Error importing firebase-admin

Question

I was trying to create custom tokens using the Firebase Admin SDK. But while importing import * as admin from 'firebase-admin'; as shown here .

I got an error process.binding is not supported .

I'm using

• browserify : 14.0.0
• firebase : ^3.6.8
• firebase-admin : ^4.1.0

Any ideas on how to resolve this?

Answer 1

Since you're using browserify and import syntax instead of the node.js module require syntax , it sounds like you're trying to use the Firebase Admin SDK in the browser. The admin SDK is only for use on a server, and is not for end-user access (see the warning at the top of the Add the Firebase Admin SDK to your Server page).

If you are trying to use the JavaScript SDK for end-user access, follow this guide instead.

If you are using this on a node.js server, try using the require syntax instead:

var admin = require("firebase-admin");

Answer 2

I am using Webpack for a Node application which uses firebase-admin . The solution seemed to be to set target in the Webpack configuration file to 'node' .