Firebase

I’ve been working with Google Firebase for a few days, and was able to get this site up and running with a free Firebase project instance with a few hours of work. There’s a learning curve, but it’s not too steep.

For now, I don’t need any of the advanced tooling that Firebase provides, so the initial setup was relatively quick and easy. It was initially unclear if I needed to configure my own A records for the site, or if that would be automatically handled by Google. Once I figured out that I was responsible for my own A records - which seems apparent after the fact - I was able to access the site directly.

It was a big time-saver that Firebase provisions the SSL cert automatically. That part can sometimes be a black-hole of sorts.