Firebase

2 Advantages Of Using Firebase

Firebase empowers your business to develop web applications with real-time database. For instance, if a record is updated in the database by a user, the same update is automatically conveyed to all users irrespective of the OS they’re using. It not only provides a fundamental and unified platform but also eliminates the requirement of configuring your server as Firebase automatically takes care of everything. Here’re two key advantages of using Firebase.

  • Simple hosting: Firebase has made the hosting of an app a cakewalk. Basically, hosting empowers you to deliver static content and web applications effectively and quickly to a CDN through a single command. Firebase contains Auto Provisioned SSL Certificate, Global CDN and Custom domain support, with which you can send complicated Progressive Web app or simple application landing page with ease.
  • Storage: With Firebase, application developers can store and distribute various user-generated content including videos, photos, sounds etc. Regardless of the network quality, Firebase provides secure downloads for its applications and document transfers. Firebase storage is maintained by Google Cloud Storage – a secured, capable and cost-effective storage service for various objects.

If you’re at the verge of launching a new business app, Firebase is one of the most preferred options to start with. Its user-friendly interface comes equipped with everything that you may ever need to build a valuable application.

Creating Firebase Powered Apps

If you think Firebase to be just like any other ordinary database, think again. With its real-time, scalable backend, it gives you the tools you require to create rich, collaborative applications, which can help a lot of users. From 100% Firebase-powered apps to apps with server codes and existing apps with features powered by Firebase, you can do a lot with it once you have decided how you can leverage Firebase to create your apps.

Let’s take a quick glance at some common patterns of apps powered by Firebase.

  • 100% Firebase-powered apps: Many of these apps just comprise of client code and need nothing more than Firebase and a mode for your app distribution to make it work. Apps created this way just have static content and assets, while all user data and dynamic content remains stored and is retrieved from Firebase.
  • Apps with server code powered by Firebase: In this case, Firebase sits between the clients and server, thus making your server connect to Firebase and work with the data just like any other client. To put it in other words, your server manipulates data in Firebase to interact with clients.
  • Existing apps with features powered by Firebase: In this case, Firebase sits next to your present server. Getting connected both to Firebase and your server is facilitated for your clients, who will use Firebase to run your real-time features, without causing hindrance to the rest of your application.