How to use Firebase with Astro?

[lusty bane]

Does anyone have any resources (preferably GitHub repo) that how I can use Firebase Firestore with my astro static site (to fetch content)?

[cobalt blaze]

Example from @twilit escarp https://github.com/lhermann/astro-firebase-example from #general

[lusty bane]

I tried this and was not able to fetch the data, could be please help?

[twilit escarp]

you can show the code ?

[severe sedge]

@lusty bane Did you set the env vars properly? SNOWPACK_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_API_KEY

Also, that Firebase example is old. It's pre v1, so it's probs broken

[twilit escarp]

well @lusty bane
do you need a new template ?

[twilit escarp]

https://github.com/TomEverson/Astro-Firebase-Starter

I made a really simple one with firestore access

[severe sedge]

Yay, that's awesome 👌 we now have an updated Astro Firebase Starter

[lusty bane]

This is incredible, have been trying to figure out stuff and finally! You are a life saver thanks a ton!!!!

I'll try this and will text you if I have any questions, and once again, thank you so so much

[twilit escarp]

you are welcome

[lusty bane]

Tried it and it runs perfect! 🔥

Also, I am using firebase hosting. So do I need to write a cloud function to build it everytime the content is updated in Firestore?

Any other alternative way to achieve this?

[twilit escarp]

I think yes ?

there is no other way to update data in SSG

[lusty bane]

is there any docs/github repo of cloud funtions for updating the astro static site hosted on firebase (automatically whenever the content is updated in firestore)?

[twilit escarp]

I am not sure about firebase having webhooks deploy support

essentially what I do on my website is that
CMS at backend
Astro ( Vercel ) at frontend

and everytime data is updated
CMS sent webhooks to vercel to redeploy

[lusty bane]

Oh got it, will try searching for webhooks deploy for firebase