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Lion Smith
Lion Smith

Reputation: 655

upload file on firebase web using node js throws error firebase.storage is not a function

i created a web app using node js express and firebase. i created a form which will upload a file to firebase but when i tried what's on the guide it gives an error..

var firebase = require('firebase');

var config = {
  apiKey: "----------------------------------",
  authDomain: "----------------------------------",
  databaseURL: "-",----------------------------------
  projectId: "---------",
  storageBucket: "----------------",
  messagingSenderId: "---------------"
};

firebase.initializeApp(config);

module.exports = firebase;

// Get a reference to the storage service, which is used to create references in your storage bucket
var storage = firebase.storage();

// Create a storage reference from our storage service
var storageRef = storage.ref();

this is the set up i use for using firebase on node js. 

var storage = firebase.storage();
                       ^
TypeError: firebase.storage is not a function

and this is the error i receive from the console. after searching they said that i need to use google-cloud npm. so my question is if i install google-cloud on my node do i need to create an account on google cloud platform?..

Upvotes: 1

Views: 424

Answers (1)

Asim
Asim

Reputation: 1490

Node js google-cloud package is used instead of firebase to store files, videos etc. Right now firebase storage is not compatible with Nodejs that's why you are getting that error^, yoou can do something like this to use google-cloud:-

npm install --save google-cloud

And then to use storage in your project this is a sample code:-

const gcloud = require('google-cloud');

const storage = gcloud.storage({
projectId: //project id here,
keyFilename: //service account credentials here,
});

const storagebucket = storage.bucket('projectID.appspot.com');

This link here has the complete guide how to do google-cloud stuff.

 https://medium.com/@stardusteric/nodejs-with-firebase-storage-c6ddcf131ceb

Upvotes: 1

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