Welcome to Part 9 of the Playstore Clone App Development Training series! In this episode, you’ll set up your Firebase project and configure it for seamless integration with your React app. Firebase will handle our authentication, providing secure user login, registration, and session management—all with minimal backend overhead.

By the end of this video, your Firebase backend will be fully connected and ready to bring your Authentication UI to life!

✅ What You’ll Learn in This Video:

✔️ Creating a new project in the Firebase Console
✔️ Enabling Email/Password Authentication
✔️ Installing Firebase SDK and setting up firebase.config.js
✔️ Initializing Firebase App, Auth service, and exporting utilities
✔️ Best practices for storing API keys and config securely using .env files

💡 Why This Step Matters:

🔹 Connects your frontend to a real-time backend authentication system
🔹 Provides a secure, scalable login infrastructure without writing custom backend auth
🔹 Sets the foundation for protected routes, session handling, and user roles