[dahart]

> Serves you right for using a “real-time database” (whatever that is).

I see this is flagged, but FWIW, you might want to actually learn something about what they mean by “realtime database” because it’s incredibly useful, and people using Firebase aren’t the only people who think so.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real-time_database

Firebase is also easy to use and scales to large sites and complex applications, despite the complaints here about reliability, reporting and control, or lack of. A flat file and simple web socket server crumbles under loads that Firebase handles easily.