Firebase Hosting with own server node.js

node.js web-applications firebase server hosting
jul56 picture jul56 · May 11, 2015 · Viewed 17.9k times · Source

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?

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iforgotmypassword picture iforgotmypassword · Jul 25, 2016

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.

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