Hello v0.dev team,
since yesterday I keep getting the error message
Firebase initialization failed: Service database is not available
at initFirebase (/contexts/firebase-context)
at (/contexts/firebase-context)
Can someone help me? This is really frustrating. I can’t test anything anymore before I publish it.
system
(system)
January 20, 2026, 4:45pm
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Hi @laurentstijn !
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pawlean
(Pauline P. Narvas)
January 21, 2026, 11:25am
5
Hey, Laurent! Welcome to the Vercel Community
This error suggests that Firebase isn’t properly initialized in your v0 preview environment.
Could you check the following:
Missing or incorrect Firebase configuration in your environment variables
Firebase project settings not properly configured
Network connectivity issues in the preview environment
Let us know how you get on!
pawlean
(Pauline P. Narvas)
January 24, 2026, 6:01am
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Hey @laurentstijn ! Just checking in on your Firebase initialization error. Have you found a solution, or do you still need help with it? Let me know!