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+// we get all our firebase config from the .env file, not included in the repo, so we don't share our API keys. 
+// then we initialize the app and export the database and storage so we can use them in other files  
+
+import { initializeApp } from 'firebase/app';
+import { getFirestore } from 'firebase/firestore';
+import { getStorage } from 'firebase/storage';
+import {
+  PUBLIC_FIREBASE_API_KEY,
+  PUBLIC_FIREBASE_AUTH_DOMAIN,
+  PUBLIC_FIREBASE_PROJECT_ID,
+  PUBLIC_FIREBASE_STORAGE_BUCKET,
+  PUBLIC_FIREBASE_MESSAGING_SENDER_ID,
+  PUBLIC_FIREBASE_APP_ID
+} from '$env/static/public';
+
+const firebaseConfig = {
+  apiKey: PUBLIC_FIREBASE_API_KEY,
+  authDomain: PUBLIC_FIREBASE_AUTH_DOMAIN,
+  projectId: PUBLIC_FIREBASE_PROJECT_ID,
+  storageBucket: PUBLIC_FIREBASE_STORAGE_BUCKET,
+  messagingSenderId: PUBLIC_FIREBASE_MESSAGING_SENDER_ID,
+  appId: PUBLIC_FIREBASE_APP_ID
+};
+
+const app = initializeApp(firebaseConfig);
+export const db = getFirestore(app);
+export const storage = getStorage(app);
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