Firebase Hosting with own server node.js

Question

I have webapp with firebase database. I would like hosting the app on firebase. My app has own server nodejs and using websockets. How can I host my app on Firebase? And how can I run my own server on Firebase?

Answer 1

I think your question is quite simple. And the answer is also simple: no, you can't.

Firebase only serves static files. You need to try heroku, codeship, etc for that.

Answer 2

I'm not sure what exactly you are looking for. I'll assume it's one of these two:

1. you want to run the node.js scripts on Firebase's server

   There is no way to run your own code on Firebase's servers.

2. you want to run the node.js scripts on your own server and have them interact with your Firebase data

   Firebase has a node.js package that allows you to talk to its BaaS service from your own node scripts. See the node.js section in Firebase's quickstart and the npm package for Firebase.

Answer 3

You can use Google Cloud Functions to do most task processing in a serverless style: https://firebase.google.com/docs/hosting/functions

I'm using it to dynamically load javascript based on req.url.

Answer 4

With Firebase functions, yes you can. You can watch this tutorial from Google, it's very clear and easy to catch up. Node.js apps on Firebase Hosting Crash Course - Firecasts