How are Google Cloud Firestore rules managed without Firebase?

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I've added Firestore to a project in my Google Cloud console but I don't see a way to manage rules. All documentation points to Firebase but my project wasn't started in Firebase. Thought I might be able to deploy/manage the rules via the Firebase CLI but it doesn't recognize my GCP project on firebase init.

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Have you tried using the Firebase console? You should be able to add any Firebase to any Cloud project that way. console.firebase.google.com – Doug Stevenson
I have but I don't see my GCP project listed there. – user2864874
If you're just expecting it to appear, that's not going to be sufficient. medium.com/google-developers/… – Doug Stevenson
Ah. I didn't notice that the Project name field in the Add a project dialog was a dropdown. Thanks! If you want to leave an answer, I'll mark as such. – user2864874
FYI security rules won't be relevant to your project unless you're accessing Firestore using the Firebase SDKs in a mobile app. If you're using a server SDK, security rules won't apply. – Doug Stevenson

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You can add Firebase services to an existing Google Cloud project via the Firebase console. A more detailed explanation of the relationship between Firebase and Google Cloud can be read about here. Once you add Firebase to a Cloud project, you should be able to manage security rules in the console, and also through the Firebase CLI.