Firebase CLI Configuration

We can use the Firebase CLI to configure the Firebase Emulator for the ROAR app. The Firebase CLI is a command-line tool that allows you to interact with Firebase services from the terminal.

Initializing the Emulators

firebase init emulators

1. Select Authentication, Firestore, and Hosting, then press Enter to proceed.
2. Select the default ports for each service:
   • auth: 9099
   • firestore: 8080
   • hosting: 5000
3. Select y to enable the Firestore UI.
4. Run the Firestore UI:
   • Firestore UI: 4000
5. Download the emulators.

You should now be able to run the Firebase emulators with:

firebase emulators:start

You can inspect the emulator UI at http://localhost:4000, though it will be empty until the app's Firebase config has been configured to connect to the emulator.