---
title: "5 Things I wish I knew before using Firestore"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/5-things-i-wish-i-knew-before-using-firestore-zfghdwznh
source_url: https://techhub.iodigital.com/articles/5-firestore-tips
type: article
source: "iO tech_hub"
published: 2024-05-10T11:48:20.193Z
updated: 2024-05-10T11:48:19.292Z
tags: ["database", "firestore"]
reading_time: 5
upvotes: 1
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# 5 Things I wish I knew before using Firestore

**[iO tech\_hub](https://daily.dev/sources/iotechhub)** · 5 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Insights and lessons learned from using Firestore as a NoSQL database, including prioritizing hierarchical database design, querying through multiple subcollections, and accepting duplication of data for optimized read operations.

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