Firebase Authentication with ReactJS: Beginner Guide

Firebase - This is a platform that is offered by google to help developers in building and managing their apps. One of its key features is user authentication.

Understanding how Firebase Authentication works

Authentication is the process of verifying the identity of a user. Consider an app which requires a user to fill in their login credentials like email and password or logging in through another social media platform. Firebase simplifies all these by providing tools that handle everything for you!

Integrating Firebase with ReactJS

To use Firebase with ReactJS, you first need to set up Firebase in your React project by installing and initializing it.

// Install firebase - The command below adds Firebase SDK to your project
npm install firebase        

You then proceed to initialize firebase with the code snippet containing your APIs that will be provided in your firebase console. Note: Never Push your APIs to github, instead, write them in your .env file and add that file to your .gitignore

Here is a complete step by step repository that you can clone and use for practice.

Click on that link and follow the instruction in the README.md file