FirebaseCommandException: An error occured on the Firebase CLI when attempting to run a command

Issue

Flutterfire just added a CLI for us to use but I'm having a problem with the flutterfire configure command. I keep getting this error:

i Found 0 Firebase projects. Selecting project liveasy-1. FirebaseCommandException: An error occured on the Firebase CLI when attempting to run a command. COMMAND: firebase --version ERROR: The FlutterFire CLI currently requires the official Firebase CLI to also be installed, see https://firebase.google.com/docs/cli#install_the_firebase_cli for how to install it.

Even though I've installed the firebase CLI and can run firebase --version with no issues . I installed the standalone binary and when that didn't work I installed it with npm as well. I can login and see my projects list but running flutterfire configure seems to be an issue. I can't also access any firebase commands in vscode.

I'm I supposed to add something to the PATH in environmental variables? I've already added the cache/bin/ where flutterfire resides but I don't know how to do the same for firebase.

Solution

I passed through the same issue on Windows. I figured out that installing Firebase CLI using the binary file didn't work for me (even after @Ventosus answer), so here is my answer.

I had to install the Firebase CLI using the npm command (node.js is required to use this command) :

npm install -g firebase-tools

I've then been able to run the command : flutterfire configure

Here is the documentation you have to follow in case you don't have node.js or if you need any information : Firebase CLI documentation

Answered By - Julien Jm