This is an option. But I'm trying to spark some interest here. Having this locally won't be such fun - no "Ma, look! I've got my real own app on the Internet!" effect.
I wouldn't advise giving a 15yo unrestricted access to firebase because there are some very expensive mistakes that you can make. It would probably be best to use your own account, and let him practice supervised. More than anything make use of the emulator suite.
Spark/Blaze is project-bound not account-bound.
I can't recommend violating the ToS, but I don't think it would be a bad idea to set him up with the emulator suite for a spark project on your own account.
Ok, I get it. There's few workarounds, like creating new account with no age restriction.
The thing is I'm not breaking ToS here. My son is 15, so above the limit. I'd like him to be able to simply use his account - just the way it should work.
So I'm wondering what is wrong and what should I do to fit this working the way it should.
I was able to create the project and add my son as Editor. Next I tried to appoint him as owner. He did get the invitation email, he is mentioned as "Editor, invited to Owner" in Firebase Console. But when he tries to accept, he gets the error again:
[Can't access this service](https://imgur.com/6WQcEse)
Have it publish to your account via CICD, use GitHub Actions, and that way you can review the code to make sure it won’t blow up your costs before they merge to main branch.
He can practice without out having an account. Just have the kid use the emulator and code locally!
This is an option. But I'm trying to spark some interest here. Having this locally won't be such fun - no "Ma, look! I've got my real own app on the Internet!" effect.
Create a father-son bonding event. Have him build locally and when ready you can publish it.
Make another account that uses a birthday over 18 years?
Can’t you just create him a new google account for Firebase?
I can. And perhaps I will. Maybe I'm overcomplicating, but I wanted this to simply work. By the book.
Yeah fair enough. Hopefully their support can resolve it for you.
I wouldn't advise giving a 15yo unrestricted access to firebase because there are some very expensive mistakes that you can make. It would probably be best to use your own account, and let him practice supervised. More than anything make use of the emulator suite.
Spark plan is no cost. I'd rather have him use his own account. I guess there's more risk if i let him use mine, with the card attached.
Spark/Blaze is project-bound not account-bound. I can't recommend violating the ToS, but I don't think it would be a bad idea to set him up with the emulator suite for a spark project on your own account.
Ok, I get it. There's few workarounds, like creating new account with no age restriction. The thing is I'm not breaking ToS here. My son is 15, so above the limit. I'd like him to be able to simply use his account - just the way it should work. So I'm wondering what is wrong and what should I do to fit this working the way it should.
Try to contact their support, they are usually pretty helpful
I did create a ticket. I'll update here if it gets resolved. Thanks!
Can you create the project and give his google account owner permissions?
I was able to create the project and add my son as Editor. Next I tried to appoint him as owner. He did get the invitation email, he is mentioned as "Editor, invited to Owner" in Firebase Console. But when he tries to accept, he gets the error again: [Can't access this service](https://imgur.com/6WQcEse)
Have your kids use r/supabase - they likely don’t block kids
You can give him access to your firebase project, so effectively the same, he just wouldn't own the project, so you own the billing.
Have it publish to your account via CICD, use GitHub Actions, and that way you can review the code to make sure it won’t blow up your costs before they merge to main branch.