📖 Setup Guide

Create a Firebase Project

1. Go to Firebase Console
2. Click "Add Project" and follow the wizard
3. Disable Google Analytics (optional for this project)

Enable Firestore Database

1. In your Firebase project, go to Build → Firestore Database
2. Click "Create database"
3. Choose "Start in production mode"
4. Select your preferred region

Get Firebase Admin Credentials

1. Go to Project Settings → Service Accounts
2. Click "Generate new private key"
3. Save the JSON file securely (you'll need it for environment variables)

Repository Setup

1. Create a new GitHub repository (e.g., "dsa-problems")
2. Clone it to your local machine
3. Create a folder structure for your problems

Recommended Folder Structure

dsa-problems/
├── 001-two-sum/
│   ├── README.md
│   ├── solution.py
│   ├── solution.java
│   └── solution.cpp
├── 002-add-two-numbers/
│   ├── README.md
│   └── solution.py
└── ...

README.md Format (YAML Frontmatter)

---
dayNumber: 1
title: Two Sum
platform: LeetCode
link: https://leetcode.com/problems/two-sum/
difficulty: Easy
pattern: Hash Table
approach: Use hash map to store complements
optimized: O(n)
bruteforce: O(n²)
space: O(n)
date: 2025-10-23
---

## Problem Description
Your notes here...

Add Webhook to Your Repository

1. Go to your dsa-problems repository on GitHub
2. Navigate to Settings → Webhooks → Add webhook
3. Set Payload URL: https://your-domain.vercel.app/api/github-webhook
4. Content type: application/json
5. Which events: Select "Just the push event"
6. Active: ✓ Checked
7. Click "Add webhook"

Vercel Deployment

1. Fork or clone the AlgoChronicle repository
2. Go to Vercel and sign in
3. Click "Add New Project"
4. Import your AlgoChronicle repository
5. Add environment variables (see below)
6. Click "Deploy"

Required Environment Variables

Add Your First Problem

1. Create a folder in your dsa-problems repo (e.g., 001-two-sum)
2. Add a README.md with YAML frontmatter (see format above)
3. Add your solution files (solution.py, solution.java, solution.cpp)
4. Commit and push to GitHub
5. Check your AlgoChronicle website - your problem should appear!