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Laurence MoroneyThe Definitive Guide to Firebasehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-2943-9_3

3. The Firebase Realtime Database

Laurence Moroney
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Seattle, Washington, USA
 
The Firebase Realtime Database is a NoSQL cloud-based database that syncs data across all clients in realtime, and provides offline functionality. Data is stored in the Realtime database as JSON, and all connected clients share one instance, automatically receiving updates with the newest data.
In this chapter you’ll get hands-on with building a simple app that writes and reads data from the database. You’ll learn how to have an app with public data, as well as how to provide user-based access to data based on users that you created and signed in with the ...

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