In this chapter, we will discuss Cloud Storage for Firebase and also its integration with Google Cloud Platform. We will also explore Firebase hosting, which allows you to host your web apps and static content (CDN) on a production-grade environment.
Cloud Storage provides scalable and secure object storage space, as most of the enterprises today need scalable file storage, considering the huge amount of data they collect through mobile apps, web applications, or corporate websites. Even the applications that are deployed on cloud need storage space either for their own assets such as images, JavaScript, CSS, audio, video files, or user-generated content such as documents, videos, or audios.
The Firebase SDK for Cloud Storage uses Google Cloud Storage buckets to store the uploaded files. Google Cloud Platform needs a billing account to use its products though...