How to Deploy Your Firebase Studio-Built App
Step-by-step guide to deploying your Firebase Studio app to production. Covers TypeScript and React with Firebase (Firestore deployment, environment variables, and production configuration.
What Firebase Studio generates
Firebase Studio typically generates projects using TypeScript and React with Firebase (Firestore, Auth, Storage, Cloud Functions) and optional Next.js. Firebase Studio is Google's AI-assisted workspace for building Firebase-backed applications. Understanding the stack is important because it determines your deployment options and the specific configuration you'll need.
Where to deploy
Firebase Hosting for the frontend, Cloud Functions for serverless backend logic, Firestore for the database, and Firebase Auth for authentication. All managed within the Google Cloud ecosystem
Step-by-step deployment
Configure Firebase project for production — enable email verification in Auth, set Firestore security rules, configure Firebase Hosting for your domain. Deploy Cloud Functions first and verify they work before deploying the frontend. Configure App Check for production to prevent unauthorized API usage. Set up environment-specific Firebase configurations (.env.production) with production project credentials
Environment variables
One of the most common deployment failures is missing or misconfigured environment variables. Firebase Studio apps often hardcode values during development that need to be externalized for production. Audit every file for hardcoded URLs, API keys, and configuration values. Create a .env.example file listing every required variable. Set these in your hosting platform's dashboard before deploying.
Post-deployment checklist
After deploying, verify: HTTPS is enforced on all routes, custom domain is configured and resolving, environment variables are correctly loaded, all features work in production (not just locally), error tracking is capturing exceptions, and performance is acceptable under real conditions.
Common deployment mistakes
The most frequent issues we see in Firebase Studio deployments: forgetting to set environment variables (causing startup crashes), not testing the production build locally before deploying, missing build dependencies, and using development configurations in production.
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