Firebase CLI Gihtub Action

• Install firebase-tools package (you can choose the package manager and the version to use)
• Authenticate with service account key (recommanded) or firebase token
• Use specific project
• Launch the firebase command you want

Summary

• Usage
• Inputs
• Advanced Usages
• Authentication to firebase CLI

Usage

⚠️ This action install firebase-tools npm package, so you have to setup node before using it.

Simple example

# ...

jobs:
  buildAndDeploy:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3

      # You need to setup node before using the action
      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
        with:
          node-version: 16.x
          cache: npm

      # Add any steps. For example:
      # - run: npm ci && npm build

      - uses: pchmn/firebase-cli-github-action@main
        with:
          serviceAccountKey: ${{ secrets.FIREBASE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY }}
          projectId: your-projectId
          args: deploy --only functions
          # or:
          # args: deploy --only hosting
          # args: deploy --only firestore:rules

Inputs

Name	Note	Description
packager	(default to npm)	The package manager to use to install the CLI. See examples
version	(default to latest)	The firebase-tools version to install
serviceAccountKey	(required if token not set)	The service account key (JSON format) to use to authenticate with. See instructions
token	(required if serviceAccountKey not set)	The firebase token to use to authenticate with. ⚠️ Deprecated, use a service account instead
projectId		The project to use
args		Additional arguments to pass to the CLI. Example: deploy --only functions

Advanced usages

Use other package manager

yarn:

# ...

jobs:
  jobName:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3

      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
        with:
          node-version: 16.x
          cache: yarn

      # ...

      - uses: pchmn/firebase-cli-github-action@main
        with:
          packager: yarn
          # other options

pnpm:

# ...

jobs:
  jobName:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3

      - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v2
        with:
          version: 7.x

      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
        with:
          node-version: 16.x
          cache: pnpm

      # ...

      - uses: pchmn/firebase-cli-github-action@main
        with:
          packager: pnpm
          # other options

Use firebase command in other step

You don't have to use args option, and you can launch firebase command in other steps after setting up the CLI.

# ...

jobs:
  deploy:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3

      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
        with:
          node-version: 16.x
          cache: npm

      # ...

      - uses: pchmn/firebase-cli-github-action@main
        with:
          # options

      # firebase command is now accessible
      - run: firebase deploy --only functions

Authentication to firebase CLI

Service Account

1. Get a service account for your project (you can create one on GCP Service Accounts page) with any of these roles according to your needs:

• Service Account User: required for CLI deploys
• Cloud Functions Admin: required to deploy functions
• Cloud Scheduler Admin: required to deploy schedulded functions
• Firebase Rules Admin: required to deploy Firestore/Firebase rules
• Cloud Datastore Index Admin: required to deploy Firestore indexes
• Firebase Hosting Admin: required to deploy hosting
• Firebase Authentication Admin: required to add preview URLs to Auth authorized domains

2. Add the service account key to your repository secrets:

• Create and download your service account JSON key (see here)
• Add the content of JSON file as a secret in your repository (example: FIREBASE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY) and use it as serviceAccountKey option:

- uses: pchmn/firebase-cli-github-action@main
  with:
    serviceAccountKey: ${{ secrets.FIREBASE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY }}

Firebase token

⚠️ This authentication method is deprecated, and is not recommanded. You should use a service account key instead

Run firebase login:ci in your terminal to get a token. Then add it as a secret in your repository (example: FIREBASE_TOKEN) and use it as token option:

- uses: pchmn/firebase-cli-github-action@main
  with:
    token: ${{ secrets.FIREBASE_TOKEN }}

License

This project is released under the MIT License.