"Your unused Realtime Database will be deactivated in 14 day(s)" - how to fix access rules?

Question

I had an email to say that my Firebase database would be de-activated in 14 days unless it receives traffic or I update my security rules. When I login to my Firebase account I don't see any options to maintain my database. The only option I get when I select the "Realtime Database" menu item is "Create Database". How can I see and maintain an existing database?

Answer 1

firebaser here

This message is sent to owners of databases that meet both of these conditions:

• Have world readable security rules AND
• Have not received any traffic in 6 months.

As the message says: to prevent the database from being deactivated you can:

• Either change its security rules,
• Or for it to start receiving traffic.

Note: your data will not be deleted either way.

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I actually quickly checked one of my own projects that got disabled, and I see this in the console:

Clicking the Re-enable buttons seems to have reenabled the database without either of the two actions mentioned in the email. But I do expect the database to be disabled again, based on my lack of addressing the root cause.

If you're not seeing this same screen for your project, I'd:

• Reload the Firebase console, and navigate to the database from there.
• If that still doesn't show you the same screen, reach out to Firebase support for personalized help in troubleshooting.