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firebase-tools
Advanced tools
The firebase-tools npm package provides a command-line interface (CLI) for managing Firebase projects and their resources. It allows developers to deploy, configure, and manage Firebase services such as Firestore, Realtime Database, Authentication, Hosting, Cloud Functions, and more.
Deploying Firebase Hosting
This command deploys your web app to Firebase Hosting. It uploads your local files to Firebase and makes them available on your Firebase project's web URL.
firebase deploy --only hosting
Deploying Cloud Functions
This command deploys your Cloud Functions to Firebase. It uploads your function code to Firebase and makes it available to be triggered by events.
firebase deploy --only functions
Deploying Firestore Rules
This command deploys your Firestore security rules. It uploads your rules to Firebase, ensuring that your Firestore database is protected according to your specifications.
firebase deploy --only firestore:rules
Emulating Firebase Services
This command starts the Firebase emulators for local development. It allows you to test your Firebase app locally without interacting with the live Firebase services.
firebase emulators:start
Initializing a Firebase Project
This command initializes a new Firebase project in your local directory. It sets up the necessary configuration files and allows you to select which Firebase services you want to use.
firebase init
The AWS CLI is a unified tool to manage your AWS services. It provides similar functionalities to firebase-tools but for AWS services. It allows you to control multiple AWS services from the command line and automate them through scripts.
The gcloud CLI is a command-line tool for interacting with Google Cloud Platform services. It offers functionalities similar to firebase-tools but for a broader range of Google Cloud services. It allows you to deploy, manage, and configure Google Cloud resources.
The Netlify CLI provides a command-line interface for interacting with Netlify services. It offers functionalities similar to Firebase Hosting, allowing you to deploy and manage web projects on the Netlify platform.
FAQs
Command-Line Interface for Firebase
The npm package firebase-tools receives a total of 294,729 weekly downloads. As such, firebase-tools popularity was classified as popular.
We found that firebase-tools demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 4 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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