Add Firebase authentication to Ionic Apps

This repo is part of an Ionic Firebase Tutorial where you can learn how to add Firebase authentication to an Ionic Framework App.

As an example we are going to build a simple app that allows users to login and signup to your app using Firebase authentication services. Once they log in, they will see a home page with their basic profile info.

Important note: this tutorial is for Ionic v1. Get the updated tutorial and example app built with Ionic 5 and Firebase.

Check all the details of this demo app in the step by step Ionic 1 Firebase Auth Tutorial

Setup

Install Ionic

You can find the Ionic official installation documentation here.

1. Make sure you have an up-to-date version of Node.js installed on your system. If you don't have Node.js installed, you can install it from here.
2. Open a terminal (Mac) or a command interpreter (cmd, Windows), and install Cordova and Ionic:
   • npm install -g cordova
   • npm install -g ionic
   • On a Mac, you may have to use sudo depending on your system configuration: sudo npm install -g cordova ionic
3. If you already have Cordova and Ionic installed on your computer, make sure you update to the latest version:
   • npm update -g cordova
   • npm update -g ionic
   • Or sudo npm update -g cordova ionic

Follow these links if you want more information:

• Ionic Getting started guide
• Ionic Documentation
• Visit the Ionic Community Forum

Git & ionic start

First we need to link this new Ionic project with our reference repo on github. Clone this repo so we can start working on the app:

• git clone https://github.com/ionicthemes/firebase-authentication-for-your-ionic-app.git
• cd firebase-authentication-for-your-ionic-app

After this, we need to set up some stuff before starting working on the Ionic project. To do so, run these commands:

• npm install
• bower install

Finally, to see the current state of the project, run:

• ionic serve

Find lots of Ionic Tutorials and Starter Apps in IonicThemes.