shanebarringer/instructions.md

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Sign up using your google account at the firebase.io
create an application from the firebase dashboard

take note of the ID generated for your project
this can be found in several places, however, the URL is the best place to look

your project ID is found directly after /project/
https://console.firebase.google.com/project/YOUR-PROJECT-NAME-HERE/overview


install the firebase CLI from the command line npm install -g firebase-tools
login firebase login
Create a project directory from the terminal 
note: don't forget to cd into the new directory
initialize the project firebase init

select your project name from the list (using the project ID from above)


Go back to the Firebase Console in your browser


Locate your Application


Select the Option for Adding Firebase to your Web App


Copy the code snippet 
 

paste the code snippet into the <body> of your index.html file (updating it with your own API credentials)

<body>
	<div id="message"></div>
	   	 	
	<script src="https://www.gstatic.com/firebasejs/3.4.0/firebase.js"></script>
	   	 	
	<script>
	  var config = {
   	  	apiKey: "<API_KEY>",
     	authDomain: "<PROJECT_ID>.firebaseapp.com",
		databaseURL: "https://<DATABASE_NAME>.firebaseio.com",
    	storageBucket: "<BUCKET>.appspot.com",
  	  };
	 </script>
</body>