Experience with Firebase Authentication
Hey makers,
I'm currently developing an open-source tool to manage users in Firebase Authentification.
I personally use it a lot for my projects and want to be sure I'm not the only one feeling that the console is too limitted. I'm looking for some users to discuss with in order to prioritize the features based on your pains.
Who can help me with this? It shouldn't take more than 30minutes. ;)
Regards,
Nicolas
I have very limited experience with Firebase Auth, but I've found that user management can be a real pain, particularly because you can't customize the default FB user model.
Not only that, going into tables to delete users without an admin interface is super unkewl.
Tagging @booligoosh and tweeting about it to help connect you with firebasers.
I have used it quite a bit. To get the most out of it, you need to combine it with some functions using the "Functions" product so that you can complete the functionalities that the tool lacks. I'm currently using Firebase UI for a Project to be able to compare and experience how efficient the workflow is. Let me know how I can help you.
I would love to have your input on how you manage users. As explained below, I want to create an interface to manage users easily. Are you available for a call to understand how you manage your users?
What limits you? You may use own OIDC server and Firebase auth as external provider
The limitations I see are more in the console (console.firebase.google.com) than in Firebase itself.
For example:
- It's impossible to see the custom claims associated to a user.
- It's pretty impossible to search for a specific user
- We only see the email address, no name or other info
- There is no easy export
- …
What I have in mind is a backoffice interface to manage users visually. I don't know if I'm the only with those issues but this console is pretty frustrating.
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