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Basically, you need a service running on a separate server to implement these sorts of integrations. If Firebase is a long-term part of your stack, I agree that sounds unappealing, b/c the reason you're paying Firebase is so you don't need to wrangle a server.

You may think differently if you're using Firebase as the fastest way to get an MVP up and running (that happens to be my use case)