diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f92d5dc8a..fd3677bf8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ The project's gradle files describe its building needs more in-depth and depende
 
 ### Firebase
 
-This app uses Firebase's Cloud Messaging and Crash Reporting, so in order to build it, a Firebase project has to be made and associated with the build by including a ```google-services.json``` file in the ```app``` directory.
+This app uses Firebase's Cloud Messaging and Crash Reporting. So, in order to build with your own Firebase project, associate it with the build by replacing ```google-services.json``` file in the ```app``` directory with one from your Firebase console.
 
 ### Tusky-API
 
diff --git a/app/.gitignore b/app/.gitignore
index 7c176a4ea..3f1ce47a1 100644
--- a/app/.gitignore
+++ b/app/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 /build
 app-release.apk
-google-services.json
diff --git a/app/google-services.json b/app/google-services.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bfd19f883
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/google-services.json
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+{
+  "project_info": {
+    "project_number": "268851337880",
+    "firebase_url": "https://tusky-62772.firebaseio.com",
+    "project_id": "tusky-62772",
+    "storage_bucket": "tusky-62772.appspot.com"
+  },
+  "client": [
+    {
+      "client_info": {
+        "mobilesdk_app_id": "1:268851337880:android:fc4111b1d145a00e",
+        "android_client_info": {
+          "package_name": "com.keylesspalace.tusky"
+        }
+      },
+      "oauth_client": [
+        {
+          "client_id": "268851337880-eie2ssto2d21bfihn9d1qupcrke8oebf.apps.googleusercontent.com",
+          "client_type": 1,
+          "android_info": {
+            "package_name": "com.keylesspalace.tusky",
+            "certificate_hash": "18d196307d6e928e99c2e0bb9818c01c38aff2f9"
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "client_id": "268851337880-n19d05m282nirs1fc9kdd5n4of6je4fk.apps.googleusercontent.com",
+          "client_type": 3
+        }
+      ],
+      "api_key": [
+        {
+          "current_key": "AIzaSyCbJtSjuk4I3Jy8PdUaO3TaQOXubcOUElo"
+        }
+      ],
+      "services": {
+        "analytics_service": {
+          "status": 1
+        },
+        "appinvite_service": {
+          "status": 2,
+          "other_platform_oauth_client": [
+            {
+              "client_id": "268851337880-n19d05m282nirs1fc9kdd5n4of6je4fk.apps.googleusercontent.com",
+              "client_type": 3
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        "ads_service": {
+          "status": 2
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  ],
+  "configuration_version": "1"
+}
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