diff --git a/.firebaserc b/.firebaserc
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+{
+  "projects": {
+    "default": "demo-braids-by-mira"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/firebase.json b/firebase.json
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+{
+  "firestore": {
+    "rules": "firestore.rules",
+    "indexes": "firestore.indexes.json"
+  },
+  "storage": {
+    "rules": "storage.rules"
+  },
+  "functions": [
+    {
+      "source": "functions",
+      "codebase": "default",
+      "ignore": ["node_modules", ".git", "firebase-debug.log", "firebase-debug.*.log"]
+    }
+  ],
+  "emulators": {
+    "auth": { "port": 9099 },
+    "functions": { "port": 5001 },
+    "firestore": { "port": 8080 },
+    "storage": { "port": 9199 },
+    "ui": { "enabled": true }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/firestore.indexes.json b/firestore.indexes.json
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+{
+  "indexes": [],
+  "fieldOverrides": []
+}
diff --git a/firestore.rules b/firestore.rules
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+rules_version = '2';
+service cloud.firestore {
+  match /databases/{database}/documents {
+    function isAdmin() {
+      return request.auth != null && request.auth.uid == "dev-admin-placeholder-uid";
+    }
+
+    match /products/{productId} {
+      allow read: if true;
+      allow write: if isAdmin();
+    }
+
+    match /services/{serviceId} {
+      allow read: if true;
+      allow write: if isAdmin();
+    }
+
+    match /scheduleTemplate/{docId} {
+      allow read: if true;
+      allow write: if isAdmin();
+    }
+
+    match /scheduleExceptions/{date} {
+      allow read: if true;
+      allow write: if isAdmin();
+    }
+
+    match /bookedSlots/{date} {
+      allow read: if true;
+      allow write: if isAdmin();
+    }
+
+    match /bookings/{bookingId} {
+      allow create: if true;
+      allow read, update, delete: if isAdmin();
+    }
+
+    match /inquiries/{inquiryId} {
+      allow create: if true;
+      allow read, update, delete: if isAdmin();
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/storage.rules b/storage.rules
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+rules_version = '2';
+service firebase.storage {
+  match /b/{bucket}/o {
+    function isAdmin() {
+      return request.auth != null && request.auth.uid == "dev-admin-placeholder-uid";
+    }
+
+    match /products/{fileName} {
+      allow read: if true;
+      allow write: if isAdmin();
+    }
+
+    match /styles/{fileName} {
+      allow read: if true;
+      allow write: if isAdmin();
+    }
+
+    match /about/{fileName} {
+      allow read: if true;
+      allow write: if isAdmin();
+    }
+  }
+}