---
title: Realtime Database
description: Store and sync data with our NoSQL cloud database. Data is synced across all clients in realtime, and remains available when your app goes offline.
---

# Realtime Database

The Firebase Realtime Database is a cloud-hosted database. Data is stored as JSON and synchronized in realtime to
every connected client. React Native Firebase provides native integration with the Android & iOS Firebase SDKs, supporting
both realtime data sync and offline capabilities.

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## Getting Started

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		title="Quick Start"
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	>
	  Install & Getting started with Realtime Database.
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		icon="layers"
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		title="Reference"
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    The API reference covers every aspect to successfully integrate your application with
    Cloud Firestore.
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## Learn more

Our documentation is a great place to start, however if you're looking for more help or want to help others,
check out the resources below:

- [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/react-native-firebase-database)
- [Github Issues](https://github.com/invertase/react-native-firebase/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue+sort%3Aupdated-desc+label%3Adatabase+)
- [Firebase Documentation](https://firebase.google.com/docs/functions?utm_source=invertase&utm_medium=react-native-firebase&utm_campaign=database)