# 3.2 Database Security Rules

From the Firestore Database, Click on the **Rules** tab and copy and paste the following code below:

{% code title="Firestore Security Rules" fullWidth="false" %}

```firestore-security-rules
rules_version = '2';

service cloud.firestore {
  match /databases/{database}/documents {
  
  	match /categories/{document=**} {
    	allow read : if true;
      allow write: if isUserSignedIn() && isAdmin();
    }
    
    match /tags/{document=**} {
    	allow read : if true;
      allow write: if isUserSignedIn() && (isAdmin() || isAuthor());
    }
    
    match /articles/{document=**} {
    	allow read : if true;
      allow update: if 
        (request.resource.data.diff(resource.data).affectedKeys().hasOnly(['views'])) || 
        (isUserSignedIn() && (request.resource.data.diff(resource.data).affectedKeys().hasOnly(['likes']))) ||
      	 isAdmin() || isAuthor();
      allow create, delete: if isUserSignedIn() && (isAdmin() || isAuthor());
    }
    
    match /notifications/{document=**} {
    	allow read : if true;
      allow write: if isUserSignedIn() && isAdmin();
    }
    
    match /comments/{document=**} {
    	allow read : if true;
      allow create, update : if isUserSignedIn();
      allow delete: if isUserSignedIn();
    }
    
    match /purchases/{document=**} {
    	allow read : if true;
      allow create: if isUserSignedIn();
    }
    
    match /settings/{document=**} {
    	allow read : if true;
      allow write: if isUserSignedIn() && isAdmin();
    }
    
    match /user_stats/{document=**} {
    	allow read : if true;
      allow write: if isUserSignedIn();
    }
    
    match /purchase_stats/{document=**} {
    	allow read : if true;
      allow write: if isUserSignedIn();
    }
    
    match /users/{document=**} {
    	allow read : if true;
      allow create: if isUserSignedIn() && request.auth.uid == request.resource.id;
      allow update: if isUserSignedIn() && (
      	request.auth.uid == request.resource.id || isAdmin()
      )
      
      allow delete: if isUserSignedIn() && request.auth.uid == resource.id;
    }
		
  
  	function isUserSignedIn (){
    	return request.auth != null;
    }
    
    function isAdmin (){
    	return "admin" in get(/databases/$(database)/documents/users/$(request.auth.uid)).data.role;
    }
    
    function isAuthor (){
    	return "author" in get(/databases/$(database)/documents/users/$(request.auth.uid)).data.role;
    }
  }
}
```

{% endcode %}

Click on the **Publish** button to publish the security rules. That's it.


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