Starting a new Firebase project
To use Firebase's services, you first need to create a project in the Firebase Console. Think of a project as the backend workspace for an app.
Steps to follow
- Firebase Console and open it.
- Add project.
- Enter a project name, e.g.
thutatech-notes-app - Turn on Google Analytics if you need it — for a learning project, it's fine to leave it off.
- Click Create project and head into the Project Overview.
About the Project ID
The Project ID is unique and can be hard to change later. Since it can show up in public URLs, config, and service paths, pick something meaningful and easy to remember.
Expected result
You should land on the Project Overview page and see a panel where you can add a Web, Android, or iOS app. From here you'll go on to enable services like Auth, Firestore, Storage, and Hosting.
Common mistake
Using the same project for testing and production can lead to messy, mixed-up data down the line. If you're building something for real use, it's much cleaner to split projects like myapp-dev and myapp-prod.