firebase-app-hosting-basics

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Deploy and manage web apps with Firebase App Hosting. Use this skill when deploying Next.js/Angular apps with backends.

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What this skill does

# App Hosting Basics

## Description
This skill enables the agent to deploy and manage modern, full-stack web applications (Next.js, Angular, etc.) using Firebase App Hosting.

**Important**: In order to use App Hosting, your Firebase project must be on the Blaze pricing plan. Direct the user to https://console.firebase.google.com/project/_/overview?purchaseBillingPlan=metered to upgrade their plan.

## Hosting vs App Hosting

**Choose Firebase Hosting if:**
- You are deploying a static site (HTML/CSS/JS).
- You are deploying a simple SPA (React, Vue, etc. without SSR).
- You want full control over the build and deploy process via CLI.

**Choose Firebase App Hosting if:**
- You are using a supported full-stack framework like Next.js or Angular.
- You need Server-Side Rendering (SSR) or ISR.
- You want an automated "git push to deploy" workflow with zero configuration.

## Deploying to App Hosting

### Deploy from Source

This is the recommended flow for most users.
1. Configure `firebase.json` with an `apphosting` block.
```json
{
"apphosting": {
"backendId": "my-app-id",
"rootDir": "/",
"ignore": [
"node_modules",
".git",
"firebase-debug.log",
"firebase-debug.*.log",
"functions"
]
}
}
```
2. Create or edit `apphosting.yaml`- see [Configuration](references/configuration.md) for more information on how to do so.
3. If the app needs safe access to sensitive keys, use `npx -y firebase-tools@latest apphosting:secrets` commands to set and grant access to secrets.
4. Run `npx -y firebase-tools@latest deploy` when you are ready to deploy.

### Automated deployment via GitHub (CI/CD)

Alternatively, set up a backend connected to a GitHub repository for automated deployments "git push" deployments.
This is only recommended for more advanced users, and is not required to use App Hosting.
See [CLI Commands](references/cli_commands.md) for more information on how to set this up using CLI commands.

## Emulation

See [Emulation](references/emulation.md) for more information on how to test your app locally using the Firebase Local Emulator Suite.

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Category: Web Dev

Source: https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace/tree/main/skills/firebase/firebase-app-hosting-basics

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