diff --git a/.firebaserc b/.firebaserc
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+{
+  "projects": {
+    "default": "spacetheme-de"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/firebase-hosting-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/firebase-hosting-merge.yml
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+# This file was auto-generated by the Firebase CLI
+# https://github.com/firebase/firebase-tools
+
+name: Deploy to Firebase Hosting on merge
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+jobs:
+  build_and_deploy:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: FirebaseExtended/action-hosting-deploy@v0
+        with:
+          repoToken: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          firebaseServiceAccount: ${{ secrets.FIREBASE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_SPACETHEME_DE }}
+          channelId: live
+          projectId: spacetheme-de
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+# Logs
+logs
+*.log
+npm-debug.log*
+yarn-debug.log*
+yarn-error.log*
+firebase-debug.log*
+firebase-debug.*.log*
+
+# Firebase cache
+.firebase/
+
+# Firebase config
+
+# Uncomment this if you'd like others to create their own Firebase project.
+# For a team working on the same Firebase project(s), it is recommended to leave
+# it commented so all members can deploy to the same project(s) in .firebaserc.
+# .firebaserc
+
+# Runtime data
+pids
+*.pid
+*.seed
+*.pid.lock
+
+# Directory for instrumented libs generated by jscoverage/JSCover
+lib-cov
+
+# Coverage directory used by tools like istanbul
+coverage
+
+# nyc test coverage
+.nyc_output
+
+# Grunt intermediate storage (http://gruntjs.com/creating-plugins#storing-task-files)
+.grunt
+
+# Bower dependency directory (https://bower.io/)
+bower_components
+
+# node-waf configuration
+.lock-wscript
+
+# Compiled binary addons (http://nodejs.org/api/addons.html)
+build/Release
+
+# Dependency directories
+node_modules/
+
+# Optional npm cache directory
+.npm
+
+# Optional eslint cache
+.eslintcache
+
+# Optional REPL history
+.node_repl_history
+
+# Output of 'npm pack'
+*.tgz
+
+# Yarn Integrity file
+.yarn-integrity
+
+# dotenv environment variables file
+.env
+
+# dataconnect generated files
+.dataconnect
diff --git a/database.rules.json b/database.rules.json
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--- a/database.rules.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-{
-  /* Visit https://firebase.google.com/docs/database/security to learn more about security rules. */
-  "rules": {
-    ".read": false,
-    ".write": false
-  }
-}
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diff --git a/firebase.json b/firebase.json
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+++ b/firebase.json
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+{
+  "hosting": {
+    "source": ".",
+    "ignore": [
+      "firebase.json",
+      "**/.*",
+      "**/node_modules/**"
+    ],
+    "frameworksBackend": {
+      "region": "us-central1"
+    }
+  }
+}
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