Firebase: Setting up different environments for Auth and Notification

Question

I have 2 mobile apps and one web app which use the same Firebase Auth and Notification services. I only use Auth and Notification services, nothing else.

I require to have a staging environment and production environment, and both need to run in parallel.

I do not see other option in Firebase rather than creating two different projects. But that's risky, because I have to replace the JSON files in mobile app, replace Admin SDK stuff in web app and so on.

So what's the best option for this? I use Firebase only for Auth and Notification. In notification I send messages to individual devices and user groups.

maybe asking the users to use different email accounts for testing and production is the way to go? (Because then the Auth data will not be messed up even though the same Auth space is used)

Answer 1

You could have only one single Firebase project and inside this project create several apps. For instance, you could create an app for production with the package name(android)/bundle id(iOS) "com.example.myapp" and another for staging "com.example.myapp.staging". That way, you can download a single json file with both configurations. In your android studio/xcode, you have to set up those package name/bundle id with the corresponding build configuration.