how to add firebase service account key on railway and handle in python code

alexwebgr

HOBBY

a year ago

Step 1

In the Firebase console, navigate to your project's settings by clicking the gear icon next to "Project Overview."
Select Project settings, then go to the Service accounts tab
Click the Generate new private key button. A confirmation pop-up will appear
Click Generate Key to download a JSON file containing your service account credentials
Store this JSON file securely and do not commit it to a public code repository, as it provides administrative access to your Firebase project

Step 2

Open your project in the Railway dashboard and navigate to the service where you want to add the key, the one hosting the python code.
Go to the Variables tab.
Click on New Variable. It is recommended to add the key via the Raw Editor to ensure correct formatting.
Create a variable named FIREBASE_CREDENTIALS_JSON.
Open the JSON file you downloaded from Firebase, copy its entire content, and paste it as the value for the FIREBASE_CREDENTIALS_JSON variable

Step 3

Use it! You might need to adjust the dependencies you import according to your use case

import os
import json

# Retrieve the JSON credentials from the environment variable
firebase_creds_json_str = os.environ.get('FIREBASE_CREDENTIALS_JSON')

alexwebgr

Step 1 * In the Firebase console, navigate to your project's settings by clicking the gear icon next to "Project Overview." * Select **Project settings**, then go to the **Service accounts** tab * Click the **Generate new private key** button. A confirmation pop-up will appear * Click **Generate Key** to download a JSON file containing your service account credentials * Store this JSON file securely and do not commit it to a public code repository, as it provides administrative access to your Firebase project Step 2 * Open your project in the Railway dashboard and navigate to the service where you want to add the key, the one hosting the python code. * Go to the **Variables** tab. * Click on **New Variable**. It is recommended to add the key via the **Raw Editor** to ensure correct formatting. * Create a variable named `FIREBASE_CREDENTIALS_JSON`. * Open the JSON file you downloaded from Firebase, copy its entire content, and paste it as the value for the `FIREBASE_CREDENTIALS_JSON` variable Step 3 Use it! You might need to adjust the dependencies you import according to your use case ``` import os import json # Retrieve the JSON credentials from the environment variable firebase_creds_json_str = os.environ.get('FIREBASE_CREDENTIALS_JSON') ```

sim

FREE

a year ago

This is a very detailed reply and it will help you. I do not wan to take the bounty but here is the documentation for environment variables https://docs.railway.com/guides/variables#using-variables-in-your-services

sim

FREE

a year ago

Here is the documentation for how to get it from firebase https://firebase.google.com/docs/admin/setup#initialize%5Fthe%5Fsdk%5Fin%5Fnon-google%5Fenvironments

alexwebgr

Step 1 * In the Firebase console, navigate to your project's settings by clicking the gear icon next to "Project Overview." * Select **Project settings**, then go to the **Service accounts** tab * Click the **Generate new private key** button. A confirmation pop-up will appear * Click **Generate Key** to download a JSON file containing your service account credentials * Store this JSON file securely and do not commit it to a public code repository, as it provides administrative access to your Firebase project Step 2 * Open your project in the Railway dashboard and navigate to the service where you want to add the key, the one hosting the python code. * Go to the **Variables** tab. * Click on **New Variable**. It is recommended to add the key via the **Raw Editor** to ensure correct formatting. * Create a variable named `FIREBASE_CREDENTIALS_JSON`. * Open the JSON file you downloaded from Firebase, copy its entire content, and paste it as the value for the `FIREBASE_CREDENTIALS_JSON` variable Step 3 Use it! You might need to adjust the dependencies you import according to your use case ``` import os import json # Retrieve the JSON credentials from the environment variable firebase_creds_json_str = os.environ.get('FIREBASE_CREDENTIALS_JSON') ```

elliottmurray

HOBBY

2 months ago

You can also encode it, store that and then use entrypoint script in your docker file to write it out:

base64 < firebase_credentials.json| tr -d '\n'. # to encode

  if [ -n "$FIREBASE_CREDENTIALS_JSON" ]; then
    echo "$FIREBASE_CREDENTIALS_JSON" | base64 -d > firebase_credentials.json
    echo "Firebase credentials written to firebase_credentials.json"
  fi

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