diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 525e20b..3d6cc1c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 .env
 *.log
 *.db
-*.conf
\ No newline at end of file
+*.conf
+*.json
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/c2_main.py b/app/c2_main.py
index 5ad96f6..7aa6331 100644
--- a/app/c2_main.py
+++ b/app/c2_main.py
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 import json
 import os
 import asyncio
+from functools import partial
+import traceback
 from fastapi import FastAPI, HTTPException
 import paho.mqtt.client as mqtt
 from datetime import datetime
-from motor.motor_asyncio import AsyncIOMotorClient
+import firebase_admin
+from firebase_admin import credentials, firestore
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 from typing import Any, Dict
 
@@ -12,13 +15,21 @@ app = FastAPI(title="Radio C2 Brain")
 
 # Configuration
 MQTT_BROKER = os.getenv("MQTT_BROKER", "mqtt-broker")
-MONGO_URI = os.getenv("MONGO_URI", "mongodb://admin:securepassword@db:27017/radio_c2?authSource=admin")
+FIREBASE_CRED_JSON = os.getenv("FIREBASE_CRED_JSON")
+FIRESTORE_DB_ID = os.getenv("FIRESTORE_DB_ID", "c2-server")
 C2_ID = "central-brain-01"
 
 # Database Init
-mongo_client = AsyncIOMotorClient(MONGO_URI)
-db = mongo_client.get_database()
-nodes_col = db.get_collection("nodes")
+if FIREBASE_CRED_JSON:
+    print("Initializing Firebase with provided JSON credentials...")
+    cred = credentials.Certificate(json.loads(FIREBASE_CRED_JSON))
+    firebase_admin.initialize_app(cred)
+else:
+    print("Initializing Firebase with Application Default Credentials...")
+    firebase_admin.initialize_app()
+
+print(f"Connecting to Firestore Database: {FIRESTORE_DB_ID}")
+db = firestore.client(database_id=FIRESTORE_DB_ID)
 
 # Local cache for quick lookups
 ACTIVE_NODES_CACHE = {}
@@ -29,6 +40,11 @@ class NodeCommand(BaseModel):
     command: str
     payload: Dict[str, Any]
 
+# Helper for async execution of blocking firestore calls
+async def async_firestore(func, *args, **kwargs):
+    loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
+    return await loop.run_in_executor(None, partial(func, *args, **kwargs))
+
 def on_connect(client, userdata, flags, rc):
     print(f"Brain connected to MQTT Broker with result code {rc}")
     client.subscribe("nodes/+/checkin")
@@ -50,6 +66,7 @@ async def handle_message(msg):
         timestamp = datetime.utcnow()
 
         if event_type == "checkin":
+            print(f"Processing checkin for {node_id}...")
             data = {
                 "node_id": node_id,
                 "last_seen": timestamp,
@@ -59,20 +76,25 @@ async def handle_message(msg):
                 "config": payload,
                 "radio_state": "active" if payload.get("is_listening") else "idle"
             }
-            await nodes_col.update_one({"node_id": node_id}, {"$set": data}, upsert=True)
+            doc_ref = db.collection("nodes").document(node_id)
+            print(f"Writing to Firestore: {doc_ref.path} in DB {FIRESTORE_DB_ID}")
+            await async_firestore(doc_ref.set, data, merge=True)
+            print(f"Successfully updated checkin for {node_id}")
             ACTIVE_NODES_CACHE[node_id] = data
 
         elif event_type == "status":
+            print(f"Processing status update for {node_id}...")
             status = payload.get("status")
-            await nodes_col.update_one(
-                {"node_id": node_id}, 
-                {"$set": {"status": status, "last_seen": timestamp}}
-            )
+            doc_ref = db.collection("nodes").document(node_id)
+            print(f"Writing to Firestore: {doc_ref.path} in DB {FIRESTORE_DB_ID}")
+            await async_firestore(doc_ref.set, {"status": status, "last_seen": timestamp}, merge=True)
+            print(f"Successfully updated status for {node_id}")
             if node_id in ACTIVE_NODES_CACHE:
                 ACTIVE_NODES_CACHE[node_id]["status"] = status
 
     except Exception as e:
-        print(f"Error processing MQTT: {e}")
+        print(f"Error processing MQTT message from {node_id}: {e}")
+        traceback.print_exc()
 
 # MQTT Setup
 mqtt_client = mqtt.Client(client_id=C2_ID)
@@ -88,9 +110,13 @@ async def startup_event():
 
 @app.get("/nodes")
 async def get_nodes():
-    nodes = await nodes_col.find().to_list(length=100)
-    # Convert ObjectId to string for JSON serialization
-    for n in nodes: n["_id"] = str(n["_id"])
+    def get_docs():
+        return [
+            {**doc.to_dict(), "_id": doc.id} 
+            for doc in db.collection("nodes").stream()
+        ]
+    
+    nodes = await async_firestore(get_docs)
     return nodes
 
 @app.post("/nodes/{node_id}/command")
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 671bd51..0e8031c 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -5,30 +5,17 @@ services:
     container_name: radio-c2-brain
     restart: always
     environment:
-      - MONGO_URI=mongodb://${MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_USERNAME}:${MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_PASSWORD}@db:27017/radio_c2?authSource=admin
+      - FIREBASE_CRED_JSON=${FIREBASE_CRED_JSON:-}
+      - FIRESTORE_DB_ID=${FIRESTORE_DB_ID:-c2-server}
       - MQTT_BROKER=mqtt-broker
       - PORT=8000
     depends_on:
-      - db
       - mqtt-broker
     ports:
       - "8000:8000"
     networks:
       - radio-shared-net
 
-  # The Memory (MongoDB)
-  db:
-    image: mongo:latest
-    container_name: radio-db
-    restart: always
-    environment:
-      - MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_USERNAME=${MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_USERNAME}
-      - MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_PASSWORD=${MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_PASSWORD}
-    volumes:
-      - mongo_data:/data/db
-    networks:
-      - radio-shared-net
-
   # The Post Office (MQTT Broker)
   mqtt-broker:
     image: eclipse-mosquitto:latest
@@ -46,7 +33,4 @@ services:
 
 networks:
   radio-shared-net:
-    external: true
-
-volumes:
-  mongo_data:
\ No newline at end of file
+    external: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index f979c15..cbe924e 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 fastapi
 uvicorn[standard]
 paho-mqtt
-motor
 pydantic
-pydantic-settings
\ No newline at end of file
+pydantic-settings
+firebase-admin
\ No newline at end of file