✦ Kindlane Legacy Firebase guide
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Existing custom Firebase installations

Legacy Firebase setup.

Starting a new household?

Get Started with Google signup on iPhone or computer. No Android device or Firebase project is required.

This illustrated guide is for an existing custom Firebase installation. Use it only when you need that older configuration; keep your existing family data and project intact.

Firebase stores and synchronizes information for older Kindlane installations with a custom project. The steps below describe that legacy configuration.

Already using Kindlane? You can bring your saved household information to additional compatible devices. No copying lists or entering everything again.

Before you begin: Your family's shared information lives in one place. When adding another device, connect to the family you already set up. Do not erase app storage or upload from an empty additional device. If you are connecting a Wall display, check the compatibility note below first.

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EXISTING HOUSEHOLD

Bring your household to another device.

Your family's information already has a home. Connect this device using the setup details and sign-in from your first device, rather than starting over.

Before connecting a new device, confirm your original device has a green sync indicator and the correct data. That's the version you want to preserve.
Confirm your connected household

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Screenshots from the Kindlane app for the final import and sign-in step are being prepared. The Firebase Console screenshots below are cropped from real phone captures to remove the status bar and extra mobile chrome where possible.
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What if I only have a phone?

That's fine. Move between this guide, Firebase Console, and Kindlane using your phone's app switcher. You can return to the same step without starting over.

Why won't my email and password work?

Check that Email/Password sign-in is enabled, the user exists in your Firebase project, and you've imported that project's JSON file on this phone or tablet.

What if I get a permission error?

Check that Firestore rules were published and that the email used to generate the rules exactly matches the signed-in household account.

Can I use my Wall display?

The documented Wall build uses a built-in Firebase project and does not provide a JSON import picker. Confirm compatibility before expecting it to join your family's private Firebase project.

Is this free?

Firebase offers a free Spark plan with usage limits. The documented Kindlane household setup does not require paid Firebase services. You can monitor usage in the Firebase Console.