# Cloud Variables help **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Created:** [March 28, 2019, 7:01am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cloud-variables-help/73589 "2019-03-28T07:01:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![v\_stratosphere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/977dab/32.png) [@v\_stratosphere](https://community.thunkable.com/u/v_stratosphere)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2019, 7:01am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cloud-variables-help/73589/1 "2019-03-28T07:01:44Z")
Hey guys, I’m having a rough time using firebase and cloud variables, I had an app working fine with the old firebase realtime DB module but I’m trying to move it into cloud variables to use fewer blocks, I’ve tried making new projects and new databases but I just can’t get it to work at all. I’ve tried reading the documentation but it isn’t much help. I’ve got a simple app to try and test it which just creates a variable upload it and then retrieves it but it won’t upload. Is there something I’m missing here? ---
**Author:** ![jared](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jared/32/138473_2.png) [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2020, 3:26am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cloud-variables-help/73589/2 "2020-03-21T03:26:16Z")
See this tutorial > [@Jared's Cloud to-do app](http://community.thunkable.com/t/jareds-cloud-to-do-app-components-cloud-variable-diy-extended-listviewer-recursive-functions-dynamic-labels-realtimedb-authentication/502646): > > Components: Cloud Variable / DIY Extended Listviewer / Recursive Functions / Dynamic Labels / RealtimeDB Authentication Hey Thunkers!I have wanting to use firebase for a while to store and retrieve lists of variables. quickly. but parsing all the text is resource consuming, takes a bunch of blocks, and is tricky. I considered the cloud vairables for some time now but couldn’t wrap my head around how to use private user keys. I have figured it out and want to share with everyone here. In my exa… ---
**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 11:39am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cloud-variables-help/73589/3 "2024-11-08T11:39:40Z")