diff --git a/.firebaserc b/.firebaserc
deleted file mode 100644
index e3f68a3..0000000
--- a/.firebaserc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "projects": {
-    "default": "devprojects-4749c"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3948fa9..fd4d212 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -28,4 +28,7 @@ yarn-debug.log*
 yarn-error.log*
 
 .env
-.firebase
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+.firebase
+firebase*json
+*rules
+.firebaserc
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cypress/fixtures/example.json b/cypress/fixtures/example.json
deleted file mode 100644
index da18d93..0000000
--- a/cypress/fixtures/example.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "Using fixtures to represent data",
-  "email": "hello@cypress.io",
-  "body": "Fixtures are a great way to mock data for responses to routes"
-}
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diff --git a/firebase.json b/firebase.json
deleted file mode 100644
index f860077..0000000
--- a/firebase.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "firestore": {
-    "rules": "firestore.rules",
-    "indexes": "firestore.indexes.json"
-  },
-  "hosting": {
-    "public": "build",
-    "ignore": [
-      "firebase.json",
-      "**/.*",
-      "**/node_modules/**"
-    ],
-    "rewrites": [
-      {
-        "source": "**",
-        "destination": "/index.html"
-      }
-    ]
-  },
-  "storage": {
-    "rules": "storage.rules"
-  }
-}
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diff --git a/firestore.rules b/firestore.rules
deleted file mode 100644
index 20e02b7..0000000
--- a/firestore.rules
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,75 +0,0 @@
-rules_version = '2';
-service cloud.firestore {
-  match /databases/{database}/documents {
-  	// Restaurants:
-    //   - Authenticated user can read
-    //   - Authenticated user can create/update (for demo)
-    //   - Validate updates
-    //   - Deletes are not allowed
-    match /restaurants/{restaurantId} {
-      allow read, create: if request.auth != null;
-      allow update: if request.auth != null
-                    && request.resource.data.name == resource.data.name
-      allow delete: if false;
-      
-      // Ratings:
-      //   - Authenticated user can read
-      //   - Authenticated user can create if userId matches
-      //   - Deletes and updates are not allowed
-      match /ratings/{ratingId} {
-        allow read: if request.auth != null;
-        allow create: if request.auth != null
-                      && request.resource.data.userId == request.auth.uid;
-        allow update, delete: if false;
-        
-        }
-    }
-    
-    // MealPlannerUsers:
-    //		 - Anyone can read
-    //		 - Authenticated users can create and edit their account
-    // 		 - Deletes are not allowed
-    match /mealPlannerUsers/{userID} {
-      allow read: if true;
-      allow create, update, write: if true;
-      allow delete: if false;
-      
-      // Favs: 
-      //		 - Anyone can read
-      //		 - Authenticated users can create and edit their account
-      // 		 - Deletes are not allowed
-      match /favs/{favID} {
-        allow read, create, update, write: if true;
-        allow delete: if false;
-      }
-    }
-
-    // Messages:
-    //   - Anyone can read.
-    //   - Authenticated users can add and edit messages.
-    //   - Validation: Check name is same as auth token and text length below 300 char or that imageUrl is a URL.
-    //   - Deletes are not allowed.
-    match /messages/{messageId} {
-      allow read;
-      allow create, update: if request.auth != null
-                    && request.resource.data.name == request.auth.token.name
-                    && (request.resource.data.text is string
-                      && request.resource.data.text.size() <= 300
-                      || request.resource.data.imageUrl is string
-                      && request.resource.data.imageUrl.matches('https?://.*'));
-      allow delete: if false;
-    }
-
-    // FcmTokens:
-    //    - anyone can save its token
-    //    - access is forbidden
-    match /fcmTokens/{tokenID} {
-      allow write;
-      allow read: if false;
-    }
-    // Users: DevBook app
-    match /users/{userID} {
-    	allow read,write :if true;
-    }
-  }
-}
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diff --git a/storage.rules b/storage.rules
deleted file mode 100644
index 4eda34f..0000000
--- a/storage.rules
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-rules_version = '2';
-service firebase.storage {
-  match /b/{bucket}/o {
-    match /{allPaths=**} {
-      allow read, write: if request.auth!=null;
-    }
-  }
-}