Hi there -
I’m reviewing App Platform for a react/nodejs deployment. We’re using Firebase Auth for user management.
A best practice when integrating Firebase Auth into the auth flow is to set up a reverse proxy for /__/auth. I currently do this using nginx on my Droplets. I don’t really want to spin up an extra Droplet to redirect to App Platform. See more here: https://firebase.google.com/docs/auth/web/redirect-best-practices (Option 3).
Are reverse proxies possible using App Platform? If not, is there a suggested alternative for Firebase Auth?
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Hi there,
App Platform doesn’t have built-in reverse proxy support, you can post this as an idea on the DigitalOcean ideas board:
But you should still be able to use Firebase Auth without needing an extra Droplet, for example, you could use an extra App Platform’s backend service to create an API route in your Node.js app that proxies __/auth requests to Firebase.
Or another option is to set up a Cloudflare Worker or similar edge function to handle the redirection.
Also, if you already have a Droplet for other tasks, you could configure Nginx there to act as a proxy.
- Bobby
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