gcloud emulators firestore start

NAME: gcloud emulators firestore start - start a local Firestore emulator
SYNOPSIS: gcloud emulators firestore start [--database-mode=DATABASE_MODE] [--export-on-exit=EXPORT_ON_EXIT] [--host-port=HOST_PORT] [--import-data=IMPORT_DATA] [--rules=RULES] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
DESCRIPTION: This command starts a local Firestore emulator.
EXAMPLES: To start the local Firestore emulator, run:
gcloud emulators firestore start

To bind to a specific host and port, run:
gcloud emulators firestore start --host-port=0.0.0.0:8080

To run the local Firestore emulator with a Firebase Rules set, run:
gcloud emulators firestore start --rules=firestore.rules

To run the local Firestore emulator in Datastore Mode, run:
gcloud emulators firestore start --database-mode=datastore-mode

To import data at the start of the Firestore emulator, run:
gcloud emulators firestore start --import-data=<path/to/file>

To export emulator data upon emulator shutdown, run:
gcloud emulators firestore start --export-on-exit=<path/to/directory>
FLAGS: --database-mode=DATABASE_MODE

The database mode to start the Firestore Emulator in. The valid options are:
`firestore-native` (default): start the emulator in Firestore Native `datastore-mode`: start the emulator in Datastore Mode

--export-on-exit=EXPORT_ON_EXIT

Directory path in which emulator data will be saved upon shutdown. Example:/home/user/myexports/2024-03-26/

--host-port=HOST_PORT

The host:port to which the emulator should be bound. Can take the form of a single address (hostname, IPv4, or IPv6) and/or port:
[ADDRESS][:PORT]

In this format you must enclose IPv6 addresses in square brackets: e.g.
[2001:db8:0:0:0:ff00:42:8329]:8080

The default value is localhost:8080.

--import-data=IMPORT_DATA

File path to the data to be loaded into the emulator upon start up. Example:/home/user/myexports/sampleExport/sampleExport.overall_export_metadata.

--rules=RULES

If set, all projects will use the security rules in this file. More information on Firebase Rules and the syntax for this file is available at https://firebase.google.com/docs/rules.
GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS: These flags are available to all commands: --access-token-file, --account, --billing-project, --configuration, --flags-file, --flatten, --format, --help, --impersonate-service-account, --log-http, --project, --quiet, --trace-token, --user-output-enabled, --verbosity.
Run $ gcloud help for details.
NOTES: These variants are also available:
gcloud alpha emulators firestore start

gcloud beta emulators firestore start