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Article: Writing Firebase Apps on Windows, Mac, and Linux Using Electron

January 6, 2021

Via: InfoQ

The unique advantages of using Electron-Firebase include:

  • An authentication workflow for many identity providers including social, phone and email
  • Secure communication between the Electron Browser and Main node.js processes
  • Authentication persistence, so that a user can launch your app without signing in again
  • Authorized user access to database and cloud storage with Firebase security rules
  • API access to Firebase Cloud Storage, which is not supported out of the box with the Node.js client
  • Firebase Cloud Storage listing and searching capability
  • Persistence of window positions on the screen
  • An example application for a quick start in creating your own application

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