Firebase Essentials – Setting Up Router

Welcome to Part 2 of the Firebase Essentials: Real-time Data, Authentication, and Hosting series! In this session, we’ll set up client-side routing—the foundation for building a dynamic, multi-page app with authentication flow.

Using tools like React Router, you’ll learn to structure your app so users can navigate between pages like Login, Register, Dashboard, and NotFound, while preparing for route protection with Firebase Auth.

✅ What You’ll Learn in This Video:
✔️ Installing and configuring React Router
✔️ Creating route components (Home, Login, Register, Dashboard)
✔️ Organizing your app layout for page switching
✔️ Handling unknown routes with a custom 404 page
✔️ Preparing your app for auth-based route protection

💡 Why This Step Matters:
🔹 Sets up clean navigation in your frontend app
🔹 Prepares your app to control access based on user status
🔹 Mimics real-world single-page applications (SPAs)
🔹 Ensures users only see pages they’re authorized to access