Pre reqs

1. Firestore database

We use Firebase to persist preferences between runs. Witout it you wont be able to use any features that rely on get/set/unsetPref functions (like the announcer)

Creating the credentials

Skip this step if you already have the credential file in hand

• Go to the Firebase homepage
• Select or create a new firebase project
• Create a new Firestore database (if needed)
  • Navigate to Firestore Database from the side menu
  • Click Create database, select production mode and then select the region closer to the final host of the bot
• Generate the credentials
  • Under Project settings > Service Accounts, click Generate new private key
  • Confirm by clicking Generate key. A .json file will be downloaded to your computer.

Loading the credentials

• Move the aforementioned .json file to a non-versioned directory on your computer. I suggest using the var/ folder of the application itself.
• Create a new environment variable with the full path of the file like so:

# .env
GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS=/full/path/to/file/abc123.json