1/firebase-messaging-compat.js"></script>
+    <script defer src="/__/firebase/9.22.1/firebase-storage-compat.js"></script>
+    <script defer src="/__/firebase/9.22.1/firebase-analytics-compat.js"></script>
+    <script defer src="/__/firebase/9.22.1/firebase-remote-config-compat.js"></script>
+    <script defer src="/__/firebase/9.22.1/firebase-performance-compat.js"></script>
     <!-- 
       initialize the SDK after all desired features are loaded, set useEmulator to false
       to avoid connecting the SDK to running emulators.
diff --git a/storage.rules b/storage.rules
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f08744f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/storage.rules
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+rules_version = '2';
+
+// Craft rules based on data in your Firestore database
+// allow write: if firestore.get(
+//    /databases/(default)/documents/users/$(request.auth.uid)).data.isAdmin;
+service firebase.storage {
+  match /b/{bucket}/o {
+    match /{allPaths=**} {
+      allow read, write: if false;
+    }
+  }
+}