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		Kiro on Nov 8, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Firebase gets better analytics, crash reporting an... > I'm currently relying on a custom token generated server-side I don't understand. Where's this server? I thought the point of Firebase was that you don't need a server.

girvo on Nov 8, 2016 [–]

For custom claims on tokens you need a server, unfortunately. I've not found a way around it yet, but I was hoping someone had an idea on how to get rid of it!

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