Firebase deploy could not locate firebase.json

Question

so, im a newbie in programming and still learning some stuff (i use windows btw)

i try to make an app, connect it to firebase. after setting up everything its time to setting the CLI

good news : i successfully setting up everything from node to nvm untill sucessfully launch the login in CLI.

bad news : right after successfully logn the CLI, im trying to type in the cmd

firebase deploy --only function

and this error appear

Error: not in a Firebase app directory (could not locate firebase.json)

i already search the web for the solution but i found nothing

can someone tell me did i miss something ? thanks.

Without the exact list of instructions that you followed to get to this point, we can only speculate. The detail should be great enough that anyone can reproduce the error you're seeing. — Doug Stevenson, Oct 15 '18 at 16:25

score 48 · Accepted Answer · edited May 28 '23 at 21:54

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After logging into firebase with firebase login you will need to do: firebase init and then select the correct options when prompted. be sure to press the space bar to check the functions circle in the command line.

edited May 28 '23 at 21:54

grmmgrmm

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answered Oct 15 '18 at 17:48

Kevin192291

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score 5 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 29 '22 at 18:07

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firebase init

or

firebase init hosting

And then popup question: Set up automatic builds and deploys with GitHub? No

answered Sep 29 '22 at 18:07

BlackBold

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered May 04 '22 at 17:24

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firebase init didn't work for me, but firebase init hosting did. You can read the firebase hosting initialization docs here.

answered May 04 '22 at 17:24

WhooNo

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created the firebase.json for me. Worked thanks – tate_xy May 26 '22 at 11:21

Firebase deploy could not locate firebase.json

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