Chapter 29 · build contribute
Simplified Firebase and Vercel setup
Configure one Firebase project, one environment-variable set, Firestore applications, owner authentication, and Vercel deployment.
1 min read·Updated 2026-07-26·2 role paths
01
Required services
- One Firebase project
- Firestore
- Firebase Authentication with Email/Password enabled
- One Firebase Web App configuration
- One server-side Firebase service account
- One Vercel project
- One private GitHub repository
02
One environment set
Use .env.local during local development and enter the same names in Vercel Project Settings.
Required Community Source values:
env7 lines
GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT=your-project-id
FIREBASE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_JSON={"type":"service_account",...}
NEXT_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_CONFIG={"apiKey":"...","authDomain":"...","projectId":"...","appId":"..."}
OGO_APP_SECRET=long-random-secret
OGO_ACCESS_COLLECTION=ogo_verified_access_applications
OGO_ADMIN_EMAIL=owner@example.com
OGO_ADMIN_ROUTE=long-hidden-routeNo Cloudflare or GitHub token is required.
03
Create the owner
Create the Email/Password user in Firebase Authentication, then run:
bash4 lines
npm run ogo-admin:user -- grant \
--email owner@example.com \
--role owner \
--mark-email-verified04
Deployment
Commit the code to the private Git repository, import it into Vercel, configure the variables for Production and Preview as appropriate, add the Vercel domain to Firebase Authentication authorized domains, and test both the public form and owner Admin route.