firebase-init.md

Starting a new firebase project

We need 3 sections activated in firebase for pretty much any project.

Authentication

1. Login to Firebase Console
2. Create a new project
3. Go to Authentication Section
4. Enable these methods:
   1. Google
   2. Email (With passwordless link)
   3. Phone
   4. Apple

Firestore

1. Login to Firebase Console

2. Login into the existing project

3. Go to firestore section

4. Press "Create database"

5. Choose a production setting

6. For ME projects choose Europe Location

7. Go to "Rules"

8. Change the rules into:

   rules_version = '2';
   service cloud.firestore {
     match /databases/{database}/documents {
       match /chat_rooms/{document=**} {
         allow read, write;
       }
       match /users/{userId} {
       	allow create: if request.auth != null;
         allow read, update, delete: if request.auth != null && request.auth.uid == userId;
       }
     }
   }
   

9. Publish the new rules

Crashlytics

1. Login to Firebase Console
2. Login into the existing project
3. Go to crashlytics section
4. press "enable crashlytics"
5. This process should be repeated for every single app connected to Firebase

Adding it to android

1. Login to Firebase Console
2. Login into the existing project
3. Go to applications section
4. download Google-Services.json
5. add the class path classpath 'com.google.gms:google-services:4.3.3' to android/build.gradle
6. add the plugin to android/app/build.gradle as apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services'

Adding it to iOS

refer to Prepairing iOS Projects