# Firebase backend for an instagram like app

**URL:** <https://forums.kodeco.com/t/firebase-backend-for-an-instagram-like-app/18153>\
**Category:** Swift\
**Created:** [August 5, 2016, 5:54am UTC](https://forums.kodeco.com/t/firebase-backend-for-an-instagram-like-app/18153 "2016-08-05T05:54:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![theslomo](https://assets.chunter.kodeco.com/user_avatar/forums.kodeco.com/theslomo/32/38328_2.png) [@theslomo](https://forums.kodeco.com/u/theslomo)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 5:54am UTC](https://forums.kodeco.com/t/firebase-backend-for-an-instagram-like-app/18153/1 "2016-08-05T05:54:04Z")

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Hi All,  
I am trying to find information or some kind of tutorial how to create an instagram like app with FIREBASE backend. I understand the saving, and fetching data from firebase. But with instagram like app, where a user has to follow other users. This one is kinda giving me a hard time to understand unless there are some tutorials how to setup something like an instagram app first. Any links or tutorials would be great.

Ed

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**Author:** ![marciokoko](https://assets.chunter.kodeco.com/user_avatar/forums.kodeco.com/marciokoko/32/32922_2.png) [@marciokoko](https://forums.kodeco.com/u/marciokoko)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2016, 5:53pm UTC](https://forums.kodeco.com/t/firebase-backend-for-an-instagram-like-app/18153/2 "2016-08-06T17:53:19Z")

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Well following another user is simply creating a node of usersFollowed for each user and that way you have access to his posts.

Or take a look at this github: [GitHub - googlearchive/friendlypix: FriendlyPix is a cross-platform Firebase example app](https://github.com/firebase/friendlypix)