Explore serverless architecture and its practical applications in this 50-minute conference talk. Learn how to build a serverless API using Google Cloud, Firebase, and PostgreSQL. Discover the benefits of eliminating infrastructure management to focus on business logic. Follow along as Rob Conery demonstrates leveraging Firebase Functions for his business, bigmachine.io. Gain insights into working with Firebase's realtime database and PostgreSQL hosted on compose.com. Understand the concepts of serverless computing, its advantages, and potential challenges. Dive into topics such as Firebase pricing, authentication, JSON structures, and security rules. Learn to create static sites, implement Stripe checkout, handle Firebase events, and write asynchronous code. Explore various options for triggering events and writing to databases. Gain practical knowledge on building scalable, efficient APIs without managing servers, enabling you to concentrate on developing your business logic and applications.
Building a Serverless API With Google, Firebase and PostgreSQL
Overview
Syllabus
Introduction
Robs website
Success and failure
Serverless confusion
Best way to think about serverless
Have you tried
Inspiration
Code
What does this buy
What you get
Why
Service lockin
Internet of Things
Firebase
Firebase Pricing
The Take Away
Use Your Head
Businesses Are Here To Make Money
Volkswagen
GoDaddy
Be Prepared
Trust No One
Fun Stuff
How Does It Work
How Does It Run
Authentication
Firebase JSON
Firebase Rules
What are we building
The mental leap
Creating a static site
Using middleman
Static website
Working with Firebase
Stripe Checkout
Firebase Events
Stripe
PCI Compliant
JavaScript
Firebase SDK
Firebase Console
Firebase Data Structure
Firebase Node Code
Pulling Data from Event
Running asynchronous code
Updating the checkout path
Using ViewJS
Using ViewFire
Using Stripe
Writing to Firebase
Firebase Functions
Triggering on Events
Writing to Database
Security
Rules
Data Pathway Rules
Validate vs Write
A Whole as a Whole
Option 2 HTTP Events
Option 2 Ajax Post
Option 3 HTTP on Request
Option 4 Using Express
Option 4 Missing Features
Admin Database Ref
HTTP Response
Anonymous Authentication
Notifications
Functions
Drip
Automations
Custom Events
Custom Fields
Admin Backend
Why Am I Doing This
Firebase Authentication
Conclusion
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