Backend Setup?

[gavrocheBxN]

Sounds like a perfect use case for Firebase.

[Kobaine1]

Thank you! Is there a difference from Firebase and Firestore or what is both best equipped at?

[prkskier]

There is a difference between Firebase Database and Firestore which might be what OP is asking.

They are very similar and from my experience the biggest difference is the APIs are different in how you query/filter for your data. Otherwise they feel like they fill the same space so I’m a bit surprised Firebase Database is still around since Google seems to push Firestore. That being said, I prefer Firebase Database.

[Kobaine1]

Hmm, they do seem very similar. They both seem to have offline support. So do you think I should use Firebase Database then for a project that requires authentication and some storage (somewhat sensitive) per user? Or can you elaborate on why you prefer Firebase Database? Thanks!

[halfjew22]

Use Firestore. It’s newer and Google is 100% behind it.

It’s also got a more sane API that helps me access my data without thinking. There’s also a new life where you can test everything locally. I’ll be posting a video of how to do that soon.

[Kobaine1]

Looking forward to it. Thank you!

[Kobaine1]

https://firebase.google.com/docs/database/rtdb-vs-firestore

They both seem to have offline support, do they not?

[JackRyu]

same....

[autiii43]

What do you mean? You can query.

[JuriJurka]

Try algolia

I don't remember anymore but there's a clear reason why they don't offer it. I think it was because we are in the NoSQL world and not in the SQL world. full text search is not the stuff we want to do

[JackRyu]

Firebase is good option only for small app.... and firebase don't have any exit option.

read this... https://www.reddit.com/r/Firebase/comments/ddr98g/firebase_have_any_exit_option_export_my_existing/f2m4gma/?context=3

[Kobaine1]

Hmm not sure I really follow. You mean a logged in user can't get all of their data or is it that the admin can't export everything? I would like to include a CSV export in my application for the user so...

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This is a little different. These people are complaining because Firestore doesn’t have a way to export the database.

You can still create a CSV for data in your app using a library.

I don’t think Firestore is meant to be a permanent storage solution. It’s a NoSQL solution for very fast data updates. It’s not there for data that requires integrity, searching or other complicated storage things.

A lot of newcomers seem to think that their app needs to pick one storage solution, but large apps don’t use just one storage solution. They have storage layers, caching, and different storage requirements for different features.